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Constrict (move)

This article is about the move in the core games. For the Skill in Pokémon Shuffle, see Skill.
Constrict
からみつく Coil Around
Constrict VII.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  35 (max. 56)
Power  10
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
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.

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

Contents

Effect

Generation I

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

Generation II onward

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

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.
GSC An attack that may lower Speed.
RSEColo.XD Constricts to inflict pain. May lower Speed.
FRLG The foe is attacked with long tentacles or vines. It may lower Speed.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target's Speed.
BWB2W2 The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
XYORAS The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
SMUSUMPE The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles, vines, or the like. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII
072 Tentacool Tentacool
 WaterIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Water 3 Water 3 27 12 12 8 8 8XY
7ORAS 		7SMUSUM
4PE
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
 WaterIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Water 3 Water 3 27 1, 12 1, 12 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8XY
1, 7ORAS 		1, 7SMUSUM
1, 4PE
114 Tangela Tangela
 GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
138 Omanyte Omanyte
 RockIC Big.png
WaterIC Big.png 		Water 1 Water 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
139 Omastar Omastar
 RockIC Big.png
WaterIC Big.png 		Water 1 Water 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
167 Spinarak Spinarak
 BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 11 11 8 8 8 1
168 Ariados Ariados
 BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 1, 11 1, 11 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8 1
213 Shuckle Shuckle
 BugIC Big.png
RockIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 1 1 1 1 1 1
224 Octillery Octillery
 WaterIC Big.png Water 1 Water 2 11 11 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6
345 Lileep Lileep
 RockIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png 		Water 3 Water 3 8 1 1 1 1
346 Cradily Cradily
 RockIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png 		Water 3 Water 3 1, 8 1 1 1 1
425 Drifloon Drifloon
 GhostIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
426 Drifblim Drifblim
 GhostIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
465 Tangrowth Tangrowth
 GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 1 1 1 1
686 Inkay Inkay
 DarkIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png 		Water 1 Water 2 1 1
687 Malamar Malamar
 DarkIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png 		Water 1 Water 2 1 1
793 Nihilego Nihilego
 RockIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Undiscovered Undiscovered 1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII
592 Frillish Frillish
 WaterIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png 		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.


In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Movement Speed by one level.
MDTDS 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 IconKanji2MD.pngUNUSED
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Travel Speed.

In the anime

Kylie Drifloon Constrict.png Erika Tangela Constrict.png Harley Octillery Constrict.png Rebecca Shuckle Constrict.png
Drifloon Tangela Octillery Shuckle
The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
114 Tangela Tangela spins around quickly, sucking in anything near it.
Erika's Tangela Pokémon Scent-sation! Debut
224 Octillery 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
425 Drifloon 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
213 Shuckle Shuckle extends its tentacles to extremely long lengths and wraps them around the opponent.
Rebecca's Shuckle Double-Time Battle Training! None
592F Frillish 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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Constrict I.png Constrict II.png Constrict III.png Constrict IV.png
Generation I RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese) 		Generation IV
(international) 		PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese) 		Generation V
(international) 		Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast
Constrict V.png Constrict.png
Generation I RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese) 		Generation IV
(international) 		PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese) 		Generation V
(international) 		Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

Side series games

Constrict Stad.png Constrict Stad2.png Constrict Colo.png Constrict XD.png
Generation I RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese) 		Generation IV
(international) 		PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese) 		Generation V
(international) 		Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast
Constrict PBR.png
Generation I RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese) 		Generation IV
(international) 		PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese) 		Generation V
(international) 		Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

Constrict PMD RB.png
Generation I RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese) 		Generation IV
(international) 		PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese) 		Generation V
(international) 		Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII Stadium (Jap) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battle Revolution
(alternative animation) 		Battrio Mystery Dungeon PMD: Red and Blue PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky Rumble Rumble Blast

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 *
Mandarin 纏繞 / 缠绕 Chánrào *
糾纏 Jiūchán *
缠功 Chángōng *
Denmark Flag.png Danish Indsnævre
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Klem vast
Finland Flag.png Finnish Kuristus
France Flag.png French Constriction
Germany Flag.png German Umklammerung
Greece Flag.png Greek Σύσφιξη
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Gulung
Italy Flag.png Italian Limitazione
South Korea Flag.png Korean 휘감기 Hwigamgi
Poland Flag.png Polish Pułapka
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Contrair (TCG, manga)
Constrição
Sufocamento (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Stezanje
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Apretón
Spain Flag.png Spain Restricción
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Dra ihop
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Siết


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