Constrict (move): Difference between revisions

Constrict (Japanese: からみつく Coil Around) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Constrict inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stat level.

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	27			12			12			8				8			'
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	--, 27			--, 12			--, 12			--, 8				--, 8			'
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	--			--			--			--				--			'
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water				--			--			--				--			'
139		Omastar	Rock	Water				--			--			--				--			'
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison				11			11			8				8			'
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison				--, 11			--, 11			--, 8				--, 8			'
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock				--			--			--				--			'
224		Octillery	Water		Water				11			11			--, 6				--, 6			'
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass							8			--				--			'
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass							--, 8			--				--			'
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying										--				--			'
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying										--				--			'
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass										--				--			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

File:Drifloon Constrict.png Drifloon Tangela File:Octillery Constrict.png Octillery
The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Tangela spins around quickly, sucking in anything near it.
Erika's Tangela	Pokémon Scent-sation!		Debut
	Octillery wraps its tentacles around the opponent.
A wild Octillery	Which Wurmple's Which?		None
Harley's Octillery	Harley Rides Again		None
	Drifloon spins around fast and spins its arms, then it floats over and wraps its arms around the opponent.
Kylie's Drifloon	A Full Course Tag Battle!		None
	Shuckle extends its tentacles to extremely long lengths and wraps them around the opponent.
Rebecca's Shuckle	Double-Time Battle Training!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Tangela Constrict Absorb Adventures.png Tangela
The user wraps a body part around the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Tangela wraps its vines around the opponent.
Erika's Angela	Striking Golduck		Debut
	Cradily extends and wraps all of its tentacles on its head around the opponent and squeezes it.
Roxanne's Cradily	VS. Kyogre & Groudon X		None
The Cloaked Grunt's Cradily	VS. Cradily		None

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Although Constrict is a Template:Type2 move, no Normal-type Pokémon can legally learn the move, with the obvious exception of Smeargle. Also, although its entry states that it involves the user attacking the foe with long tentacles or vines, it is not a Template:Type2 move.
• Constrict has the lowest base power out of all damage-dealing moves.
• This move shares its Japanese translation with another move, Coil.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Klem vast French Constriction German Umklammerung Greek Σύσφιξη Indonesian Gulung Italian Limitazione Korean 휘감기 Hwigamgi Serbian Stezanje Spanish Restricción

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