Constrict (move)

This article is about the move in the core games. For the Skill in Pokémon Shuffle, see Skill.
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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
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • 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  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

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 stage.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Normal-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of reducing the target's Speed.
Stad2 A Normal-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Speed.
GSC An attack that may lower Speed.
RSEColo.XD Constricts to inflict pain. May lower Speed.
FRLG The foe is attacked with long tentacles or vines. It may lower Speed.
DPPtHGSS The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target's Speed.
BWB2W2 The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
XYORAS The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
SM The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles, vines, or the like. This may also lower the target’s Speed stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0072    
 
Water 3 Water 3 27 12 12 8 8 8XY
7ORAS
7
0073    
 
Water 3 Water 3 27 1, 12 1, 12 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8XY
1, 7ORAS
1, 7
0114     Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0138    
 
Water 1 Water 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
0139    
 
Water 1 Water 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
0167    
 
Bug Bug 11 11 8 8 8 1
0168    
 
Bug Bug 1, 11 1, 11 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8 1
0213    
 
Bug Bug 1 1 1 1 1 1
0224     Water 1 Water 2 11 11 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3 8 1 1 1 1
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3 1, 8 1 1 1 1
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0465     Grass Grass 1 1 1 1
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2 1 1
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2 1 1
0793    
 
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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
0592    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
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 damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Movement Speed by one level.


In the anime

 
Drifloon
 
Tangela
 
Octillery
 
Shuckle
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
Officer Jenny's Octillery The Pirates of Decolore! 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
  Frillish wraps its tentacles around the opponent tightly so the opponent can't move.
A wild female Frillish A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition. None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Constrict, along with Triple Kick and Magnitude, has the lowest base power of all damage-dealing moves.
    • In Triple Kick's case, however, this only applies to the first hit, as the following move gains 10 more base power with each successful hit.
    • In Magnitude's case, this only applies to Magnitude 4. Other numbers have higher power.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 纏繞 Chìhnyíuh *
糾纏 Gáuchìhn *
Mandarin 纏繞 / 缠绕 Chánrào *
糾纏 Jiūchán *
缠功 Chángōng *
  Danish Indsnævre
  Dutch Klem vast
  Finnish Kuristus
  French Constriction
  German Umklammerung
  Greek Σύσφιξη
  Indonesian Gulung
  Italian Limitazione
  Korean 휘감기 Hwigamgi
  Polish Pułapka
  Brazilian Portuguese Constrição
Sufocamento (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Serbian Stezanje
  Spanish Restricción
  Vietnamese Siết


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