Wring Out (move)

Wring Out しぼりとる Wring Out

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Wring Out (Japanese: しぼりとる Wring Out) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

The power of Wring Out varies between 1 and 120 depending on how much HP the opponent has. The more HP the opponent has, the more damage this move will do.

Its damage is calculated by the following formula: Base Power = 120 × (Opponent's Current HP/Opponent's Maximum HP)

Description

Games Description The user powerfully wrings the foe. The more HP the foe has, the greater this attack’s power. The user powerfully wrings the target. The more HP the target has, the greater this attack’s power.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	47				47			'
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	47				47			'
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	43				54			'
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	55				61			'
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	53				53			''''
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	50				50	49	'
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	44				49			'
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	51				51			'
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	63				63			'
224		Octillery	Water		Water	36				36	28	'
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	49				54			'
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	59				66			'
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	55				61	53	'
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	64				64			'
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	76				76			'
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	41				47			'
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	53				57			''''
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	50				50	49	'
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass					37			'
496		Servine	Grass		Grass					44			'
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass					50			'
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost					55			'
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost					61			'
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	no
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass
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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Being attacked
The user ties the opponent with an appendage and begins to tighten it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lickilicky wraps its tongue around the opponent's body and squeezes it.
Dia's Kit	High-tailing It from Haunter		Debut

In other generations

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 擰乾 Nínggān French Essorage German Auswringen Greek Στυπτηρία Italian Strizzata Korean 쥐어짜기 Jwieojjagi Brazilian Portuguese Despedaçar Serbian Zavrtanje Spanish Estrujón

Variations of the move Wring Out
Crush Grip Wring Out

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