Embargo (move)

Embargo さしおさえ Seize

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect any foe, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM63 in Generation IV TM63 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The following Pokémon can not raise any voltage in that turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Embargo (Japanese: さしおさえ Seize) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

The foe is unable to use its held item and the Trainer is also unable to use items on that Pokémon for five turns. The effect wears off if the Pokémon switches out.

Generation V

Embargo can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 40 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 44 0261 Poochyena Dark 41 0262 Mightyena Dark 47 0335 Zangoose Normal 27 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 31 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 31 0353 Shuppet Ghost 38 0354 Banette Ghost 42 0461 Weavile Dark Ice -- 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 34 0491 Darkrai Dark 75 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 TM63

#   Pokémon Type 0053 Persian Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0303 Mawile Steel 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0491 Darkrai Dark 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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 37 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 41 0261 Poochyena Dark 41 0262 Mightyena Dark 47 0335 Zangoose Normal 27 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 31 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 31 0353 Shuppet Ghost 43 0354 Banette Ghost 51 0461 Weavile Dark Ice -- 0551 Sandile Ground Dark 22 0552 Waruvile Waruvile Ground Dark 22 0553 Waruvial Waruvial Ground Dark 22 0570 Zorua Dark 41 0571 Zoroark Dark 44 0574 Gothimu Gothimu Psychic 19 0575 Gochimiru Gochimiru Psychic 19 0576 Gothitelle Psychic 19 0624 Komatana Komatana Dark Steel 41 0625 Kirikizan Kirikizan Dark Steel 41 0629 Baruchai Baruchai Dark Flying 50 0630 Barujiina Barujiina Dark Flying 50 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 TM63

#   Pokémon Type 0053 Persian Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0303 Mawile Steel 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0491 Darkrai Dark 0494 Victini Psychic Fire 0509 Choroneko Choroneko Dark 0510 Lepardas Lepardas Dark 0527 Woobat Psychic Flying 0528 Kokoromori Kokoromori Psychic Flying 0551 Sandile Ground Dark 0552 Waruvile Waruvile Ground Dark 0553 Waruvial Waruvial Ground Dark 0562 Desumasu Desumasu Ghost 0563 Cofagrigus Ghost 0570 Zorua Dark 0571 Zoroark Dark 0574 Gothimu Gothimu Psychic 0575 Gochimiru Gochimiru Psychic 0576 Gothitelle Psychic 0577 Yuniran Yuniran Psychic 0578 Daburan Daburan Psychic 0579 Reuniclus Psychic 0605 Riguree Riguree Psychic 0606 Oobemu Oobemu Psychic 0607 Hitomoshi Hitomoshi Ghost Fire 0608 Ranpuraa Ranpuraa Ghost Fire 0609 Shandera Shandera Ghost Fire 0624 Komatana Komatana Dark Steel 0625 Kirikizan Kirikizan Dark Steel 0629 Baruchai Baruchai Dark Flying 0630 Barujiina Barujiina Dark Flying 0641 Tornelos Tornelos Flying 0642 Voltolos Voltolos Electric Flying 0648 Meloetta Normal Psychic 0648 Meloetta Normal Fighting 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 manga

Pokémon Adventures

The user prevents the foe from using an item.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Weavile pulls out a feather from its head and throws it at the item the enemy Pokémon or Trainer is attempting to use, preventing them from using it.
Cyrus's Weavile	VS. Spiritomb		Debut

In other languages

• French: Embargo
• German: Itemsperre
• Greek: Απαγόρευση
• Italian: Divieto
• Korean: 금제 Geumje
• Spanish: Embargo
• Serbian: Zaplena

Variations of the move Disable
Disable • Torment • Taunt • Embargo • Heal Block

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