Encore (move)
- Encore redirects here. For the status ailment in the Mystery Dungeon series, see Status ailments in Mystery Dungeon.
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Encore (Japanese: アンコール Encore) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.
Effect
Generation II
Encore prevents the target from using any move except the last move that it used for 2 to 6 turns.
If the Pokémon affected by Encore runs out of PP for the affected move, the effects of Encore end immediately. If Disable is used after Encore, the target will be forced to use Struggle until the effects of Disable or Encore have worn off.
Encore will fail if used on Transform, Mimic, Sketch, Mirror Move, Encore itself, Struggle, or a move that has no PP, or if the foe has not used a move yet.
If a Pokémon is affected by Encore before it can use its move that turn, it will be forced to use the move that Encore has locked it into.
Generations III and IV
Encore lasts for 2 to 6 turns in Generation III and in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl; in Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Encore lasts for 3 to 7 turns.
Like Disable, Torment can now be used to force the opponent to use Struggle every second turn.
A Pokémon affected by Encore cannot select the targets of its moves. If the Pokémon chooses to use the move, if that move can target a foe, a random foe will be targeted. If the Pokémon is now locked into Acupressure, it will randomly target either itself or an ally when executed.
If a Pokémon is affected by Encore before it can use its move that turn, it will be forced to use the move that Encore has locked it into; even if the move it is forced to use has a different priority than the move it had selected, the Pokémon will still move with the priority of the move it had selected. If the move the Pokémon is forced to use is the same as it had selected, the move will execute on its designated target that turn; otherwise, the target will be randomly selected. If a Pokémon is forced to use Focus Punch on a turn it chose another move, the charging message does not appear, but it will still lose its focus if it took damage from an attack that turn.
Generation V
Encore now lasts exactly 3 turns. It can now be reflected by Magic Coat, but will then fail.
A Pokémon affected by Encore can now select the target of its moves.
If a Pokémon is affected by Encore before it uses a move that turn, and it is now locked into a move other than the one it selected, that move will target the foe opposite it (if it can target a single foe); if the move the Pokémon is locked into is Acupressure, it will target the user, not an ally. If a Pokémon is forced to use Focus Punch on a turn it chose another move, the charging message does not appear and it can be executed regardless of whether the Pokémon took damage that turn.
Generation VI onward
Encore no longer works on Pokémon under the protection of Aroma Veil.
If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Encore, the user's Speed stat raises one stage.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0035 | Fairy | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
0086 | Water 1 | Field | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
0087 | Water 1 | Field | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
0122 | Human-Like | 31 | 25RSE 26FRLG |
11 | 11BW 18B2W2 |
18 | 18 | ||||||
0173 | 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
0175 | 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 | 25 | 21RSE 26FRLG |
19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||
0176 | Flying | Fairy | 25 | 21RSE 17FRLG |
19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||
0213 | Bug | 14 | 14 | 14DP 9PtHGSS |
7BW 5B2W2 |
5 | 5 | ||||||
0287 | Field | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7XY 6ORAS |
6 | |||||||
0288 | Field | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | 1, 7XY 1, 6ORAS |
1, 6 | |||||||
0289 | Field | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | 1, 7XY 1, 6ORAS |
1, 6 | |||||||
0311 | Fairy | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17XY 10ORAS |
10 | |||||||
0312 | Fairy | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17XY 10ORAS |
10 | |||||||
0314 | Bug | Human-Like | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25XY 26ORAS |
26 | ||||||
0316 | Amorphous | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23XY 20ORAS |
20 | |||||||
0317 | Amorphous | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23XY 20ORAS |
20 | |||||||
0360 | 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 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
0363 | Water 1 | Field | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7XY 9ORAS |
9 | ||||||
0364 | Water 1 | Field | 1, 7RSE 7FRLG |
1, 7 | 1, 7 | 1, 7XY 9ORAS |
9 | ||||||
0365 | Water 1 | Field | 1, 7RSE 7FRLG |
1, 7 | 1, 7 | 1, 7XY 7ORAS |
7 | ||||||
0439 | 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 | 11 | 11BW 18B2W2 |
18 | 18 | |||||||
0501 | Field | 31 | 31 | 31 | |||||||||
0502 | Field | 36 | 36 | 37 | |||||||||
0503 | Field | 38 | 38 | 39 | |||||||||
0572 | Field | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
0587 | Field | 38 | 38 | 38 | |||||||||
0698 | Monster | 44 | 44 | ||||||||||
0699 | Monster | 46 | 46 | ||||||||||
0701 | Human-Like | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||
0728 | Water 1 | Field | 18 | ||||||||||
0729 | Water 1 | Field | 19 | ||||||||||
0730 | Water 1 | Field | 19 | ||||||||||
0758 | Monster | Dragon | 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 | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
037A | Field | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0054 | Water 1 | Field | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0056 | Field | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0060 | Water 1 | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0063 | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0066 | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0069 | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0086 | Water 1 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0165 | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0172 | 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 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0187 | Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0191 | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0194 | Water 1 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0280 | Amorphous | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0298 | 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 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0313 | Bug | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0314 | Bug | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0327 | Field | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0390 | Field | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0427 | Field | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0441 | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0509 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0531 | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0546 | Grass | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0554 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0613 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0616 | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0777 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||||
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 | ||
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0054 | Water 1 | Field | Dream World - Pleasant Forest | |||
0187 | Fairy | Grass | Dream World - Windswept Sky | |||
0202 | Amorphous | Dream World - Spooky Manor | ||||
0546 | Grass | Fairy | Dream World - Pleasant Forest | |||
0616 | Bug | Dream World - Pleasant Forest | ||||
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 II
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0231 | Field | Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #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. |
Generation III
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0331 | Grass | Human-Like | PokéPark Eggs | |||
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. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0510 | Field | Korean World Championships 2013 Qualifiers Master Division | ||||
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. |
Generation VI
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0025 | Field | Fairy | PGL Pikachu | |||
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
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In the anime
The user creates a white ball which is fired at the opponent making it forced to do an attack. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Plusle raises its hands and a white orb of energy appears between them. Plusle then fires the orb at the opponent. When the orb hits, the opponent's body sparkles white. As long as the opponent is sparkling white, it can only use the move it last used. | |||
Ursula's Plusle | Playing the Performance Encore! | Debut | |
Minun raises its hands and a white orb of energy appears between them. Minun then fires the orb at the opponent. When the orb hits, the opponent's body sparkles white. As long as the opponent is sparkling white, it can only use the move it last used. | |||
Ursula's Minun | Playing the Performance Encore! | Debut |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user points at the opponent and waves its finger around, causing the opponent to only use the last move it used for a brief period of time. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Mr. Mime points both of its pointer fingers at the opponent and waves them around. The opponent can only then use the last move it used for a short period of time. | |||
Sabrina's Mr. Mime | Silly Scyther! | Debut |
In other generations
In other languages
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