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.

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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

Main article: Protection

Obstruct protects the user from all effects of physical and special moves that target it during the turn it is used. If Obstruct blocks an attack that would make contact with the user, the attacker's Defense stat is lowered by 2 stages. Obstruct causes the Defense stat to drop even if the user of Obstruct was immune to that contact move. (Moves that are blocked do not activate other effects that require making contact, like Rocky Helmet or Rough Skin.)

If the user goes last in the turn, the move will fail. The chance that Obstruct will succeed also drops each time the user successfully and consecutively uses Endure, any protection move that only affects the user, Quick Guard, or Wide Guard. Each time, the chance of success is divided by 3.

Some moves will do damage through Obstruct. Most damaging Max Moves will only do 25% of their original damage, except G-Max One Blow and G-Max Rapid Flow which do full damage. Moves that break protection, like Feint, will do their full damage and remove the effects of Obstruct. The Ability Unseen Fist allows contact moves to bypass Obstruct.

Obstruct is an increased priority move that will go before most attacks in a turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Obstruct cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Obstruct cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwShLA 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. BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered. SV This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if used in succession. Direct contact harshly lowers the attacker's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VIII
						SwSh
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 other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Obstruct	Status	2	2	—	—	—%	Self	—	The user takes up a defensive posture. Using this move again will make the user leave this defensive posture. No other actions can be taken when in this defensive posture. Nullifies an attack move that targets the user while it is in this defensive posture, then the user leaves the defensive posture. If the move was a physical attack move, lowers the Defense of the opponent that used it by two stat ranks.	Piers & Obstagoon

• Description prior to version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): ...If the move was a physical attack move, sharply lowers the Defense of the opponent that used it.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Obstruct is a Charged Attack that was made available on August 13, 2022.

Obstruct
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 20 Energy cost 33 Duration 1.7 seconds Damage window 0.5-1.6 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 15 Energy cost 40 Secondary effect 1 Opponent Defense 1 Defense Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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	Crackle!! Practice Battle		Debut

In other generations

Spin-off series games

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

• Obstagoon's Pokémon Sword Pokédex entry states that shouting is part of this move, and the user is seen shouting in the move animation. Despite this, 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

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.