Withdraw

Essentials

Withdraw

status

Generation 1

Summary

Raises the user's Defense by one stage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 40, up to 64.0 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Raises the user's Defense by one stage.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Heightens the user's DEFENSE.

: Withdraws the body into its hard shell to raise DEFENSE.
: The user withdraws its body in its hard shell, raising its DEFENSE stat.

: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.

: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.

: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.

: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.

: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese: からにこもる (karanikomoru)
: からにこもる
Korean: 껍질에숨기
Chinese: 縮入殼中
: 缩入壳中
French: Repli
German: Panzerschutz
Spanish: Refugio
Italian: Ritirata
Czech: Schování

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡

Jam

Flavor text

Can avoid being startled by others.

Use after

Rain Dance

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Withdraw.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Harden			30	—	—		Raises the user's Defense by one stage.

Pokémon

										Pokémon	Ability	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
28	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	6	Squirtle	Torrent Rain Dish	Monster Water 1	44	48	65	50	64	43	314
31	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	—	—	Wartortle	Torrent Rain Dish	Monster Water 1	59	63	80	65	80	58	405
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Blastoise	Torrent Rain Dish	Monster Water 1	79	83	100	85	105	78	530
					—	—	—	—		Mega Blastoise	Mega Launcher	Monster Water 1	79	103	120	135	115	78	630
37	37	37	37	37	37	37	*	*	—	Slowbro	Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator	Monster Water 1	95	75	110	100	80	30	490
						37	*	*		Mega Slowbro	Shell Armor	Monster Water 1	95	75	180	130	80	30	590
									—	Galarian Slowbro	Quick Draw Own Tempo Regenerator	Monster Water 1	95	100	95	100	70	30	490
—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	Shellder	Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat	Water 3	30	65	100	45	25	40	305
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cloyster	Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat	Water 3	50	95	180	85	45	70	525
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	Omanyte	Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor	Water 1 Water 3	35	40	100	90	55	35	355
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Omastar	Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor	Water 1 Water 3	70	60	125	115	70	55	495
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	Shuckle	Sturdy Gluttony Contrary	Bug	20	10	230	10	230	5	505
			7	7	7	7	7		4	Torkoal	White Smoke Drought Shell Armor	Field	70	85	140	85	70	20	470
			5	5	5	5	5			Turtwig	Overgrow Shell Armor	Monster Grass	55	68	64	45	55	31	318
			—	—	—	—	—			Grotle	Overgrow Shell Armor	Monster Grass	75	89	85	55	65	36	405
			—	—	—	—	—			Torterra	Overgrow Shell Armor	Monster Grass	95	109	105	75	85	56	525
				7	7	7	7		4	Dwebble	Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor	Bug Mineral	50	65	85	35	35	55	325
				—	—	—	—		—	Crustle	Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor	Bug Mineral	70	105	125	65	75	45	485
				—	—	—	—		—	Tirtouga	Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim	Water 1 Water 3	54	78	103	53	45	22	355
				—	—	—	—		—	Carracosta	Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim	Water 1 Water 3	74	108	133	83	65	32	495
					7	7	7		4	Binacle	Tough Claws Sniper Pickpocket	Water 3	42	52	67	39	56	50	306
					7	7	7		—	Barbaracle	Tough Claws Sniper Pickpocket	Water 3	72	105	115	54	86	68	500
							—		5	Tapu Koko	Electric Surge Telepathy	Undiscovered	70	115	85	95	75	130	570
							—		5	Tapu Lele	Psychic Surge Telepathy	Undiscovered	70	85	75	130	115	95	570
							—		5	Tapu Bulu	Grassy Surge Telepathy	Undiscovered	70	130	115	85	95	75	570
							—		5	Tapu Fini	Misty Surge Telepathy	Undiscovered	70	75	115	95	130	85	570
									—	Applin	Ripen Gluttony Bulletproof	Grass Dragon	40	40	80	40	40	20	260
									—	Flapple	Ripen Gluttony Hustle	Grass Dragon	70	110	80	95	60	70	485
									—	Appletun	Ripen Gluttony Thick Fat	Grass Dragon	110	85	80	100	80	30	485
									—	Sinistea	Weak Armor Cursed Body	Mineral Amorphous	40	45	45	74	54	50	308
									—	Polteageist	Weak Armor Cursed Body	Mineral Amorphous	60	65	65	134	114	70	508

31 Pokémon