Bind

Prevents the target from fleeing and deals damage for 2-5 turns.

Bind deals damage on the first turn then traps the target (preventing them from switching out or fleeing), causing them to lose ⅛ of their maximum HP after each turn, for 4-5 turns.
If the user holds a Grip Claw, the after-effects last for 7 turns.
If a Binding Band is held, the damage is ⅙ of the target's maximum {HP;STAT;HP}.

• In Gen 1 the target can not attack while under its effect.
• In Gen 1-4 Bind has 75% accuracy and the after-effects last for 2-5 turns. Holding {Grip Claw;ITEM;grip-claw} extends this to 5 turns.
  The following table shows the likelihood of 2-5 turns:

  Amount	Chance
  2	37.5%
  3	37.5%
  4	12.5%
  5	12.5%

• In Generations 2-5, the target loses only ¹⁄₁₆ of their maximum {HP;STAT;HP} after each turn, or ⅛ while holding a {Binding Band;ITEM;binding-band}.
• In Gen 5 the {accuracy;STAT;ACCURACY} was changed from 75% to 85%