Withdraw Move Detail
Withdraw is a Water-type status move with no power and perfect accuracy. It does not deal damage but raises the user's Defense stat by one stage. Withdraw is often used to increase the longevity of Water-type Pokémon in battles by reducing the damage taken from physical attacks. It is a basic yet strategic move, commonly found in the early stages of the game and on many defensive Water-type Pokémon like Squirtle and Turtwig. The move's name and effect evoke the idea of retreating into a protective shell, which is fitting given its function in battles.
Details
- Power: None
- Accuracy: None%
- PP: 40
- Priority: 0
- Damage Class: Status
- Generation: Generation-I
Effect
- Raises the user's Defense by one stage.
Category
Flavor Texts
- gold-silver: Heightens the user's DEFENSE.
- crystal: Heightens the user's DEFENSE.
- ruby-sapphire: Withdraws the body into its hard shell to raise DEFENSE.
- emerald: Withdraws the body into its hard shell to raise DEFENSE.
- firered-leafgreen: The user withdraws its body in its hard shell, raising its DEFENSE stat.
- diamond-pearl: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- platinum: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- heartgold-soulsilver: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- black-white: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- black-2-white-2: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- x-y: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- sun-moon: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
- sword-shield: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
Withdraw Pokémon
Squirtle
7 - Water
Wartortle
8 - Water
Blastoise
9 - Water
Slowbro
80 - Water, Psychic
Shellder
90 - Water
Cloyster
91 - Water, Ice
Omanyte
138 - Rock, Water
Omastar
139 - Rock, Water
Shuckle
213 - Bug, Rock
Torkoal
324 - Fire
Turtwig
387 - Grass
Grotle
388 - Grass
Torterra
389 - Grass, Ground
Dwebble
557 - Bug, Rock
Crustle
558 - Bug, Rock
Tirtouga
564 - Water, Rock
Carracosta
565 - Water, Rock
Binacle
688 - Rock, Water
Barbaracle
689 - Rock, Water
Tapu-Koko
785 - Electric, Fairy
Tapu-Lele
786 - Psychic, Fairy
Tapu-Bulu
787 - Grass, Fairy
Tapu-Fini
788 - Water, Fairy
Applin
840 - Grass, Dragon
Flapple
841 - Grass, Dragon
Appletun
842 - Grass, Dragon
Sinistea
854 - Ghost
Polteageist
855 - Ghost
Dipplin
1011 - Grass, Dragon
Poltchageist
1012 - Grass, Ghost
Sinistcha
1013 - Grass, Ghost
Hydrapple
1019 - Grass, Dragon
Terapagos
1024 - Normal
Pecharunt
1025 - Poison, Ghost
Blastoise-Mega
10036 - Water
Slowbro-Mega
10071 - Water, Psychic
Slowbro-Galar
10165 - Poison, Psychic
Terapagos-Terastal
10276 - Normal
Terapagos-Stellar
10277 - Normal