Obstruct (move)

Obstruct ブロッキング Blocking

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  +4 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Obstruct (Japanese: ブロッキング Blocking) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Obstagoon.

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• Effect
• Description
• Learnset
  • By leveling up
• In other games
  • Pokémon Masters EX
    • Past Description
• In the manga
  • Pokémon Adventures
• In other generations
  • Spin-off series games
• Trivia
• In other languages

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Effect

Obstruct protects the user from any moves except status moves for that turn. Additionally, if Obstruct blocks an attack that would make contact with the user, the attacker's Defense stat drops by 2 stages. If Sucker Punch is used on a Pokémon that has used Obstruct, the move fails and the Pokémon's Defense does not drop. Obstruct causes the Defense stat to drop even if the user of Obstruct was immune to that contact move.

Using Obstruct, Protect, Detect, Endure, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, Baneful Bunker, Wide Guard, Quick Guard, or Max Guard consecutively divides the chance of success of Protect, Detect, Endure, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, Baneful Bunker, Obstruct, and Max Guard by 3 for each consecutive use, with a minimum (1/3)^6 (1/729 or ~0.1%) chance.

Description

Games Description SwSh This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. Direct contact harshly lowers the attacker's Defense stat. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0862		Obstagoon		Field	1, Evo.SwSh
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 other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Status	2	2	—	—	—%	Self	—	The user takes up a defensive posture. Using this move again will make the user leave this defensive posture. No other actions can be taken when in this defensive posture. Nullifies an attack move that targets the user while it is in this defensive posture, then the user leaves the defensive posture. If the move was a physical attack move, lowers the Defense of the opponent that used it by two stat ranks.

Past Description

• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): ... If the move was a physical attack move, sharply lowers the Defense of the opponent that used it.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Obstagoon
The user crosses its arms to block an incoming attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Obstagoon crosses its arms to block an opponent's attack.
A wild Obstagoon	Crackle!! Practice Battle		Debut

In other generations

Spin-off series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• Despite Obstagoon's Pokédex entries describing it as shouting as it crosses its arms, Obstruct is not a sound-based move.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	攔堵 Làahndóu
	Mandarin	攔堵 / 拦堵 Lándǔ
Czech		Blokáda
French		Blocage
German		Abblocker
Italian		Sbarramento
Korean		블로킹 Beulloking
Brazilian Portuguese		Obstruir
Russian		Препятствие Prepyatstviye
Spanish		Obstrucción

Variations of the move Protect
Protect • Detect • King's Shield • Spiky Shield • Baneful Bunker • Obstruct • Silk Trap • Burning Bulwark

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.