Embargo (move)

Embargo さしおさえ Seize

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make 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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM63 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The following Pokémon can not raise any voltage in that turn.

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 IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Embargo (Japanese: さしおさえ Seize) is a Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV that prevents foe using a held item.

Effect

The foe is unable to use its held item and the Trainer is also unable to use items on that Pokémon for five turns. The effect wears off if the Pokémon switches out.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 40 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 44 0261 Poochyena Dark 41 0262 Mightyena Dark 47 0335 Zangoose Normal 27 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 31 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 31 0353 Shuppet Ghost 38 0354 Banette Ghost 42 0461 Weavile Dark Ice -- 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 34 0491 Darkrai Dark 75 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM63

#   Pokémon Type 0053 Persian Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0303 Mawile Steel 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0491 Darkrai Dark 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: Embargo
• Spanish: Embargo
• Italian: Divieto
• German: Itemsperre
• Korean: 금제 geumje