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Imprison (move)

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Imprison
ふういん Seal
Imprison.png
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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
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all foes
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.

Contents

Effect

Imprison prevents all opponents from using any move which is also known by the user. 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, Sketch or Transform), opponents are prevented from using the new moves.

If the target of this move runs out of PP of the rest of its usable moves, it will Struggle.

In Double Battles, the move targets the user and affects both opponents.

Generation IV

Imprison will fail if no opponent possesses a move the user knows at the time Imprison is used.

Generation V

Imprison will still execute even if no opponent has a move the user knows; though it has no immediate effect in such a case, if the opponent is able to change its moveset (e.g. Mimic, Sketch or Transform) or switches out for a different Pokémon, it will be prevented from using the user's moves.

Imprison can now be affected by Snatch.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, Imprison will afflict the target with a Paused status.

Description

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Games Description
RSE Prevents foes from using moves known by the user.
FRLG Prevents foes from using any move that is also known by the user.
XD Prevents target from using moves known by the user.
DPPtHGSS If the foe knows any move also known by the user, the foe is prevented from using it.
BWB2W2 If the opponents know any move also known by the user, the opponents are prevented from using it.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V
037 Vulpix Vulpix Fire Fire 25 21 21 18
234 Stantler Stantler Normal Normal no 43 49
280 Ralts Ralts Psychic Psychic 31 32 34
281 Kirlia Kirlia Psychic Psychic 33 36 39
282 Gardevoir Gardevoir Psychic Psychic 33 40 45
436 Bronzor Bronzor Steel Psychic no 12 12 9
437 Bronzong Bronzong Steel Psychic no --, 12 --, 12 --, 9
480 Uxie Uxie Psychic Psychic no 6 6
481 Mesprit Mesprit Psychic Psychic no 6 6
482 Azelf Azelf Psychic Psychic no 6 6
517 Munna Munna Psychic Psychic no no 13
527 Woobat Woobat Psychic Flying no no 19
528 Swoobat Swoobat Psychic Flying no no 19
570 Zorua Zorua Dark Dark no no 53
571 Zoroark Zoroark Dark Dark no no 59
605 Elgyem Elgyem Psychic Psychic no no 25
606 Beheeyem Beheeyem Psychic Psychic no no 25
607 Litwick Litwick Ghost Fire no no 24
608 Lampent Lampent Ghost Fire no no 24
643 Reshiram Reshiram Dragon Fire no no 8, 64
644 Zekrom Zekrom Dragon Electric no no 8, 64
645 Landorus Landorus Ground Flying no no 9
646 Kyurem Kyurem Dragon Ice no no 8, 64
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
088 Grimer Grimer Poison Poison RaltsKirliaGardevoir RaltsKirliaGardevoir RaltsKirliaGardevoirLitwickLampent
200 Misdreavus Misdreavus Ghost Ghost RaltsKirliaGardevoir RaltsKirliaGardevoir RaltsKirliaGardevoirLitwickLampent
353 Shuppet Shuppet Ghost Ghost RaltsKirliaGardevoir RaltsKirliaGardevoir RaltsKirliaGardevoirLitwickLampent
355 Duskull Duskull Ghost Ghost RaltsKirliaGardevoir RaltsKirliaGardevoir RaltsKirliaGardevoirLitwickLampent
442 Spiritomb Spiritomb Ghost Dark no RaltsKirliaGardevoir RaltsKirliaGardevoirLitwickLampent
562 Yamask Yamask Ghost Ghost no no RaltsKirliaGardevoirLitwickLampent
577 Solosis Solosis Psychic Psychic no no RaltsKirliaGardevoirLitwickLampent
582 Vanillite Vanillite* Ice Ice no no Yamask
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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in
355 355 Duskull Ghost Pokéwalker - Winner's Path
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
575 575 Gothorita Psychic Japanese Global Link
578 578 Duosion Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor
583 583 Vanillish Ice Dream World - Icy Cave
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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Imprison III.png Imprison Japanese IV.png Imprison IV.png Imprison Japanese.png
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)
PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)
Generation V
(international)
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation)
Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

Trivia

  • The kanji featured in Imprison's Japanese animations is , which is the first kanji of 封印 (ふういん Fūin (Seal)), which is its Japanese name.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 封印 Fēngyìn
France Flag.png French Possessif
Germany Flag.png German Begrenzer
Greece Flag.png Greek Επισφράγιση
Italy Flag.png Italian Esclusiva
South Korea Flag.png Korean 봉인 Bong'in
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Imprisão
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Zatvaranje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Cerca


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