Obstruct

Obstruct is a Dark-type Charge move in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 20 damage and it costs 33 energy. In GO Battle League, Obstruct deals 15 damage and costs 40 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Obstruct effectiveness against other Pokémon types


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6

Obstruct Adventure Effects

Obstruct has no Adventure Effects.

Obstruct in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Dark
Power	20
Energy	33
Animation Duration	1.7s
Damage Window	0.5s - 1.6s
DPS	11.76 Damage per second
DPE	0.61 Damage per Energy

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	DPS
Dark Pulse	80	50	3.0s	26.67
Night Slash	50	33	2.2s	22.73
Crunch	70	33	3.2s	21.88
Foul Play	70	50	2.0s	35.00
Payback	100	100	2.2s	45.45
Brutal Swing	65	33	1.9s	34.21
Obstruct	20	33	1.7s	11.76
Darkest Lariat	80	50	2.0s	40.00

Obstruct in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Dark
Power	15
Energy	40
Duration	6 Turns
DPS	0.38 Damage per second
DPE	0.38 Damage per Energy
Tags	Spam / BaitBoost

Special effects

Special

Obstruct has a 100.0% chance to:

Increase User's Defense by 25.0%
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPE	PWR	ENG
Dark Pulse General Special Dark Pulse has a 0% chance to:	1.60	80	50
Night Slash Spam / Bait Special Night Slash has a 0% chance to:	1.43	50	35
Crunch Spam / Bait Special Crunch has a 0% chance to:	1.56	70	45
Foul Play General Special Foul Play has a 0% chance to:	1.56	70	45
Payback Nuke Special Payback has a 0% chance to:	1.83	110	60
Brutal Swing Spam / Bait Special Brutal Swing has a 0% chance to:	1.63	65	40
Obstruct Spam / Bait Special Obstruct has a 0% chance to:	0.38	15	40
Darkest Lariat General Special Darkest Lariat has a 0% chance to:	2.00	120	60

Strongest Pokémon with Obstruct

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