Wring Out (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Normal
Category	Special
Power	—
Accuracy	100
PP	5 (max. 8)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 4

Effects

Wring Out inflicts more damage when the opponent's HP is higher. At full HP its base power is 120 and it decreases in proportion - i.e. the power is:

120 × CurrentHP ÷ MaxHP

Wring Out is a Special-category counterpart move to Crush Grip. It is also similar to Water Spout and Eruption, based on the opponent rather than the user.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Wring Out turns into Breakneck Blitz and has base power 190.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Wring Out
Japanese	しぼりとる (Shiboritoru)
German	Auswringen
French	Essorage
Italian	Strizzata
Spanish	Estrujón
Korean	쥐어짜기
Chinese (Simplified)	绞紧
Chinese (Traditional)	絞緊

Game descriptions

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user powerfully wrings the foe. The more HP the foe has, the greater this attack’s power.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user powerfully wrings the target. The more HP the target has, the greater this attack’s power.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user powerfully wrings the target. The more HP the target has, the greater the move’s power.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user powerfully wrings the target. The more HP the target has, the greater the move’s power.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Scarlet/Violet	This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Wring Out at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.