Normal · Status move · Gen 1
Disable
Disable is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It has 100% accuracy and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 112 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
For 4 turns, disables the target's last move used. For 4 turns, the target's last move used becomes disabled. Fails if one of the target's moves is already disabled, if the target has not made a move, if the target no longer knows the move, or if the move was a Max or G-Max Move.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (78 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (31 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Disable
112 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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ice/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Bug/Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 6–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 |
Disable FAQ
What does Disable do?
Disable is a Normal-type status move. For 4 turns, the target's last move used becomes disabled. Fails if one of the target's moves is already disabled, if the target has not made a move, if the target no longer knows the move, or if the move was a Max or G-Max Move.
Which Pokémon can learn Disable?
112 Pokémon and forms can learn Disable in at least one game: 78 in Scarlet & Violet, 31 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Ekans, Arbok, Nidoran-F, Nidorina, Nidoqueen and Nidoran-M.
Is Disable in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 31 Pokémon can use Disable in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.