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Wring Out

Wring Out is a Normal-type special move introduced in Generation 4. It has variable or fixed damage and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 31 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Normal

Category

Special

Power

—

Accuracy

100%

PP

5 (max 8)

Priority

0

Effect

More power the more HP the target has left. Power is equal to 120 × (target's current HP / target's maximum HP), rounded half down, but not less than 1.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Properties
Makes contact
Scarlet & Violet
Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Type matchups as a Normal attack

2× vs—

½× vsRockSteel

0× vsGhost

Pokémon that learn Wring Out

31 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
BellsproutGrass/Poison4–7
WeepinbellGrass/Poison4–7
VictreebelGrass/Poison4–7
TentacoolWater/Poison4–7
TentacruelWater/Poison4–7
LickitungNormal4–7
TangelaGrass4–7
JynxIce/Psychic4–7
OmanyteRock/Water4–7
OmastarRock/Water4–7
KabutoRock/Water4–7
KabutopsRock/Water4–7
ChikoritaGrass4–7
BayleefGrass4–7
MeganiumGrass4–7
OctilleryWater4–7
GulpinPoison4–7
SwalotPoison4–7
SeviperPoison4–7
LileepRock/Grass4–7
CradilyRock/Grass4–7
CarnivineGrass4–7
LickilickyNormal4–7
TangrowthGrass4–7
SnivyGrass5–7
ServineGrass5–7
SerperiorGrass5–7
FrillishWater/Ghost5–7
JellicentWater/Ghost5–7
GuzzlordDark/Dragon7
NecrozmaPsychic7

Wring Out FAQ

What does Wring Out do?

Wring Out is a Normal-type special move. Power is equal to 120 × (target's current HP / target's maximum HP), rounded half down, but not less than 1.

Which Pokémon can learn Wring Out?

31 Pokémon and forms can learn Wring Out in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Tentacool, Tentacruel and Lickitung.

Is Wring Out in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Wring Out in Pokémon Champions.

What is Wring Out super effective against?

As a Normal-type attack, Wring Out is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).

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.