Constrict (move)

	Constrict; からみつく Coil Around
Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	35 (max. 56)
Power	10
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
	Makes contact; Affected by Protect; Not affected by Magic Coat; Not affected by Snatch; Affected by Mirror Move; Affected by King's Rock;
	Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Introduced	Generation I
	Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.;
Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	3 ♥♥♥
	Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Condition	Tough
Appeal	0
	Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Condition	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
	Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.
	On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I; Generation II; Generation III; Generation IV; Generation V; Generation VI; Generation VII; Generation VIII; Generation IX; ;

This article is about the move in the core games. For the Skill in Pokémon Shuffle, see Skill (Shuffle) → Constrict.

Constrict (Japanese: からみつく Coil Around) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Constrict inflicts damage and has a 33.2% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.

When used by an in-game opponent, there is an additional chance of 25% for the effect to fail (resulting in an effective chance of 24.9%).

Generation II

Constrict now has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.

When used by an in-game opponent, there is still an additional chance of 25% for the effect to fail (resulting in an effective chance of 7.5%). This does not apply when Lock-On or Mind Reader are in effect, nor in the Battle Tower.

Generations III and IV

Constrict's effect no longer has an additional chance to fail when used by an in-game opponent.

Generation VIII onwards

Constrict cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A Normal-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of reducing the target's Speed.
Stad2	A Normal-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Speed.
GS C	An attack that may lower Speed.
RS EColoXD	Constricts to inflict pain. May lower Speed.
FRLG	The foe is attacked with long tentacles or vines. It may lower Speed.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target's Speed.
BW B2W2	The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
XY ORAS	The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
SM USUM PE	The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles, vines, or the like. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
SwSh BDSP LA SV	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
										SM USUM	PE
0072	Tentacool	Water 3		Water 3	27	12	12	8	8	8^XY 7^ORAS	7	4
0073	Tentacruel	Water 3		Water 3	27	1, 12	1, 12	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8^XY 1, 7^ORAS	1, 7	1, 4
0114	Tangela	Grass		Grass	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0138	Omanyte	Water 1	Water 3	−	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0139	Omastar	Water 1	Water 3	−	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0167	Spinarak	Bug		Bug		11	11	8	8	8	1
0168	Ariados	Bug		Bug		1, 11	1, 11	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1
0213	Shuckle	Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1	1
0224	Octillery	Water 1	Water 2		11	11	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6
0345	Lileep	Water 3		Water 3			8	1	1	1	1
0346	Cradily	Water 3		Water 3			1, 8	1	1	1	1
0425	Drifloon	Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1	1
0426	Drifblim	Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1	1
0465	Tangrowth	Grass		Grass				1	1	1	1
0686	Inkay	Water 1	Water 2						1	1
0687	Malamar	Water 1	Water 2						1	1
0793	Nihilego	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1
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

#		Egg Groups	Egg Move
			V	VI	VII
					SM USUM
0592	Frillish All forms	Amorphous	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Constrict deals damage and can lower the target's Travel Speed by one stage.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	2	-	22	-	90%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDTD S	2	-	22	-	79.2%	-	Front	Enemy	No
BSL	2	-	22	-	79.2%	-	Front	Enemy	No
SMD	2	99	17	40	95%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Constrict

★
Attack power	10.76469
Charge time	0.74 seconds
Range type	Arc (narrow)
Number of hits	3
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Movement Speed by one level.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. It may also reduce the target's Movement Speed by 1 level.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるしかもいっていのかくりつでいどうそくどを１だんかいさげる
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Travel Speed.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Tangela Octillery Shuckle Frillish
The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Tangela spins around quickly, sucking in anything near it.
Erika's Tangela	Pokémon Scent-sation!	Debut
	Octillery wraps its tentacles around the opponent.
A wild Octillery	Which Wurmple's Which?	None
Harley's Octillery	Harley Rides Again	None
Officer Jenny's Octillery	The Pirates of Decolore!	None
	Drifloon spins around fast, including its arms, then it floats over and wraps its arms around the opponent.
Kylie's Drifloon	A Full Course Tag Battle!	None
	Shuckle extends its tentacles to extremely long lengths and wraps them around the opponent.
Rebecca's Shuckle	Double-Time Battle Training!	None
	Frillish wraps its tentacles around the opponent tightly so the opponent can't move.
A wild Frillish	A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!	None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Tentacruel Tangela Cradily
The user wraps a body part around the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Tangela wraps its vines around the opponent.
Erika's Angela	Striking Golduck	Debut
	Cradily extends and wraps all of its tentacles on its head around the opponent and squeezes it.
Roxanne's Cradily	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X	None
	Tentacruel wraps its tentacles around the opponent.
Archie's Tentacruel	It All Ends Now VI	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Constrict has the lowest consistent base power of all damage-dealing moves.

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	纏繞 Chìhnyíuh * 糾纏 Gáuchìhn *
Chinese	Mandarin	纏繞 / 缠绕 Chánrào * 糾纏 Jiūchán * 缠功 Chángōng *
Czech		Svázání
Danish		Indsnævre
Dutch		Klem vast
Finnish		Kuristus
French		Constriction
German		Umklammerung
Greek		Σύσφιξη Sýsfixi
Indonesian		Gulung
Italian		Limitazione
Korean		휘감기 Hwigamgi
Polish		Pułapka
Brazilian Portuguese		Contrair (TCG, manga) Constrição (AG021, DP076–DP155) Comprimir (AG160) Sufocamento (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Serbian		Stezanje
Spanish	Latin America	Restricción (games) Presión* (AG021, DP155)
Spanish	Spain	Restricción
Swedish		Dra ihop
Vietnamese		Siết

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