Constrict (move)

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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
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed 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 damage-dealing Normal-type 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.

Description

Games Description
A Normal-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of reducing the target's Speed.
A Normal-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Speed.
An attack that may lower Speed.
RSE Constricts to inflict pain. May lower Speed.
FRLG The foe is attacked with long tentacles or vines. It may lower Speed.
The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target’s Speed.
The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison 27 12 12 8 8 '
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison --, 27 --, 12 --, 12 --, 8 --, 8 '
114 Tangela Tangela Grass Grass -- -- -- -- -- '
138 Omanyte Omanyte Rock Water   -- -- -- -- '
139 Omastar Omastar Rock Water   -- -- -- -- '
167 Spinarak Spinarak Bug Poison   11 11 8 8 '
168 Ariados Ariados Bug Poison   --, 11 --, 11 --, 8 --, 8 '
213 Shuckle Shuckle Bug Rock   -- -- -- -- '
224 Octillery Octillery Water Water   11 11 --, 6 --, 6 '
345 Lileep Lileep Rock Grass     8 -- -- '
346 Cradily Cradily Rock Grass     --, 8 -- -- '
425 Drifloon Drifloon Ghost Flying       -- -- '
426 Drifblim Drifblim Ghost Flying       -- -- '
465 Tangrowth 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 Frillish Water Ghost       DrifloonDrifblim
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

Kylie Drifloon Constrict.png
Drifloon
Erika Tangela Constrict.png
Tangela
Harley Octillery Constrict.png
Octillery
Rebecca Shuckle Constrict.png
Shuckle
The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Tangela Tangela spins around quickly, sucking in anything near it.
Erika's Tangela Pokémon Scent-sation! Debut
Octillery Octillery wraps its tentacles around the opponent.
A wild Octillery Which Wurmple's Which? None
Harley's Octillery Harley Rides Again None
Drifloon 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 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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Constrict, along with Triple Kick, has the lowest base power of all damage-dealing moves.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 糾纏 Jiūchán
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Klem vast
France Flag.png French Constriction
Germany Flag.png German Umklammerung
Greece Flag.png Greek Σύσφιξη
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Gulung
Italy Flag.png Italian Limitazione
South Korea Flag.png Korean 휘감기 Hwigamgi
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Constrição
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Stezanje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Restricción


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