Wrap (move)

Wrap まきつく Wrap Around

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  15 Accuracy  85% 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 growing 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

Wrap is a mostly accurate Normal-type move introduced in Generation I that deals very little damage.

Effect

Generation I

Wrap 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 Wrap attacks before the opponent when used, the opponent will be unable to attack during that round as well.

Damage done by Wrap'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. If the opponent switches out before the turn duration ends, Wrap will automatically be used against the incoming pokémon, deducting an additional PP from the move. If at such a time Wrap has 0 PP, Wrap will still be used against the incoming Pokémon. After that use, the current PP of Wrap will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

Even if Wrap misses, it will negate the recharge turn normally required for Hyper Beam. Additionally, if the user of Wrap attacks before the user of Hyper Beam during a recharge turn and the use of Wrap 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 Wrap can't damage ghost types, it can immobilize them.

In-game, the opponent will get to select a move during each turn of Wrap's duration, and will attack your incoming pokémon with the selected move if you decide to switch before the duration is over.

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

Generation II Onwards

Wrap does damage for 2-5 turns. Unlike the first generation, both user and target will be able to attack during the attack's duration. The damage dealt by Wrap will apply to the target at the end of every turn. While the target is wrapped, it cannot be recalled. If the target uses the move Rapid Spin while wrapped, it will be freed from the Wrap.

In the anime

• Steelix using Wrap on Ash's Snorlax.PNG

  Harrison's Steelix using Wrap on Ash's Snorlax.

• Seviper Wrap.JPG

  Seviper using Wrap on Jessie.

Pokémon

Steelix. Steelix wraps the opponent

• Used by Harrison's Steelix in Playing with Fire!.

Seviper . Same as above.

• Used by Jessie's Seviper from ??? to ???

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0023 Ekans Poison -- 0024 Arbok Poison -- 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 13 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison --, 13 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison --, 13 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 13 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison --, 13 0108 Lickitung Normal -- 0147 Dratini Dragon -- 0148 Dragonair Dragon -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 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 0023 Ekans Poison -- 0024 Arbok Poison -- 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 11 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison --, 11 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 30 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 30 0108 Lickitung Normal 25 0147 Dratini Dragon -- 0148 Dragonair Dragon -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 9 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 0023 Ekans Poison -- 0024 Arbok Poison -- 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 11 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison -- 11 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 30 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 30 0108 Lickitung Normal 29 0147 Dratini Dragon -- 0148 Dragonair Dragon -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 9 0336 Seviper Poison -- 0350 Milotic Water 5 0358 Chimecho Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- (R/S) 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- /(FR) 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- /(LF) 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- /(Emer) 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 0023 Ekans Poison -- 0024 Arbok Poison -- 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 11 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison --, 11 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 22 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 22 0108 Lickitung Normal 17 0147 Dratini Dragon -- 0148 Dragonair Dragon -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 27 0336 Seviper Poison -- 0350 Milotic Water -- 0358 Chimecho Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0433 Chingling Psychic -- 0463 Lickitung Lickitung Normal 17 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: Ligotage
• German: Wickel
• Spanish: Repetición
• Italian: Avvolgibotta