Water · Status move · Gen 1
Withdraw
Withdraw is a Water-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It never misses and has 40 PP (64 with PP Max). 35 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Water
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
40 (max 64)
Priority
0
Effect
Raises the user's Defense by 1. Raises the user's Defense by 1 stage.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (22 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Withdraw
35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Squirtle | Water | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Wartortle | Water | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Blastoise | Water | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Slowbro | Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Galarian Slowbro | Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Shellder | Water | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Cloyster | Water/Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Omanyte | Rock/Water | 3–8 | |||
 Omastar | Rock/Water | 3–8 | |||
 Shuckle | Bug/Rock | 3–8 | |||
 Torkoal | Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Turtwig | Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Grotle | Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Torterra | Grass/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Dwebble | Bug/Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Crustle | Bug/Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Tirtouga | Water/Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Carracosta | Water/Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Binacle | Rock/Water | 6–8 | |||
 Barbaracle | Rock/Water | 6–8 | |||
 Tapu Koko | Electric/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Tapu Lele | Psychic/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Tapu Bulu | Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Tapu Fini | Water/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Applin | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Flapple | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Appletun | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Sinistea | Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Polteageist | Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Dipplin | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Poltchageist | Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Sinistcha | Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Hydrapple | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Terapagos | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Pecharunt | Poison/Ghost | ✓ | 9 |
Withdraw FAQ
What does Withdraw do?
Withdraw is a Water-type status move. Raises the user's Defense by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Withdraw?
35 Pokémon and forms can learn Withdraw in at least one game: 22 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Slowbro, Galarian Slowbro and Shellder.
Is Withdraw in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Withdraw in Pokémon Champions.
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.