Octolock (move)

Octolock たこがため Octopus Hold

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: 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

Octolock (Japanese: たこがため Octopus Hold) is a non-damaging Fighting-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Grapploct.

Effect

Octolock prevents the target from fleeing or switching out. At the end of each turn, the target's Defense and Special Defense are lowered by one stage each.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user locks the target in and prevents it from fleeing. This move also lowers the target's Defense and Sp. Def every turn. BDSP 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

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like	1, Evo.
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 the anime

Grapploct
The user wraps its tentacles around the opponent, preventing them from moving.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Grapploct wraps its tentacles around the opponent, preventing them from moving.
Bea's Grapploct	Solitary and Menacing!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 蛸固 Sīu Gu Mandarin 蛸固 Xiāo Gù Czech Uchopení Chapadly French Octoprise German Octoklammer Italian Tentacolock Korean 문어굳히기 Muneo Guthigi Polish Oktoblokada Brazilian Portuguese Chave de Tentáculos Spanish Octopresa

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