Block (move)

Block とおせんぼう Block

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

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 IX

Block is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

• Snorlax at Lv.37 (R/S/E)
• Snorlax at Lv.41 (FR/LG)
• Sudowoodo at Lv.33
• Nosepass at Lv.16

By breeding

• Geodude
• Onix
• Snorunt

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Snorlax at Lv.36
• Sudowoodo at Lv.22
• Nosepass at Lv.19
• Bastiodon at Lv.30
• Bronzong at Lv.33
• Bonsly at Lv.22
• Tangrowth at Lv.57
• Probopass at Lv.--
• Probopass at Lv.19

By breeding

• Geodude
• Slowpoke
• Onix
• Nosepass
• Snorunt

In other languages

• Spanish: Bloqueo
• German: Rückentzug

Variations of the move Mean Look
Block • Mean Look • Spider Web