Heal Block (move)

Heal Block (Japanese: かいふくふうじ Restore Seal) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation IV.

Generation IV
Heal Block restricts the targets from healing in certain ways for five turns.

Affected Pokémon cannot use, , , or. If an affected Pokémon had already selected one of these moves to use before being affected by Heal Block, it is prevented from using the move (i.e. no is consumed). If a Pokémon cannot use any moves when selecting a move to use due to Heal Block (e.g., due to knowing no other moves that have PP, Choice Band, etc.), it will use. Restricted moves can still be called by (such as ), but they are prevented from being used.

Affected Pokémon can still use ; these moves will still inflict damage, but will not restore. is not affected by Heal Block.

Affected Pokémon can still use, , and. However, affected Pokémon cannot be healed by the effects of Wish (which cannot be used while affected by Heal Block) or these moves.

All Abilities and items which restore HP during battle will continue to work as normal.

Generation V
Heal Block can now be reflected with and.

Affected Pokémon also cannot use the move.

Affected Pokémon can no longer be healed by, Black Sludge, Leftovers, and Shell Bell.

Affected Pokémon will no longer consume held or Berry Juice. If an affected Pokémon consumes an HP-restoring Berry via, or , it will not have its HP restored.

Affected Pokémon with the Ability or  will take no damage from  moves, but will not be healed by them either.

Affected Pokémon with the Ability will take no damage from  moves, but will not be healed by them either.

Affected Pokémon with the Ability or  are prevented from healing during rain.

Affected Pokémon with the Ability are prevented from healing during, but are not damaged by it either.

Affected Pokémon with the ability will not be healed or damaged if they are.

Heal Block will not prevent Pokémon with the Ability from having their HP restored upon switching out.

Generation VI onward
Affected Pokémon also cannot use the move targeting an ally (but they can use it targeting an opponent) or the move.

Affected Pokémon cannot be healed by the moves or.

Affected Pokémon can no longer use, except. Leech Seed will inflict damage to the seeded Pokémon, but will not restore to a Pokémon affected by Heal Block.

Affected Pokémon can still use, but they cannot be healed by the effects of Grassy Terrain.

Affected Pokémon with the Ability will not be healed after eating a Berry.

Affected Pokémon can still restore HP using the Z-Power effects of status Z-Moves. Heal Block cannot prevent a Pokémon from using or being healed by any Z-Move, including moves like Z- and Z-.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Heal Block, the user's stat rises by two stages.

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Trivia

 * Heal Block displays animation when it ends in Pokémon Battle Revolution.

In other languages
Heilblockade Anticura Anti-Soin Anticura かいふくふうじ 回复封锁（招式）