Obstruct (move)

Obstruct ブロッキング Blocking

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  +4 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Obstruct (Japanese: ブロッキング Blocking) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Obstagoon.

Effect

Obstruct protects the user from any moves except status moves for that turn. Additionally, if Obstruct blocks an attack that would make contact with the user, the attacker's Defense stat drops by 2 stages. If Sucker Punch is used on a Pokémon that has used Obstruct, the move fails and the Pokémon's Defense does not drop. Obstruct causes the Defense stat to drop even if the user of Obstruct was immune to that contact move.

Using Protect, Detect, Endure, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, Baneful Bunker, Wide Guard, or Quick Guard consecutively divides the chance of success of Protect, Detect, Endure, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, Baneful Bunker and Obstruct by 3 for each consecutive use, with a minimum (1/3)^6 (1/729 or ~0.1%) chance.

Description

Games Description SwSh This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. Direct contact harshly lowers the attacker's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0862		Obstagoon		Field		Field	1, Evo.
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

Obstagoon
The user crosses its arms to block an incoming attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Obstagoon crosses its arms to block an opponent's attack.
A wild Obstagoon	Sword & Shield chapter		Debut

Trivia

• Despite being described as "a staggering voice that would cause any opponent to flinch", Obstruct is not a sound-based move.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 攔堵 Làahndóu Mandarin 攔堵 / 拦堵 Lándǔ French Blocage German Abblocker Italian Sbarramento Korean 블로킹 Beulloking Brazilian Portuguese Obstruir Russian Препятствие Prepyatstviye Spanish Obstrucción

Variations of the move Protect
Protect • Detect • King's Shield • Spiky Shield • Baneful Bunker • Obstruct • Silk Trap • Burning Bulwark

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