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Imprison (move)

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Imprison
ふういん Seal
If the foe knows any move also known by the user, the foe is prevented from using it.
Battles
Type  Psychic
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by BrightPowder
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Contests
Category  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Super Contests
Category  Smart
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Imprison (Japanese: ふういん Seal) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III.

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Effect

Imprison prevents opponents from using any move which is also known by the user. In double battles, the move targets the user and affects both opponents. However, if no opponent knows a move the user knows when the user attempts to use Imprison, it will fail. The effect of Imprison lasts until the user switches out or faints. If the user's moveset changes while Imprison is in effect, such as by Mimic or Sketch, opponents are prevented from using the new moves.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
037 037 Vulpix Fire 25
280 280 Ralts Psychic 31
281 281 Kirlia Psychic 33
282 282 Gardevoir Psychic 33
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father
088 088 Grimer Poison Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
200 200 Misdreavus Ghost Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
353 353 Shuppet Ghost Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
355 355 Duskull Ghost Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
037 037 Vulpix Fire 21
234 234 Stantler Normal 43
280 280 Ralts Psychic 32
281 281 Kirlia Psychic 36
282 282 Gardevoir Psychic 40
436 436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 12
437 437 Bronzong Steel Psychic --
12
480 480 Uxie Psychic 6
481 481 Mesprit Psychic 6
482 482 Azelf Psychic 6
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father
088 088 Grimer Poison Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
200 200 Misdreavus Ghost Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
353 353 Shuppet Ghost Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
355 355 Duskull Ghost Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
442 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In other languages

  • Spanish: Cerca
  • Italian: Esclusiva


This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.
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