Withdraw (move)

Withdraw からにこもる Withdraw into Shell

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Battles Type  Water Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute 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

Withdraw (Japanese: からにこもる Withdraw into Shell) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Withdraw increases the user's Defense by 1 level.

Withdraw will do nothing if the user's Defense has reached a level of +6 or a value of 999. The effect of Withdraw is ignored by critical hits.

In the anime

• May'sSquirtleWithdraw.jpg

  May's Squirtle using Withdraw.

Pokémon

Squirtle. Squirtle pulls all of its limbs into its shell for protection. Sometimes, the shell glows blue when the attack is being used.

• Used by Ash's Squirtle from Fire and Ice to Present. Debut.
• Used by May's Squirtle from ??? to ???.

Cloyster. Cloyster clamps its shell shut, protecting its inner body from harm.

• Used by Pete Pebbleman's Cloyster in Fire and Ice.
• Used by Prima's Cloyster in The Mandarin Island Miss Match.

Wartortle. Wartortle pulls all of its limbs into its shell for protection.

• Used by Captain Aiden's Team Wartortle in Pokémon Water War.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• Squirtle Withdraw.jpg

  Squirtle using Withdraw in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Withdraw is Squirtle's Special Side move. It hides into its shell and slides around the stage, damaging opponents it collides with. If it is attacked, Squirtle will come out of its shell.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 28 0008 Wartortle Water 31 0009 Blastoise Water -- 31 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 37 0090 Shellder Water -- 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0138 Omanyte Rock Water -- 0139 Omastar Rock Water -- 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 0007 Squirtle Water 10 0008 Wartortle Water 10 0009 Blastoise Water -- 10 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 37 0090 Shellder Water -- 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0138 Omanyte Rock Water -- 0139 Omastar Rock Water -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock -- 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 0007 Squirtle Water 10 0008 Wartortle Water 10 0009 Blastoise Water -- 10 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 37 0090 Shellder Water -- 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0138 Omanyte Rock Water -- 0139 Omastar Rock Water -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock -- 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 0007 Squirtle Water 10 0008 Wartortle Water 10 0009 Blastoise Water -- 10 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 37 0090 Shellder Water 4 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0138 Omanyte Rock Water -- 0139 Omastar Rock Water -- 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock -- 0324 Torkoal Fire 7 0387 Turtwig Grass 5 0388 Grotle Grass -- 5 0389 Torterra Grass Ground -- 5 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

• Spanish: Refugio
• French: Repli
• German: Panzerschutz
• Italian: Ritirata

Variations of the move Defense Curl
Defense Curl • Harden • Meditate • Sharpen • Withdraw Formerly a variation Howl

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