Constrict (move)

Constrict からみつく Coil Around

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  10 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

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

Constrict (Japanese: からみつく Coil Around) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Constrict inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Description

Games Description A Normal-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of reducing the target's Speed. A Normal-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Speed. An attack that may lower Speed. RSE Constricts to inflict pain. May lower Speed. FRLG The foe is attacked with long tentacles or vines. It may lower Speed. PMDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Movement Speed by one level. The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target’s Speed. The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. It may also lower the target's Speed stat. The target is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	27			12			12			8				8			8 7
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	--, 27			--, 12			--, 12			--, 8				--, 8			--, 8 --, 7
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	--			--			--			--				--			--
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water				--			--			--				--			--
139		Omastar	Rock	Water				--			--			--				--			--
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison				11			11			8				8			8
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison				--, 11			--, 11			--, 8				--, 8			--, 8
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock				--			--			--				--			--
224		Octillery	Water		Water				11			11			--, 6				--, 6			--, 6
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass							8			--				--			--
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass							--, 8			--				--			--
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying										--				--			--
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying										--				--			--
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass										--				--			--
686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic																	--
687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic																	--
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
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost
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

Drifloon Tangela Octillery Shuckle
The foe is attacked with long, creeping tentacles or vines.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Tangela spins around quickly, sucking in anything near it.
Erika's Tangela	Pokémon Scent-sation!		Debut
	Octillery wraps its tentacles around the opponent.
A wild Octillery	Which Wurmple's Which?		None
Harley's Octillery	Harley Rides Again		None
Officer Jenny's Octillery	The Pirates of Decolore!		None
	Drifloon spins around fast and spins its arms, then it floats over and wraps its arms around the opponent.
Kylie's Drifloon	A Full Course Tag Battle!		None
	Shuckle extends its tentacles to extremely long lengths and wraps them around the opponent.
Rebecca's Shuckle	Double-Time Battle Training!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Tangela
The user wraps a body part around the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Tangela wraps its vines around the opponent.
Erika's Angela	Striking Golduck		Debut
	Cradily extends and wraps all of its tentacles on its head around the opponent and squeezes it.
Roxanne's Cradily	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X		None

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Constrict, along with Triple Kick, has the lowest base power of all damage-dealing moves.
  • In Triple Kick's case, however, this only applies to the first hit, as the following move gains 10 more base power with each successful hit.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 糾纏 Jiūchán Danish Indsnævre Dutch Klem vast Finnish Kuristus French Constriction German Umklammerung Greek Σύσφιξη Indonesian Gulung Italian Limitazione Korean 휘감기 Hwigamgi Brazilian Portuguese Compressão Serbian Stezanje Spanish Constricción* Restricción*

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