Barrier (move)
Barrier バリアー Barrier | ||||||||||||
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Barrier (Japanese: バリアー Barrier) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Barrier increases the user's Defense by two stages. Barrier will do nothing if the user's Defense has reached a stage of +6 or a value of 999. The effect of Barrier is ignored by critical hits.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0063
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Abra
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0096
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0120
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Staryu
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno
Mr. Mime
Magmar
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno
Mr. Mime
Electabuzz
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0063
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Abra
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0096
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno
Mr. Mime
Magmar
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno
Mr. Mime
Electabuzz
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0345
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Lileep
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0366
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Clamperl
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0063
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Abra
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0096
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0239
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Elekid
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno
Mr. Mime
Magmar, Magmortar
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
Drowzee, Hypno
Mr. Mime
Electabuzz, Electivire
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0345
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Lileep
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0366
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Clamperl
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
|-
| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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In the anime
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The user throws up a sturdy wall that sharply raises its Defense stat. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Mr. Mime waves its arms and a glass square appears in front of it. | |||
Mimey | It's Mr. Mime Time | Debut | |
Stella's Mr. Mime | It's Mr. Mime Time | None | |
Mewtwo rises in the air and a blue barrier appears around it. | |||
Mewtwo | Mewtwo Strikes Back | None | |
Mew raises into the air and a pink barrier appears around it. | |||
Mew | Mewtwo Strikes Back | None | |
A blue barrier appears around Togepi and others, shielding it from any attack. | |||
Misty's Togepi | In the Pink | None | |
A blue barrier appears around Suicune and others, shielding it from any attack. | |||
Wild Suicune | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None |
Trivia
- In Red, Green and Blue, Lance has an Dragonite with this move, although it is impossible to legally get a Dragonite knowing Barrier.
In other languages
- French: Bouclier
- German: Barriere
- Italian: Barriera
- Spanish: Barrera