Bind (move)

Bind しめつける Bind

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  15 Accuracy  75% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from getting excited.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Bind (Japanese: しめつける Bind) is a mostly accurate Normal-type move introduced in Generation I that deals very little damage.

Effect

Generation I

Bind does damage for 2-5 turns. There is a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 2 turns, a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 3 turns, a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 4 turns, and a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 5 turns. Though technically only the first attack can critical hit, every attack during the duration will do the same amount of damage. During this turn duration, the opponent will be unable to attack, and if the user of Bind attacks before the opponent when used, the opponent will be unable to attack during that round as well.

Damage done by Bind's continuing duration is done after recurrent damage. If the user switches out before the turn duration ends, the opponent will be unable to attack during that turn, since it did not get to select a move. If the opponent switches out before the turn duration ends, Bind will automatically be used against the incoming Pokémon, deducting an additional PP from the move. If at such a time Bind has 0 PP, Bind will still be used against the incoming Pokémon. After that use, the current PP of Bind will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

Even if Bind misses, it will negate the recharge turn normally required for Hyper Beam. Additionally, if the user of Bind attacks before the user of Hyper Beam during a recharge turn and the use of Bind misses, the user of Hyper Beam will automatically use Hyper Beam during that turn. If at such a time Hyper Beam has 0 PP, Hyper Beam will still be used, and afterwards its current PP will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

Although Bind can't damage Ghost types, it can immobilize them.

The opponent will get to select a move during each turn of Bind's duration, and will attack the player's incoming Pokémon with the selected move if the player decides to switch before the duration is over.

In Pokémon Stadium, the player gets to select a move during each turn of Bind's duration. If the opponent switches out before the duration ends, the incoming Pokémon will not automatically be attacked. Bind will negate the recharge turn of Hyper Beam only if successful.

In the anime

• Brock'sOnix Bind.gif

  Brock's Onix using Bind on Ash's Pikachu.

Pokémon

Onix. It wraps its tail around its foe, and crushes it.

• Used by Brock's Onix in Showdown in Pewter City.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0095 Onix Rock Ground 15 0114 Tangela Grass -- 0114 Tangela Grass 24 0127 Pinsir Bug 21 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0095 Onix Rock Ground 10 0114 Tangela Grass 25 0127 Pinsir Bug 13 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 10 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0095 Onix Rock Ground 9 0095 Onix Rock Ground 8 0114 Tangela Grass 28 0127 Pinsir Bug 7 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 9 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 8 0352 Kecleon Normal 4 0356 Dusclops Ghost -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0095 Onix Rock Ground -- 0114 Tangela Grass 22 0127 Pinsir Bug 4 0208 Steelix Steel Ground -- 0352 Kecleon Normal 4 0356 Dusclops Ghost -- 0455 Carnivine Grass -- 0465 Tangrowth Grass 22 0477 Dusknoir Ghost -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• French: Etreinte
• German: Klammergriff
• Italian: Legatutto
• Spanish: Atadura
• Portuguese: Apertar