Encore (move)

Encore redirects here. For the Status ailment in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, see Status ailments in Mystery Dungeon.

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Encore アンコール Encore

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Encore (Japanese: アンコール Encore) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Encore forces the target to repeat the last move that it used for 2 to 6 turns.

If the victim of Encore runs out of PP on 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 foe that just used up the last PP of a move, or one that has not used a move yet.

If a Pokémon is affected by Encore before it uses its move that turn, that turn it will be forced to use the move it was locked into.

Generation III-IV

Encore lasts for 2 to 6 turns in Generation III and in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. However, in all Generation IV games after this, it lasts for 3 to 7 turns. Torment, which acts similarly to Disable, can now be combined to have the opponent use Struggle every second turn.

If a Pokémon is affected by Encore before it uses its move that turn, that turn it will be forced to use the move it was locked into, with the priority of the selected move. If the Pokémon is forced to use a move other than the one it selected, will target a random foe (if it can target a single foe); if the move is Acupressure, it will randomly target either the user or the ally.

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 it is now locked into Acupressure, it will randomly target either itself or an ally when executed.

Generation V

Encore now lasts exactly 3 turns. It can now be reflected with 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.

Generation VI

Encore no longer works on Pokémon under the protection of Aroma Veil.

Description

Games Description Forces the target to continue to use the move it used last for the next two to six turns. Makes the foe repeat 2-6 times. RSE Makes the foe repeat its last move over 2 to 6 turns. FRLG Makes the foe use the move it last used repeatedly for two to six turns. Makes target repeat its last move for 2 to 6 turns. PMDRB Inflicts the Encore status on the target, making it capable of using only the move it last used. The user compels the foe to keep using only the move it last used for two to six turns. The user compels the foe to keep using only the move it last used for three to seven turns. The user compels the target to keep using only the move it last used for three turns.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	4			5			4				4			4
086		Seel	Water		Water							13				13			13
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice							13				13			13
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy	31			25	26	11				11	18	18
173		Cleffa	Fairy		Fairy	4			4			4				4			4
175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy	25			21	26	19				17			17
176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying	25			21	17	19				17			17
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	14			14			14		9	7	5	5
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal				7			7				7			7
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal				--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			--, 7
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal				--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			--, 7
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric				22			17				17			17
312		Minun	Electric		Electric				22			17				17			17
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug				25			25				25			25
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison				23			23				23			23
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison				23			23				23			23
360		Wynaut	Psychic		Psychic				--			--				--			--
363		Spheal	Ice	Water				7			7				7			7
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water				--, 7	7	--, 7				--, 7			--, 7
365		Walrein	Ice	Water				--, 7	7	--, 7				--, 7			--, 7
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic	Fairy							11				11	18	18
501		Oshawott	Water		Water											31			31
502		Dewott	Water		Water											36			36
503		Samurott	Water		Water											38			38
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal											15			15
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying											38			38
698		Amaura	Rock	Ice														44
699		Aurorus	Rock	Ice														46
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying														20
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
054		Psyduck	Water		Water
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting
060		Poliwag	Water		Water
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
069		Bellsprout*	Grass	Poison
086		Seel*	Water		Water
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying
191		Sunkern*	Grass		Grass
194		Wooper	Water	Ground
280		Ralts	Psychic	Fairy
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark
531		Audino	Normal		Normal
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug
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 Type Obtained with 0054 Psyduck Water Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0202 Wobbuffet Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0546 Cottonee Grass Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0616 Shelmet Bug Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0231 Phanpy Ground Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0331 Cacnea Grass PokéPark Eggs Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0510 Liepard Dark Korean World Championships 2013 Qualifiers Master Division Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Plusle and Minun
The user creates a white ball which is fired at the opponent making it forced to do an attack.
Pokémon	Method
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

Mr. Mime
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
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

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 再來一次 Zàiláiyīcì Dutch Toegift French Encore German Zugabe Greek Επανάληψη Indonesian Encore Italian Ripeti Korean 앵콜 Encore Brazilian Portuguese Repetição Serbian Bis Spanish Otra Vez

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