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Barrier

Barrier
バリアー Barrier
Introduced: Generation I
Battle Data
Type:
Category:
Power:
Accuracy: -%
PP: 30, max: 48
Priority: 0
Contact: No
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Condition: Cool
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Can avoid being startled by others.
Super Contests (DPPt)
Condition: Cool
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Condition: Cool
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

Barrier is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games Description
GSC Sharply increases user's DEFENSE.
RSE Creates a barrier that sharply raises DEFENSE.
FRLG
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The user throws up a sturdy wall that sharply raises its Defense stat.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Effect

In Battle

Barrier raises the user's Defense by 2 stages.

Learnset

By Leveling Up

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
Alakazam psychic Human-like 1PE
Tentacool water/poison Water 3 33 36 36 26 29 29XY
28ORAS
31
Tentacruel water/poison Water 3 35 38 38 26 29 29XY
28ORAS
36
Cloyster water/ice Water 3 1PE
Hypno psychic Human-like 1PE
Mr. Mime psychic/fairy Human-like 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Porygon normal Mineral 18PE
Mewtwo psychic Undiscovered 63 11 11 8 1 64 77
Mew psychic Undiscoverd 40 40 40 44
Mime Jr. psychic/fairy Undiscovered 1 1 1 1
Magnezone electric/steel Mineral 1 1 1 1
Glaceon ice Field 78PtHGSS 78BW
29B2W2
29 29
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Breeding

Pokémon Type Egg Groups Father
VI VII VIII
Abra psychic
Shellder water
Drowzee psychic
Corsola water/rock
Elekid electric
Magby fire
Mudkip water
Lileep rockgrass
Clamperl water
Munna psychic
Elgyem psychic
Espurr psychic
Amaura rock/ice
Bergmite ice
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
* indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery

Main games

Main series