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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
Constrict has the lowest base power out of all damage-dealing moves, along with {{m|Fury Cutter}}.
*Inspite of being a {{type2|Normal}} [[move]], no Pokémon of the type can learn it legally.
*Constrict has the lowest base power out of all damage-dealing moves, along with {{m|Fury Cutter}}.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==

Revision as of 11:48, 4 September 2008

Constrict
からみつく Coil Around
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  35 (max. 56)
Power  10
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Does not affect any Pokémon*
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Subtracts 3 appeal points from the Pokémon who appealed right before the user.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Constrict (Japanese: からみつく Coil Around) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation I that deals very little damage.

Effect

Generation I

Constrict does damage and has a 9.8% chance of lowering the opponent's speed by 1 level.

Constrict will not be able to lower the opponent's speed if it has reached a level of -6 or a value of 1, or if the opponent has a Substitute.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0072 Tentacool Tentacool
Water Poison 27
0073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
Water Poison --
27
0114 Tangela Tangela
Grass --
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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0072 Tentacool Tentacool
Water Poison 12
0073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
Water Poison --
12
0114 Tangela Tangela
Grass --
0138 Omanyte Omanyte
Rock Water --
0139 Omastar Omastar
Rock Water --
0167 Spinarak Spinarak
Bug Poison 11
0168 Ariados Ariados
Bug Poison --
11
0213 Shuckle Shuckle
Bug Rock --
0224 Octillery Octillery
Water 11
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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0072 Tentacool Tentacool
Water Poison 12
0073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
Water Poison --
12
0114 Tangela Tangela
Grass --
0138 Omanyte Omanyte
Rock Water --
0139 Omastar Omastar
Rock Water --
0167 Spinarak Spinarak
Bug Poison 11
0168 Ariados Ariados
Bug Poison --
11
0213 Shuckle Shuckle
Bug Rock --
0224 Octillery Octillery
Water 11
0345 Lileep Lileep
Rock Grass 8
0346 Cradily Cradily
Rock Grass --
8
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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0072 Tentacool Tentacool
Water Poison 8
0073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
Water Poison --
8
0114 Tangela Tangela
Grass --
0138 Omanyte Omanyte
Rock Water --
0139 Omastar Omastar
Rock Water --
0167 Spinarak Spinarak
Bug Poison 8
0168 Ariados Ariados
Bug Poison --
8
0213 Shuckle Shuckle
Bug Rock --
0224 Octillery Octillery
Water --
6
0345 Lileep Lileep
Rock Grass --
0346 Cradily Cradily
Rock Grass --
0425 Drifblim Drifblim
Ghost Flying --
0426 Drifloon Drifloon
Ghost Flying --
0465 Tangrowth Tangrowth
Grass --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

Trivia

  • Inspite of being a Template:Type2 move, no Pokémon of the type can learn it legally.
  • Constrict has the lowest base power out of all damage-dealing moves, along with Fury Cutter.

In other languages

  • Spanish: Restricción
  • French: Constriction
  • German: Umklammerung


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