Nuzzle (move)

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Nuzzle ほっぺすりすり Cheek Rub

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Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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.

Nuzzle can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if the move Charge was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Hex and Smelling Salts to give extra three appeal points if either of them is used in the next turn.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	23XY 29ORAS	29
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	1	1
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	1	1
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy	19	19
0587		Emolga		Field		Field	15	15
0702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy	20	20
0777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy		21
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		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0025		PikachuLv. 10		Field	Fairy	Pokémon Cafe Pikachu Yokohama Pikachu Satay King Pikachu Beginner Trainer Pikachu
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.

In the anime

Dedenne
The user electrifies its cheeks and nuzzles against the target, paralyzing them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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 蹭蹭臉頰 Cangcang Lihmgaap * 擦擦臉珠 Chaatchaat Lihmjyū * 擦擦臉頰 Chaatchaat Lihmgaap * 碰碰臉頰 Pungpung Lihmgaap * Mandarin 蹭蹭臉頰 / 蹭蹭脸颊 Cèngcèng Liǎnjiá * 碰碰臉頰 Pèngpèng Liǎnjiá * Dutch Knuffel French Frotte-Frimousse German Wangenrubbler Hebrew חיכוך Hikuch Italian Elettrococcola Korean 볼부비부비 Bolbubibubi Polish Mizianie Portuguese Brazil Chamego (anime, SM Promo-present) Fosso (XY-Generations) Portugal Mimos Spanish Moflete Estático

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