Assurance (move)

Assurance ダメおし Make Sure

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Points double if last to appeal.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earns double the score on the final performance.

Assurance on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Assurance on Eevee's Movedex

Assurance (Japanese: ダメおし Make Sure) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Assurance inflicts damage and will deal double damage if the target has already received damage on the turn it is used.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	34				34
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	25				25
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	29				29
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	29				29
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	35				35
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	41				41
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	49				49
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	25				25
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	25				25
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	15				15
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	15				15
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	43				43
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	25				25
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	28				28
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	31				31
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark	29				29
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark	32				32
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	26				26
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	26				26
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	24				24
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	24				24
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	--				--
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	no				31
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting	no				36
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting	no				36
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	no				28
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark	no				31
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying	no				12
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying	no				--, 12
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark	no				16
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark	no				16
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark	no				16
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon	no				7
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon	no				--, 7
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon	no				--, 7
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	no				33
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel	no				33
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	no
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	no
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison
359		Absol	Dark		Dark
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal	no
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice	no
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 431 Glameow Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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 manga

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure

	Cranidos
The user tackles the opponent with its head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Cranidos	Cranidos tackles the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 再三囑咐‎ Zàisān Zhǔfù French Assurance German Gewissheit Greek Διασφάλιση Italian Garanzia Korean 승부굳히기 Seungbu Gutigi Serbian Uverenje Spanish Buena Baza

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