Nuzzle (move)

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Nuzzle
ほっぺすりすり Cheek Rub
XY Prerelease Dedenne Nuzzle.png
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Type  Electric
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  20
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  1
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

Nuzzle (Japanese: ほっぺすりすり Cheek Rub) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation VI. It can be seen as a damage-dealing version of Thunder Wave.

Effect

Nuzzle inflicts damage and paralyzes its target when it hits.

Description

Games Description
XYORAS The user attacks by nuzzling its electrified cheeks against the target. This also leaves the target with paralysis.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
025 Pikachu Pikachu Electric Electric 23
29
311 Plusle Plusle Electric Electric 1
312 Minun Minun Electric Electric 1
417 Pachirisu Pachirisu Electric Electric 19
587 Emolga Emolga Electric Flying 15
702 Dedenne Dedenne Electric Fairy 20
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0025 025 PikachuLv.10 Electric Pokémon Cafe Pikachu
Yokohama Pikachu
Satay King Pikachu
Beginner Trainer Pikachu
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

Clemont Dedenne Nuzzle.png
Dedenne


The user electrifies its cheeks and nuzzles against the target, paralyzing them.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Dedenne Dedenne rubs its cheeks repeatedly until they generate static electricity. It then nuzzles its cheeks against the target, shocking them and leaving them paralyzed.
Clemont's Dedenne A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship! Debut


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 擦擦臉頰 Chaatchaat Líhmgaap *
擦擦臉珠 Chaatchaat Líhmjyū *
Mandarin 蹭蹭臉頰 / 蹭蹭脸颊 Cèng Cèng Liǎnjiá *
碰碰臉頰 / 碰碰脸颊 Pèngpèng Liǎnjiá *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Knuffel
France Flag.png French Frotte-Frimousse
Germany Flag.png German Wangenrubbler
Israel Flag.png Hebrew חיכוך Hikuch
Italy Flag.png Italian Elettrococcola
South Korea Flag.png Korean 볼부비부비 Bolbubibubi
Poland Flag.png Polish Mizianie
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Chamego (anime)
Fosso (TCG)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Mimos
Spain Flag.png Spanish Moflete Estático


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