Encore (move)

Encore redirects here. For the Status ailment in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, see Status ailments in Mystery Dungeon.

Encore アンコール Encore

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Encore on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Encore on Eevee's Movedex

Encore (Japanese: アンコール Encore) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Encore forces the target to repeat the last move that they used for 2 to 5 turns. If the victim of Encore runs out of PP on the last move used, the effects of Encore end immediately. If Disable is used after Encore, the target will be forced to use Struggle until the effects of Disable or Encore have worn off. Encore will fail if used on Transform, Mimic, Sketch, Mirror Move, Encore itself, or Struggle.

Generation III-IV

Encore lasts for 3 to 7 turns in Generation III and in all Generation IV games excluding Diamond and Pearl, in which it lasts for 2 to 6 turns. Torment, a slight copy of Disable, can now be combined to have the opponent use Struggle each second turn.

Generation V

Encore now lasts exactly 3 turns and can be reflected with Magic Coat, but will then fail.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	4			5			4				4
086		Seel	Water		Water	no			no			13				13
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	no			no			13				13
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	31			25	26	11				11
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	4			4			4				4
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	25			21	26	19				17
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	25			21	17	19				17
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	14			14			14		9	7
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal	no			7			7				7
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	no			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	no			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	no			22			17				17
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	no			22			17				17
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	no			25			25				25
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	no			23			23				23
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	no			23			23				23
360		Wynaut	Psychic		Psychic	no			--			--				--
363		Spheal	Ice	Water	no			7			7				7
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	no			--, 7	7	--, 7				--, 7
365		Walrein	Ice	Water	no			--, 7	7	--, 7				--, 7
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			11				11
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no			no			no				31
502		Dewott	Water		Water	no			no			no				36
503		Samurott	Water		Water	no			no			no				38
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				15
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying	no			no			no				38
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	no			no
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	no			no
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	no			no
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
069		Bellsprout*	Grass	Poison
086		Seel*	Water		Water
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying
191		Sunkern*	Grass		Grass	no
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	no			no
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	no			no
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal	no
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	no			no
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	no			no
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	no
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	no			no
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	no			no
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying	no			no
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	no			no			no
531		Audino	Normal		Normal	no			no			no
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass	no			no			no
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire	no			no			no
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice	no			no			no
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 331 Cacnea Grass PokéPark Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 054 Psyduck Water Dream World - Pleasant Forest 187 Hoppip Grass Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 202 Wobbuffet Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Plusle and Minun
The user creates a white ball which is fired at the opponent making it forced to do an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Plusle	Plusle raises its hands and a white orb of energy appears between them. Plusle then fires the orb at the opponent. When the orb hits, the opponent's body sparkles white. As long as the opponent is sparkling white, it can only use the move it last used.
Ursula's Plusle	Playing the Performance Encore!		Debut
Minun	Minun raises its hands and a white orb of energy appears between them. Minun then fires the orb at the opponent. When the orb hits, the opponent's body sparkles white. As long as the opponent is sparkling white, it can only use the move it last used.
Ursula's Minun	Playing the Performance Encore!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Mr. Mime
The user points at the opponent and waves its finger around, causing the opponent to only use the last move it used for a brief period of time.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Mr. Mime	Mr. Mime points both of its pointer fingers at the opponent and waves them around. The opponent can only then use the last move it used for a short period of time.
Sabrina's Mr. Mime	Mighty Cuts, Scyther!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 再來一次 Joiloi-hyātchi Mandarin 再來一次 Zàilái-yīcì* Dutch Toegift French Encore German Zugabe Greek Επανάληψη Italian Ripeti Korean 앵콜 Encore Brazilian Portuguese Repetição Serbian Bis Spanish Otra Vez

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