Constrict (move)

Constrict
からみつく Coil Around

Battles

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

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	3 ♥♥♥
Subtracts 3 appeal points from the Pokémon who appealed right before the user.

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	0
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

Contest Spectaculars

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

Effect

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.

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0072	Tentacool	Water	Poison	27
0073	Tentacruel	Water	Poison	-- 27
0114	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.

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