Wrap

[squirtleking]

Who else got fed up with the Wrap attack in the original games? You come across a Bellsprout (usually a speedy one), it uses Wrap and hurts you for up to 5 turns, during which you pretty much can't do anything. When you're finally freed, because it's so quick, it just uses Wrap again! This was a battle - winning move in the early stages of the game, but sucked when you were on the receiving end!

 

[~Bent~]

It's worse when it uses Stun Spore first.

But hey, just switch to Gengar or something.

 

[Missingno.Fan]

I hated Wrap in the old games

 

[rescue_team_rocket]

Me too. You can't do a thing, unless you've got Gastly/Haunter/Gengar in front.

 

[PkmnTrainerJ]

Wrap was quite a ******* back then. Glad it was changed later.

 

[Bulbatordile]

Wrap = hate in the original games.
And similar attacks (Fire Spin and Clamp) as well.
But wrap was the most common. So annoying.

 

[LyraDestiny]

I agree. It was annoying, although I loved my Dratini being able to kill Pokemon 10+ levels higher than it because it was fast and used wrap

 

[Moonlight.]

Didn't bother me. The enemy rarely has a faster Pokemon than me in-game.

 

[Psychic]

Wrap drove me insane in the original games, although lucky most of my Pokémon were faster than the wild ones, and few Trainer-owned Pokémon knew it in R/B/Y.

But in Pokémon Stadium, IT WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME WANT TO THROW THE CONSOLE OUT THE WINDOW. I've gotten to the end of the Pika Cup with only like, a Tentacruel to beat, and it would first poison me, then use that stupid Wrap attack! Ugh, it was just BEYOND cheap because 'Cruel was also so god-damned fast, and whenever I battled it my Pokémons' attacks never seemed to hit.


Talk about a frustrating attack. >>

~Psychic

 

[Chibi Pika]

But in Pokémon Stadium, IT WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME WANT TO THROW THE CONSOLE OUT THE WINDOW. I've gotten to the end of the Pika Cup with only like, a Tentacruel to beat, and it would first poison me, then use that stupid Wrap attack! Ugh, it was just BEYOND cheap because 'Cruel was also so god-damned fast, and whenever I battled it my Pokémons' attacks never seemed to hit.

I died to it in Stadiium as well. I think it was Lance, though. I had two Pokemon left, (one frozen), and Dragonair killed my full health Pokemon, forcing me to use my frozen Pikachu. Argh! ><

~Chibi~;249;;448;

 

[Nicku]

Wrap in the old game is evil!! I just hate it..

 

[bullets19]

Yeah but especialy in Pokemon Stadium it used to get me really angry.

 

[mew151]

Ah yes. The "lock" attack. God, close to 85% accuracy, enough for this technique to hit its target, it's a big pain in the neck since RGBY. Don't know why they never thought of adding Rapid Spin or any other lock-destroying attacks for the 1st generation games. The other wrap-like attacks doesn't have much decent accuracy, except maybe Bind and Clamp with 75, but Wrap. Gosh, I hated that attack.

 

[hawaiian ale]

i hated wrap was such a pian in the but for me i hate that move in r/b/y

 

[Hunter_RuLe]

Wrap could be really anoying, you just had to wait and wait and wait. Together with Toxic Wrap could also be a decent strategy though.

 

[Mastertrainer]

wrap...an lv 12 has killed my charizard lv 68

 

[GeorgeCollins]

Wow. . . . You guys never figured out that you were able to switch out?

 

[Egg*]

I hate wrap. I like rap though

 

[Darkloid_Blues]

You know...if you switch out directly after they use Wrap you get a free swap without them hitting you. In both Stadium and RBY.

As soon as I figured that out I was like, 'yeah, go ahead and use wrap. I wanted to swap out anyway and now you're letting me do it free.'

 

[LucarioSandslash]

the warp of the first pokemon is freaky grossing