Jaw Lock (move)

Jaw Lock くらいつく Seize with Teeth

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Jaw Lock (Japanese: くらいつく Seize with Teeth) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Chewtle and Drednaw.

Effect

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Jaw Lock inflicts damage. It also prevents the user and the target from fleeing or switching out (even if they are allies), unless either of them is already prevented.

Description

Games Description SwSh This move prevents the user and the target from switching out until either of them faints. The effect goes away if either of the Pokémon leaves the field.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0833		Chewtle		Monster	Water 1	35
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1	39
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.

Trivia

• This move originated as a TCG attack.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 緊咬不放 Gánngáauh Bātfong Mandarin 緊咬不放 / 紧咬不放 Jǐnyǎo Bùfàng Czech Poutavé Kousnutí French Croque Fort German Fesselbiss Italian Morsostretto Korean 물고버티기 Mulgo Beotigi Brazilian Portuguese Trava de Mandíbula Spanish Presa Maxilar

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