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 Krokorok Ground Dark 22 0553 Krookodile Ground Dark 22 0570 Zorua Dark 41 0571 Zoroark Dark 44 0574 Gothita Psychic 19 0575 Gothorita Psychic 19 0576 Gothitelle Psychic 19 0624 Pawniard Dark Steel 41 0625 Bisharp Dark Steel 41 0629 Vullaby Dark Flying 50 0630 Mandibuzz 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 Purrloin Dark 0510 Liepard Dark 0527 Woobat Psychic Flying 0528 Swoobat Psychic Flying 0551 Sandile Ground Dark 0552 Krokorok Ground Dark 0553 Krookodile Ground Dark 0562 Yamask Ghost 0563 Cofagrigus Ghost 0570 Zorua Dark 0571 Zoroark Dark 0574 Gothita Psychic 0575 Gothorita Psychic 0576 Gothitelle Psychic 0577 Solosis Psychic 0578 Duosion Psychic 0579 Reuniclus Psychic 0605 Elgyem Psychic 0606 Beheeyem Psychic 0607 Litwick Ghost Fire 0608 Lampent Ghost Fire 0609 Chandelure Ghost Fire 0624 Pawniard Dark Steel 0625 Bisharp Dark Steel 0629 Vullaby Dark Flying 0630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying 0641 Tornadus Flying 0642 Thundurus 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

File:Weavile Embargo Adventures.png Weavile
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

Language Title European French Embargo German Itemsperre Greek Απαγόρευση Italian Divieto Korean 금제 Geumje Serbian Zaplena European Spanish Embargo

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

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