Bind

Effect

Traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns. Prevents the target from switching for four or five turns (seven turns if the user is holding Grip Claw). Causes damage to the target equal to 1/8 of its maximum HP (1/6 if the user is holding Binding Band), rounded down, at the end of each turn during effect. The target can still switch out if it is holding Shed Shell or uses Baton Pass, Flip Turn, Parting Shot, Shed Tail, Teleport, U-turn, or Volt Switch. The effect ends if either the user or the target leaves the field, or if the target uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Substitute successfully. This effect is not stackable or reset by using this or another binding move.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Properties

Makes contact

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (10 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (5 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Bind

75 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (75)Champions (5)S/V (10)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison				5–7
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison				5–7
Venusaur	Grass/Poison				5–7
Ekans	Poison				5–7
Arbok	Poison				5–7
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison				5–7
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison				5–7
Victreebel	Grass/Poison				5–7
Tentacool	Water/Poison				5–7
Tentacruel	Water/Poison				5–7
Onix	Rock/Ground				3–8
Lickitung	Normal				5–8
Tangela	Grass				3–8
Pinsir	Bug	✓			3–8
Gyarados	Water/Flying				8
Omanyte	Rock/Water				5–8
Omastar	Rock/Water				5–8
Dratini	Dragon				5–7
Dragonair	Dragon				5–7
Dragonite	Dragon/Flying				5–7
Mew	Psychic				5–7
Dunsparce	Normal				5–7
Steelix	Steel/Ground	✓			3–8
Shuckle	Bug/Rock				5–7
Octillery	Water				5–7
Seviper	Poison				5–7
Lileep	Rock/Grass				5–8
Cradily	Rock/Grass				5–8
Milotic	Water				5–7
Kecleon	Normal				3–7
Dusclops	Ghost		✓		3–9
Chimecho	Psychic				5–7
Huntail	Water				5–7
Gorebyss	Water				5–7
Rayquaza	Dragon/Flying				5–7
Deoxys	Psychic				5–7
Drifloon	Ghost/Flying				5–7
Drifblim	Ghost/Flying				5–7
Chingling	Psychic				5–7
Carnivine	Grass				4–7
Lickilicky	Normal				5–8
Tangrowth	Grass				3–8
Dusknoir	Ghost		✓		3–9
Snivy	Grass				5–7
Servine	Grass				5–7
Serperior	Grass				5–7
Throh	Fighting				5–8
Frillish	Water/Ghost				5–7
Jellicent	Water/Ghost				5–7
Klink	Steel				5–8
Klang	Steel				5–8
Klinklang	Steel				5–8
Eelektrik	Electric		✓		5–7, 9
Eelektross	Electric		✓		5–7, 9
Cryogonal	Ice		✓		5–9
Galarian Stunfisk	Ground/Steel	✓			8
Heatmor	Fire				5–8
Inkay	Dark/Psychic				6–7
Malamar	Dark/Psychic				6–7
Zygarde	Dragon/Ground				6–8
Zygarde-10%	Dragon/Ground				7–8
Incineroar	Fire/Dark				7
Stufful	Normal/Fighting				7
Bewear	Normal/Fighting				7–8
Comfey	Fairy		✓		7, 9
Nihilego	Rock/Poison				7
Xurkitree	Electric				7
Stakataka	Rock/Steel				7
Sobble	Water		✓		8–9
Drizzile	Water		✓		8–9
Inteleon	Water	✓	✓		8–9
Clobbopus	Fighting				8
Grapploct	Fighting	✓			8
Zarude	Dark/Grass		✓		8–9
Dudunsparce	Normal				5–7