Block (move)

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Block
とおせんぼう Block
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

Block (Japanese: とおせんぼう Block) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generations III and IV

Block prevents the target from switching out or fleeing (including via Teleport). It bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. The effect only applies as long as the Pokémon that used it remains in battle.

The affected Pokémon can still switch out via Baton Pass, but in that case, the Pokémon that switches in will now be affected. Affected Pokémon can also switch out with U-turn. Conversely, the Pokémon that used Block can switch out with Baton Pass and the effects of Block will still apply. Also, if the affected Pokémon is Roared at or hit with a Whirlwind, they will still be switched out.

If a wild Pokémon uses Block on the player's Pokémon, the player will be unable to escape, unless the player's Pokémon has Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball.

Generation V

If a Pokémon traps a target with Block and then switches with Baton Pass the target will no longer be trapped. Pokémon affected by Block can switch out with Volt Switch. Also, Dragon Tail and Circle Throw will force the affected Pokémon to switch out.

Generation VI

Block no longer affects Ghost-type Pokémon. Pokémon affected by Block can also switch out with Parting Shot.

Block can be used as as part of a Contest Spectaculars combination, causing certain moves (Explosion, Memento, Perish Song and Self-Destruct) to gain extra three appeal points if they are used in the next turn.

If powered up by Normalium Z into Z-Block, the user's Defense stat raises one stage.

Description

Games Description
RSE Blocks the foe's way to prevent escape.
FRLG
DPPtHGSS
The user blocks the foe's way with arms spread wide to prevent escape.
Colo.XD Blocks the target's way to prevent escape.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM
The user blocks the target's way with arms spread wide to prevent escape.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0143     Monster Monster 37RSE
41FRLG
36 41 41 41
0185     Mineral Mineral 33 22 22BW
26B2W2
26 29
0299     Mineral Mineral 16 19 19BW
8B2W2
8XY
7ORAS
7
0411    
 
Monster Monster 30 30 30 1, Evo.
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral 33 33 33 1, Evo.
0438     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 22 22BW
26B2W2
26 29
0465     Grass Grass 57 57BW
56B2W2
1, 56 1, 56
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral 1, 19 1, 19BW
1, 8B2W2
1, 8XY
1, 7ORAS
1, 7
0645    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1 1 1
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0074    
 
Mineral Mineral
074A  
Geodude
Alola Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0158     Monster Water 1
0299     Mineral Mineral
0331     Grass Human-Like
0361     Fairy Mineral
0557    
 
Bug Mineral
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS
0003    
 
Monster Grass
0074    
 
Mineral Mineral
0075    
 
Mineral Mineral
0076    
 
Mineral Mineral
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0089     Amorphous Amorphous
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0103    
 
Grass Grass
0112    
 
Monster Field
0131    
 
Monster Water 1
0143     Monster Monster
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0158     Monster Water 1
0159     Monster Water 1
0160     Monster Water 1
0185     Mineral Mineral
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral
0232     Field Field
0241     Field Field
0242     Fairy Fairy
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0289     Field Field
0299     Mineral Mineral
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0317     Amorphous Amorphous
0321     Field Water 2
0331     Grass Human-Like
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0348    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0361     Fairy Mineral
0362     Fairy Mineral
0365    
 
Water 1 Field
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral
0377     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0378     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0379     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0382     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0383     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0389    
 
Monster Grass
0411    
 
Monster Monster
0423    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0438     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0460    
 
Monster Grass
0463     Monster Monster
0464    
 
Monster Field
0465     Grass Grass
0473    
 
Field Field
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0486     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0500    
 
Field Field
0503     Field Field
0524     Mineral Mineral
0525     Mineral Mineral
0526     Mineral Mineral
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0533     Human-Like Human-Like
0534     Human-Like Human-Like
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0553    
 
Field Field
0557    
 
Bug Mineral
0558    
 
Bug Mineral
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0564    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0565    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0629    
 
Flying Flying
0630    
 
Flying Flying
0638    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0639    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0640    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0645    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0652    
 
Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0696    
 
Monster Dragon
0697    
 
Monster Dragon
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0713     Monster Monster
0716     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0717    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0718    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0720  
Hoopa
Confined
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
720U  
Hoopa
Unbound
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0079    
 
Monster Water 1 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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 event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0001    
 
Monster Grass Sticker Promotional Kanto Starter Egg Bulbasaur
Kanto Starter Egg Bulbasaur
0004     Monster Dragon Sticker Promotional Kanto Starter Egg Charmander
Kanto Starter Egg Charmander
0007     Monster Water 1 Sticker Promotional Kanto Starter Egg Squirtle
Kanto Starter Egg Squirtle
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

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts the Leg Hold status on the target, making it incapable of movement.


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 擋路 Dǎnglù
  Dutch Houd tegen
  French Barrage
  German Rückentzug
  Greek Φραγμός Fragmós
  Italian Blocco
  Korean 블록 Block
Portuguese   Brazil Bloqueio
  Portugal Bloqueio
  Serbian Blokada
  Spanish Bloqueo
  Vietnamese Chốt Chặn


Variations of the move Mean Look
  BlockMean LookSpider Web


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