Encore redirects here. For the bad status condition in the Mystery Dungeon series, seeStatus condition (Mystery Dungeon).

アンコールEncore

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5(max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not makecontact Affected byProtect Affected byMagic Coat andMagic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected byMirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TR30 inPokémon Sword and Shield TM122 inPokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2♥♥ Jam  0  Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  2♥♥ Jamming  0  Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Encore (Japanese:アンコールEncore) is a non-damagingNormal-typemove introduced inGeneration II. It wasTR30 inPokémon Sword and Shield, and isTM122 inPokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Effect

Encore temporarily prevents the target from using any move except the last used move.

In every generation, Encore fails if the last move the target used wasTransform,Mimic,Sketch,Mirror Move, Encore itself,Struggle, or a move that has noPP left. It also fails if the foe has not used a move yet.

If the Pokémon affected by Encore runs out ofPP for the affected move, the effects of Encore end immediately. If the move the Pokémon is locked into by Encore is currently blocked byDisable,Gravity,Heal Block,Imprison,Taunt,Throat Chop, orTorment, the Pokémon will be forced to useStruggle. In particular, a Pokémon under the effect of both Encore and Torment will be forced to useStruggle every two turns.

Encore can hit through asubstitute.

Encore cannot affect a Pokémon under the effect ofAroma Veil. Encore will fail if used against a Pokémon that has an activeShell Trap in waiting.

If a Pokémon is forced to useBeak Blast on a turn it chose another move, Beak Blast will fail.

Encore can be used successfully any turn after the opponent went to sleep usingRest as long as it doesn't use Sleep Talk or wake up; moreover, the duration of Encore also takes into account the turns that the target spends sleeping without doing anything. Encore also works if the opponent had used Rest while at maximum HP.

If the target hasTruant, Encore will still work, forcing it to be locked into the last used move.

Generation II

Encore lasts for 2 to 6 turns.

Encore fails if the last move the target used was amove that calls other moves (i.e.Sleep Talk andMetronome).

If a Pokémon is affected by Encore before it can use its move that turn, it will be forced to use the move that Encore has locked it into.

In Pokémon Stadium 2, ifRoar orWhirlwind are used and the Pokémon that was forcefully summoned uses Encore in the next turn, Encore fails; however if Roar or Whirlwind are used when there is only one opposing Pokémon and it uses Encore in the next turn, then Encore succeeds.

Generation III

Encore will no longer fail againstmoves that call other moves, aside fromMirror Move.

A Pokémon affected by Encore cannot select the targets of its moves. If the Pokémon chooses to use the move, if that move can target a foe, a random foe will be targeted.

If a Pokémon is affected by Encore before it uses its move that turn, and it is now locked into a move other than the one it selected, it will be forced to use the move that Encore has locked it into; even if the move it is forced to use has a differentpriority than the move it had selected, the Pokémon will still move with the priority of the move it had selected. If the move the Pokémon is forced to use is the same as it had selected, the move will execute on its designated target that turn; otherwise, if the move it is locked into is a move that can target a single opponent, it will target a random opponent. If a Pokémon is forced to useFocus Punch on a turn it chose another move, the charging message does not appear, but it will still lose its focus if it took damage from an attack that turn.

Generation IV

Encore lasts for 3 to 7 turns. Its description inDiamond and Pearl uses the turn count from the previous generation, which is incorrect.

If a Pokémon is forced to useAcupressure on a turn it chose another move, it will randomly target either itself or an ally when executed.

Generations V and VI

Encore now lasts exactly 3 turns. It can now be reflected byMagic Coat, but will then fail.

A Pokémon affected by Encore can now select the target of its moves.

If a Pokémon is forced to useFocus Punch on a turn it chose another move, the charging message does not appear and it can be executed regardless of whether the Pokémon took damage that turn. If a Pokémon is forced to useAcupressure on a turn it chose another move, it will always target the user, not an ally.

Encore can be used as a part of aContest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Counter,Destiny Bond,Grudge,King's Shield,Metal Burst,Mirror Coat andSpite) to give an extra three appeal points if any of them is used in the next turn.

Generation VII onwards

Encore once again fails if the target's last move was amove that calls other moves, and additionally fails if it wasDynamax Cannon or aZ-Move. A Pokémon affected by Encore can use a Z-Move even if it is locked into another move (including on the same turn it became affected by Encore).

If a Pokémon is forced to use a move at an increasedpriority due to selecting a priority move before being affected by an even faster Encore, Pokémon affected byPsychic Terrain,Queenly Majesty,Dazzling, orArmor Tail will block that move, even if the move that ends up being used does not normally have priority. Dark-type Pokémon will also block the move if the reason for the increased priority wasPrankster, no matter if the replacement move is a status move or not.

If powered up by aNormalium Z into Z-Encore, the user'sSpeed stat is raised by one stage.

Encore fails if it targets aDynamax Pokémon. Dynamax Pokémon that are affected by Encore (due to being inflicted with it before Dynamaxing) can use moves regardless of Encore. If a Pokémon's Dynamax recently ended, and Encore is then used against it before it can make another move, it will be forced to use the base move that powered up into its most recent Max Move.

Description

Learnset

Byleveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII		IX
											SMUSUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0026		Raichu		Field	Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−	−
0026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy						−	1	−		−
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	4	5	4	4	1	1	22	1	1	8
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	Rem.
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−	−
0057		Primeape		Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−	−	1		−	−
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	−	−	13	13	13	13	8		13	13
0087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field	−	−	13	13	13	13	1, 8		13	13
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	25RSE 26FRLG	11	11BW 18B2W2	18	18	26	1	1
0122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								1
0173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	4	4	4	4	4	4		16	16	16
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	25	21RSE 17FRLG	19	17	17	17		−	−
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	25	21RSE 17FRLG	19	17	17	17		−	−
0202		Wobbuffet		Amorphous		Amorphous	−	−	−	−	−	−		1	1
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	14	14	14DP 9PtHGSS	7BW 5B2W2	5	5		−	−
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field		7	7	7	7XY 6ORAS	6			6	6
0288		Vigoroth		Field		Field		1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 1, 6ORAS	1, 6			1, 6	1
0289		Slaking		Field		Field		1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 1, 6ORAS	1, 6			1, 6	1
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy		22	17	17	17XY 10ORAS	10			10	10
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy		22	17	17	17XY 10ORAS	10			10	10
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like		−	−	−	−	−			26	−
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like		25	25	25	25XY 26ORAS	26			26	26
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous		23	23	23	23XY 20ORAS	20			20	20
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous		23	23	23	23XY 20ORAS	20			20	20
0360		Wynaut		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1		1	1
0363		Spheal		Water 1	Field		7	7	7	7XY 9ORAS	9		33	33
0364		Sealeo		Water 1	Field		1, 7RSE 7FRLG	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 9ORAS	9		35	35
0365		Walrein		Water 1	Field		1, 7RSE 7FRLG	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 7ORAS	7		35	35
0439		Mime Jr.		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			11	11BW 18B2W2	18	18		8	8
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field				31	31	31				31
0502		Dewott		Field		Field				36	36	37				37
0503		Samurott		Field		Field				38	38	39				39
0503		Samurott Hisuian Form		Field		Field										39
0572		Minccino		Field		Field				15	15	15		24		24
0573		Cinccino		Field		Field				−	−	−		1		Rem.
0587		Emolga		Field		Field				38	38	38		35
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster					44	44		4
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster					46	46		1
0701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like					20	20		16		16
0728		Popplio		Water 1	Field						18		24		24
0729		Brionne		Water 1	Field						19		30		30
0730		Primarina		Water 1	Field						19		30		30
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon						1		1		1
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like								1
0876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy								5		5
0924		Tandemaus		Field	Fairy										22
0925		Maushold All forms		Field	Fairy										22
0963		Finizen		Field	Water 2										34
0964		Palafin		Field	Water 2										34
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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.

ByTM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						VIII	IX
						SwSh TR30	SV TM122
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
0026		Raichu		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
0026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔
0037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔	✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔
0038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔	✔
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	−	✔
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	−	✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0056		Mankey		Field		Field		✔
0057		Primeape		Field		Field		✔
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass		✔
0070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass		✔
0071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass		✔
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field		✔
0087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field		✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔
0097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	−	✔
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	−	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass		✔
0153		Bayleef		Monster	Grass		✔
0154		Meganium		Monster	Grass		✔
0172		Pichu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0174		Igglybuff		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	✔
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔
0182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass	−	✔
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔
0184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔
0186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		✔
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		✔
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		✔
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass		✔
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass		✔
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0202		Wobbuffet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy		✔
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy		✔
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field		✔
0232		Donphan		Field		Field		✔
0271		Lombre		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔
0272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔
0280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field		✔
0288		Vigoroth		Field		Field		✔
0289		Slaking		Field		Field		✔
0298		Azurill		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy		✔
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy		✔
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like		✔
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like		✔
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0325		Spoink		Field		Field		✔
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field		✔
0331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like		✔
0332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like		✔
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0360		Wynaut		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0363		Spheal		Water 1	Field	✔
0364		Sealeo		Water 1	Field	✔
0365		Walrein		Water 1	Field	✔
0385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like		✔
0391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like		✔
0392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like		✔
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy		✔
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like	✔
0428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like	✔
0439		Mime Jr.		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2		✔
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔
0480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0481		Mesprit		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0494		Victini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field		✔
0502		Dewott		Field		Field		✔
0503		Samurott		Field		Field		✔
0503		Samurott Hisuian Form		Field		Field		✔
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field	✔
0510		Liepard		Field		Field	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy	✔	✔
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy	✔	✔
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass		✔
0554		Darumaka		Field		Field	✔
0554		Darumaka Galarian Form		Field		Field	✔
0555		Darmanitan		Field		Field	✔
0555		Darmanitan Galarian Form		Field		Field	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon	−	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon	−	✔
0570		Zorua		Field		Field	−	✔
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field	✔	✔2.0.1+
0572		Minccino		Field		Field	✔	✔
0573		Cinccino		Field		Field	✔	✔
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0587		Emolga		Field		Field	✔
0588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug	✔
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug	✔
0613		Cubchoo		Field		Field	✔	✔
0614		Beartic		Field		Field	✔	✔
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug	✔
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug	✔
0653		Fennekin		Field		Field		✔
0654		Braixen		Field		Field		✔
0655		Delphox		Field		Field		✔
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster	✔
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster	✔
0701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like	✔	✔
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0728		Popplio		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0729		Brionne		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0730		Primarina		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying		✔
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
0764		Comfey		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0765		Oranguru		Field		Field	✔	✔
0777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy	✔
0801		Magearna All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0848		Toxel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0849		Toxtricity All forms		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0869		Alcremie All forms		Fairy	Amorphous	✔	✔
0876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0893		Zarude All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0898		Calyrex All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0909		Fuecoco		Field		Field		✔
0910		Crocalor		Field		Field		✔2.0.1+
0911		Skeledirge		Field		Field		✔
0912		Quaxly		Flying	Water 1		✔
0913		Quaxwell		Flying	Water 1		✔
0914		Quaquaval		Flying	Water 1		✔
0921		Pawmi		Field		Field		✔
0922		Pawmo		Field		Field		✔
0923		Pawmot		Field		Field		✔
0924		Tandemaus		Field	Fairy		✔
0925		Maushold All forms		Field	Fairy		✔
0930		Arboliva		Grass		Grass		✔
0944		Shroodle		Field		Field		✔
0945		Grafaiai		Field		Field		✔
0957		Tinkatink		Fairy		Fairy		✔
0958		Tinkatuff		Fairy		Fairy		✔
0959		Tinkaton		Fairy		Fairy		✔
0963		Finizen		Field	Water 2		✔
0964		Palafin		Field	Water 2		✔
0979		Annihilape		Field		Field		✔
0985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0991		Iron Bundle		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
1006		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
1017		Ogerpon All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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.

Bybreeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
											SMUSUM	BDSP	SV
0037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔		−
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	−	−	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	−	−	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	−	−	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0172		Pichu		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous		−	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like		−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like		−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0441		Chatot		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy				✔	✔	✔		−
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass				−	−	✔USUM		−
0554		Darumaka		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0613		Cubchoo		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔		−
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy						✔
0909		Fuecoco		Field		Field								✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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.