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==Effect==
==Effect==
===In battle===
===In battle===
Intimidate lowers the opponent's {{stat|Attack}} stat by one stage upon entering the battle. It is triggered both when a battle begins and when a Pokémon with Intimidate switches into battle.  It affects all opponents in [[Double Battle]]s but will only affect adjacent opponents in [[Triple Battle]]s.
====Generation III====
When a Pokémon with Intimidate enters the battle, it lowers the {{stat|Attack}} stat of all adjacent opponents by one stage


In Generations [[Generation III|III]] and [[Generation IV|IV]], Intimidate's activation message reads: "[Pokémon]'s Intimidate cuts [opponent]'s attack!". In [[Generation V]], the message changed to "[opponent]'s Attack fell!".
In Generations {{gen|III}} and {{gen|IV}}, Intimidate's activation message reads, "<Pokémon>'s Intimidate cuts <opponent>'s attack!" In [[Generation V]], the message changed to "<Opponent>'s Attack fell!"


Intimidate has no effect on Pokémon who are immune to Attack stat reductions, such as Pokémon with {{a|Clear Body}}, {{a|Hyper Cutter}}, or {{a|White Smoke}}. This Ability will not affect a target with a {{m|substitute}}.
Intimidate has no effect on Pokémon who are immune to Attack stat reductions, such as Pokémon with {{a|Clear Body}}, {{a|Hyper Cutter}}, or {{a|White Smoke}}. This Ability will not affect a target with a {{m|substitute}}.


In {{pkmn|Mystery Dungeon}}, Pokémon attacking a Pokémon with this Ability with a physical attack will have a 20% attack penalty.
====Generation IV onward====
Intimidate now also activates when a Pokémon gains the Ability, such as via {{m|Skill Swap}} or [[Mega Evolution]].
 
In a [[Triple Battle]], Intimidate does not affect non-adjacent Pokémon.
 
Intimidate does not affect Pokémon with the {{a|Full Metal Body}} Ability.


===Outside of battle===
===Outside of battle===
From {{game|Emerald}} onwards, if a Pokémon with Intimidate is leading the party, Intimidate decreases the chance of encountering a lower-level wild Pokémon by 50%. It shares this effect with {{a|Keen Eye}}.
From {{game|Emerald}} onwards, if a Pokémon with Intimidate is leading the party, there is a 50% chance that a Pokémon that would be encountered will not appear if its level would be 5 levels or more below the leading Pokémon's. It shares this effect with {{a|Keen Eye}}.
 
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
In the {{pkmn|Mystery Dungeon series}}, Pokémon attacking a Pokémon with this Ability with a physical attack will have a 20% attack penalty.


==Pokémon with Intimidate==
==Pokémon with Intimidate==
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{{Ability/entry|262|Mightyena|Dark|Dark|Intimidate|Quick Feet|Moxie}}
{{Ability/entry|262|Mightyena|Dark|Dark|Intimidate|Quick Feet|Moxie}}
{{Ability/entry|284|Masquerain|Bug|Flying|Intimidate|None|Unnerve}}
{{Ability/entry|284|Masquerain|Bug|Flying|Intimidate|None|Unnerve}}
{{Ability/entry|303|Mawile|Steel|Fairy|Hyper Cutter|Intimidate|Sheer Force}}
{{Ability/entry|310M|Manectric|Electric|Electric|Intimidate|None|None|Mega Manectric}}
{{Ability/entry|310M|Manectric|Electric|Electric|Intimidate|None|None|Mega Manectric}}
{{Ability/entry|303|Mawile|Steel|Fairy|Hyper Cutter|Intimidate|Sheer Force}}
{{Ability/entry|373|Salamence|Dragon|Flying|Intimidate|None|Moxie}}
{{Ability/entry|373|Salamence|Dragon|Flying|Intimidate|None|Moxie}}
{{Ability/entry|397|Staravia|Normal|Flying|Intimidate|None|Reckless}}
{{Ability/entry|397|Staravia|Normal|Flying|Intimidate|None|Reckless}}
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{{Ability/entry|559|Scraggy|Dark|Fighting|Shed Skin|Moxie|Intimidate}}
{{Ability/entry|559|Scraggy|Dark|Fighting|Shed Skin|Moxie|Intimidate}}
{{Ability/entry|560|Scrafty|Dark|Fighting|Shed Skin|Moxie|Intimidate}}
{{Ability/entry|560|Scrafty|Dark|Fighting|Shed Skin|Moxie|Intimidate}}
{{Ability/entry|645T|Landorus|Ground|Flying|Intimidate|None|None}}
{{Ability/entry|645T|Landorus|Ground|Flying|Intimidate|None|None|Therian Forme}}
{{Ability/foot|attack}}
{{Ability/foot|attack}}


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{{movemanga|type=attack|exp=yes|gen=When the user is sent out in battle, it reduces the opponent's attack strength.|image1=Gyara Intimidate.png|image1p=Gyarados}}
{{movemanga|type=attack|exp=yes|gen=When the user is sent out in battle, it reduces the opponent's attack strength.|image1=Gyara Intimidate.png|image1p=Gyarados}}
{{movep|type=attack|ms=130|pkmn=Gyarados|method=When Gyarados is sent out, the opponent's attack strength is lowered automatically.}}
{{movep|type=attack|ms=130|pkmn=Gyarados|method=When Gyarados is sent out, the opponent's attack strength is lowered automatically.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=attack|user=Gyara|user1=Red's Gyara|startcode=PS273|startname=The Battle Path|notes=Debut}}
{{movebtmManga|type=attack|user=Gyara|user1=Red's Gyara|startcode=PS273|startname=Red and Blue Make Purple Opponents|notes=Debut}}
 
* In ''[[PS306|Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming]]'', the {{pkmn2|rental}} {{p|Mawile}} that {{FB|Factory Head|Noland}} used during his {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Factory}} match against {{adv|Emerald}} was revealed to have Intimidate as its Ability by Emerald's [[Pokédex]].
* In {{FB|Pokémon Adventures|volume 40}}, {{adv|Pearl}}'s [[Rayler]] was revealed to have Intimidate as its Ability.
* In [[PAORAS03|Omega Alpha Adventure 3]], [[Zinnia]]'s {{p|Salamence}} was mentioned to have Intimidate as its Ability, but it wasn't shown activating the Ability.


===In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga===
===In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga===
{{movemanga|type=attack|exp=yes|gen=The opponent's attack is lower when the user is sent out.|image1=Hareta Luxio Intimidate.png|image1p=Luxio}}
{{movemanga|type=attack|exp=yes|gen=The opponent's attack is lower when the user is sent out.|image1=Hareta Luxio Intimidate.png|image1p=Luxio}}
{{movep|type=attack|ms=404|pkmn=Luxio|method=Luxio makes a face that decreases the opponent's attack.}}
{{movep|type=attack|ms=404|pkmn=Luxio|method=Luxio makes an intimidating face that decreases the opponent's attack.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=attack|user=Hareta|user1=Hareta's Luxio|startcode=DPA14|startname=A Novel Test!!|notes=Debut}}
{{movebtmManga|type=attack|user=Hareta|user1=Hareta's Luxio|startcode=DPA14|startname=A Novel Test!!|notes=Debut}}
==Trivia==
* Prior to becoming an Ability, Intimidate [[Stantler (Neo Revelation 38)|appeared]] as a TCG {{TCG|Attack}}.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{attack color}}|bordercolor={{attack color dark}}
{{Langtable|color={{attack color}}|bordercolor={{attack color dark}}
|zh_cmn=威嚇 ''Wēi​hè​''
|zh_cmn=威嚇 / 威吓 ''{{tt|Wēi​hè|Intimidate}}​''
|zh_yue=威嚇 ''{{tt|Wāihaak|Intimidate}}''
|de=Bedroher
|de=Bedroher
|it=Prepotenza
|it=Prepotenza
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|es=Intimidación
|es=Intimidación
|fr=Intimidation
|fr=Intimidation
|ko=위협 ''Wihyeop''
|ko=위협 ''{{tt|Wihyeop|Intimidate}}''
}}
}}
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[[de:Bedroher]]
[[de:Bedroher]]
[[es:Intimidación]]
[[pt:Intimidate]]
[[fr:Intimidation (talent)]]
[[fr:Intimidation (talent)]]
[[it:Prepotenza (abilità)]]
[[it:Prepotenza (abilità)]]

Revision as of 00:47, 7 September 2016

Intimidate いかく
Intimidation
Flavor text
Generation III
Lowers the foe’s Attack.
Generation IV
Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.
Generation V
Lowers the foe's Attack stat.
Generation VI
Lowers the opposing Pokémon's Attack stat.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Intimidate (Japanese: いかく Intimidation) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-nine Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Generation III

When a Pokémon with Intimidate enters the battle, it lowers the Attack stat of all adjacent opponents by one stage

In Generations III and IV, Intimidate's activation message reads, "<Pokémon>'s Intimidate cuts <opponent>'s attack!" In Generation V, the message changed to "<Opponent>'s Attack fell!"

Intimidate has no effect on Pokémon who are immune to Attack stat reductions, such as Pokémon with Clear Body, Hyper Cutter, or White Smoke. This Ability will not affect a target with a substitute.

Generation IV onward

Intimidate now also activates when a Pokémon gains the Ability, such as via Skill Swap or Mega Evolution.

In a Triple Battle, Intimidate does not affect non-adjacent Pokémon.

Intimidate does not affect Pokémon with the Full Metal Body Ability.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Intimidate is leading the party, there is a 50% chance that a Pokémon that would be encountered will not appear if its level would be 5 levels or more below the leading Pokémon's. It shares this effect with Keen Eye.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In the Mystery Dungeon series, Pokémon attacking a Pokémon with this Ability with a physical attack will have a 20% attack penalty.

Pokémon with Intimidate

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison Poison Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison Poison Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve
0058 Growlithe Growlithe
Fire Fire Intimidate Flash Fire Justified
0059 Arcanine Arcanine
Fire Fire Intimidate Flash Fire Justified
0128 Tauros Tauros
Normal Normal Intimidate Anger Point Sheer Force
0130 Gyarados Gyarados
Water Flying Intimidate None Moxie
0209 Snubbull Snubbull
Fairy Fairy Intimidate Run Away Rattled
0210 Granbull Granbull
Fairy Fairy Intimidate Quick Feet Rattled
0211 Qwilfish Qwilfish
Water Poison Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate
0234 Stantler Stantler
Normal Normal Intimidate Frisk Sap Sipper
0237 Hitmontop Hitmontop
Fighting Fighting Intimidate Technician Steadfast
0262 Mightyena Mightyena
Dark Dark Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie
0284 Masquerain Masquerain
Bug Flying Intimidate None Unnerve
0303 Mawile Mawile
Steel Fairy Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force
310M Manectric Manectric
Electric Electric Intimidate None None
0373 Salamence Salamence
Dragon Flying Intimidate None Moxie
0397 Staravia Staravia
Normal Flying Intimidate None Reckless
0398 Staraptor Staraptor
Normal Flying Intimidate None Reckless
0403 Shinx Shinx
Electric Electric Rivalry Intimidate Guts
0404 Luxio Luxio
Electric Electric Rivalry Intimidate Guts
0405 Luxray Luxray
Electric Electric Rivalry Intimidate Guts
0507 Herdier Herdier
Normal Normal Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy
0508 Stoutland Stoutland
Normal Normal Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy
0551 Sandile Sandile
Ground Dark Intimidate Moxie Anger Point
0552 Krokorok Krokorok
Ground Dark Intimidate Moxie Anger Point
0553 Krookodile Krookodile
Ground Dark Intimidate Moxie Anger Point
0559 Scraggy Scraggy
Dark Fighting Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate
0560 Scrafty Scrafty
Dark Fighting Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate
645T Landorus Landorus
Ground Flying Intimidate None None
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 威嚇 Wāihaak
Mandarin 威嚇 / 威吓 Wēi​hè
France Flag.png French Intimidation
Germany Flag.png German Bedroher
Italy Flag.png Italian Prepotenza
South Korea Flag.png Korean 위협 Wihyeop
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Intimidar
Spain Flag.png Spanish Intimidación


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