Imprison

Imprison

ふういん Seal

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	10, max: 16
Affects:	Target
Secondary Effect:
Priority:
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Imprison is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	Prevents foes from using moves known by the user.
FRLG	Prevents foes from using any move that is also known by the user.
DPPtHGSS	If the foe knows any move also known by the user, the foe is prevented from using it.
BWB2W2	If the opponents know any move also known by the user, the opponents are prevented from using it.
XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV	If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.

Effect

In Battle

Imprison prevents the target Pokémon from using moves known by their trainer's Pokémon and the player's Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Vulpix	fire	Field	25	21	21BW 18B2W2	18XY 39ORAS	39SMUSUM	36	36
	Vulpix	ice	Field					39SMUSUM	36	36
	Ninetales	fire	Field				1	1SMUSUM	1	Rem.
	Ninetales	ice/fairy	Field					1SMUSUM	1	1
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered						70	70
	Stantler	normal	Field		43	49	49	49	49BDSP	49
	Ralts	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous	31	32	34	34XY 29ORAS	29
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous	33	36	39	39XY 33ORAS	33
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous	33	40	45	45XY 35ORAS	35
	Baltoy	ground/psychic	Mineral				43ORAS	43	21
	Claydol	ground/psychic	Mineral				52ORAS	52	21
	Bronzor	steel/psychic	Mineral		12	12BW 9B2W2	9	9	12	12
	Bronzong	steel/psychic	Mineral		1, 12	1, 12BW 1, 9B2W2	1, 9	1, 9	12	12
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous						1	1
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered		6	6	6	6	28	28
	Mesprit	psychic	Undiscovered		6	6	6	6	28	28
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered		6	6	6	6	28	28
	Munna	psychic	Field			13	13	13	12
	Musharna	psychic	Field						1
	Woobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying			19	19	19	20
	Swoobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying			19	19	19	20
	Zorua	dark	Field			53	53	53	36	36
	Zoroark	dark	Field			59	1, 59	1, 59	40	40
	Elgyem	psychic	Human-Like			25	25	25	6
	Beheeyem	psychic	Human-Like			25	25	25	1
	Litwick	ghost/fire	Amorphous			24	24	24	44	44
	Lampent	ghost/fire	Amorphous			24	24	24	46	46
	Chandelure	ghost/fire	Amorphous						1	1
	Reshiram	dragon/fire	Undiscovered			8, 64	8, 64	8, 64SM 8USUM	72	72
	Zekrom	dragon/electric	Undiscovered			8, 64	8, 64	8, 64SM 8USUM	72	72
	Landorus	ground/flying	Undiscovered			7	7	1	30	30
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered			8, 64	8, 64	8, 64SM 8USUM	64	64
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered			8, 64B2W2	8, 64	8, 64SM 8USUM	64	64
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered			8, 64B2W2	8, 64	8, 64SM 8USUM	64	64
	Meowstic	psychic	Field				45	45	44	44
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral				36	36	32	32
	Type: Null	normal	Undiscovered					15	1
	Silvally	normal	Undiscovered					1	1
	Wyrdeer	normal/psychic	Field							49
	Enamorus	fairy/flying	Undiscovered							30
	Iron Leaves	grass/psychic	Undiscovered							70
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Clefairy	fairy	Fairy						TM44	TM092
	Clefable	fairy	Fairy						TM44	TM092
	Vulpix	fire	Field						TM44	TM092
	Vulpix	ice	Field						TM44	TM092
	Ninetales	fire	Field						TM44	TM092
	Ninetales	ice/fairy	Field						TM44	TM092
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like						TM44
	Ponyta	psychic	Field						TM44
	Rapidash	psychic/fairy	Field						TM44
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM44	TM092
	Slowpoke	psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM44	TM092
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM44	TM092
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM44	TM092
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous							TM092
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous							TM092
	Muk	poison	Amorphous							TM092
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous							TM092
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous							TM092
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous							TM092
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Drowzee	psychic	Human-Like							TM092
	Hypno	psychic	Human-Like							TM092
	Exeggcute	grass/psychic	Grass							TM092
	Exeggutor	grass/psychic	Grass							TM092
	Exeggutor	grass/dragon	Grass							TM092
	Marowak	fire/ghost	Monster						TM44
	Articuno	psychic/flying	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Moltres	dark/flying	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered							TM092
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Hoothoot	normal/flying	Flying						TM44	TM092
	Noctowl	normal/flying	Flying						TM44	TM092
	Togetic	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy						TM44
	Natu	psychic/flying	Flying						TM44
	Xatu	psychic/flying	Flying						TM44
	Espeon	psychic	Field							TM092
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM44	TM092
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM44	TM092
	Misdreavus	ghost	Amorphous							TM092
	Girafarig	normal/psychic	Field							TM092
	Stantler	normal	Field							TM092
	Lugia	psychic/flying	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Ho-Oh	fire/flying	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Celebi	psychic/grass	Undiscovered						TM44
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass							TM092
	Ralts	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like						TM44	TM092
	Meditite	fighting/psychic	Human-Like							TM092
	Medicham	fighting/psychic	Human-Like							TM092
	Spoink	psychic	Field							TM092
	Grumpig	psychic	Field							TM092
	Baltoy	ground/psychic	Mineral						TM44
	Claydol	ground/psychic	Mineral						TM44
	Milotic	water	Water 1/Dragon						TM44	TM092
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous							TM092
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous							TM092
	Duskull	ghost	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Chimecho	psychic	Amorphous							TM092
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered							TM092
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered							TM092
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered							TM092
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered							TM092
	Drifloon	ghost/flying	Amorphous							TM092
	Drifblim	ghost/flying	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Mismagius	ghost	Amorphous							TM092
	Bronzor	steel/psychic	Mineral						TM44	TM092
	Bronzong	steel/psychic	Mineral						TM44	TM092
	Spiritomb	ghost/dark	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Togekiss	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy						TM44
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Froslass	ice/ghost	Fairy/Mineral						TM44	TM092
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Mesprit	psychic	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Arceus	normal	Undiscovered							TM092
	Munna	psychic	Field						TM44
	Musharna	psychic	Field						TM44
	Woobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying						TM44
	Swoobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying						TM44
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying	Flying						TM44
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM44
	Yamask	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM44
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM44
	Zorua	dark	Field						TM44	TM092
	Zorua	normal/ghost	Field							TM092
	Zoroark	dark	Field						TM44	TM092
	Zoroark	normal/ghost	Field							TM092
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like							TM092
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like							TM092
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like						TM44	TM092
	Solosis	psychic	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Duosion	psychic	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Vanillite	ice	Mineral						TM44
	Vanillish	ice	Mineral						TM44
	Vanilluxe	ice	Mineral						TM44
	Frillish	water/ghost	Amorphous						TM44
	Jellicent	water/ghost	Amorphous						TM44
	Elgyem	psychic	Human-Like						TM44
	Beheeyem	psychic	Human-Like						TM44
	Litwick	ghost/fire	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Lampent	ghost/fire	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Chandelure	ghost/fire	Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Golett	ground/ghost	Mineral						TM44	TM092
	Golurk	ground/ghost	Mineral						TM44	TM092
	Reshiram	dragon/fire	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Zekrom	dragon/electric	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Landorus	ground/flying	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Fennekin	fire	Field							TM092
	Braixen	fire	Field							TM092
	Delphox	fire/psychic	Field							TM092
	Meowstic	psychic	Field						TM44	TM092
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral						TM44	TM092
	Phantump	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Pumpkaboo	ghost/grass	Amorphous						TM44
	Gourgeist	ghost/grass	Amorphous						TM44
	Decidueye	grass/ghost	Flying						TM44	TM092
	Cutiefly	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TM44	TM092
	Ribombee	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TM44	TM092
	Oranguru	normal/psychic	Field						TM44	TM092
	Sandygast	ghost/ground	Amorphous							TM092
	Palossand	ghost/ground	Amorphous							TM092
	Type: Null	normal	Undiscovered						TM44
	Silvally	normal	Undiscovered						TM44
	Necrozma	psychic	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Necrozma	psychic/steel	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Necrozma	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Dottler	bug/psychic	Bug						TM44
	Orbeetle	bug/psychic	Bug						TM44
	Sinistea	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Polteageist	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Hatenna	psychic	Fairy						TM44	TM092
	Hattrem	psychic	Fairy						TM44	TM092
	Hatterene	psychic/fairy	Fairy						TM44	TM092
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like							TM092
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like							TM092
	Runerigus	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM44
	Alcremie	fairy	Fairy/Amorphous						TM44	TM092
	Frosmoth	ice/bug	Bug						TM44	TM092
	Stonjourner	rock	Mineral						TM44	TM092
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy						TM44	TM092
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy						TM44	TM092
	Zacian	fairy	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Zamazenta	fighting	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Calyrex	psychic/grass	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Calyrex	psychic/ice	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Calyrex	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						TM44	TM092
	Wyrdeer	normal/psychic	Field							TM092
	Enamorus	fairy/flying	Undiscovered							TM092
	Skeledirge	fire/ghost	Field							TM092
	Rabsca	bug/psychic	Bug							TM092
	Farigiraf	normal/psychic	Field							TM092
	Scream Tail	fairy/psychic	Undiscovered							TM092
	Flutter Mane	ghost/fairy	Undiscovered							TM092
	Iron Valiant	fairy/fighting	Undiscovered							TM092
	Iron Leaves	grass/psychic	Undiscovered							TM092
	Poltchageist	grass/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous							TM092
	Sinistcha	grass/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous							TM092
	Munkidori	poison/psychic	Undiscovered							TM092
	Pecharunt	poison/ghost	Undiscovered							TM092
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

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Imprison depicted in Generation VI

Imprison depicted in Generation VIII

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