Astonish (move)

Astonish おどろかす Astonish

The user attacks the foe while shouting in a startling fashion. It may also make the target flinch.

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  30 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

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

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Astonish on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Astonish on Eevee's Movedex

Astonish (Japanese: おどろかす Astonish) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Astonish inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch if the user attacks before the target.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 041 Zubat Poison Flying 11RSE 041 Zubat Poison Flying 6FRLG 042 Golbat Poison Flying -- 11RSE 042 Golbat Poison Flying -- 6FRLG 169 Crobat Poison Flying -- 11RSE 169 Crobat Poison Flying -- 6FRLG 190 Aipom Normal 13 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 9 200 Misdreavus Ghost 11 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 7 234 Stantler Normal 13RSE 234 Stantler Normal 11FRLG 270 Lotad Water Grass -- 271 Lombre Water Grass -- 272 Ludicolo Water Grass -- 293 Whismur Normal 11 294 Loudred Normal -- 11 295 Exploud Normal -- 11 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 13 303 Mawile Steel -- 320 Wailmer Water 23 321 Wailord Water 23 333 Swablu Normal Flying 8 334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 8 345 Lileep Rock Grass -- 346 Cradily Rock Grass -- 352 Kecleon Normal -- 355 Duskull Ghost 16 356 Dusclops Ghost 16 358 Chimecho Psychic 9 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 021 Spearow Normal Flying Zubat, Golbat, Crobat Murkrow Swablu, Altaria 092 Gastly Ghost Poison Misdreavus Duskull, Dusclops Chimecho 206 Dunsparce Normal Aipom Girafarig Stantler Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Mawile Wailmer, Wailord Kecleon 211 Qwilfish Water Poison Wailmer, Wailord 261 Poochyena Dark Aipom Girafarig Stantler Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Mawile Wailmer, Wailord Kecleon 353 Shuppet Ghost Misdreavus Duskull, Dusclops Chimecho Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 041 Zubat Poison Flying 9 042 Golbat Poison Flying -- 9 050 Diglett Ground 7 051 Dugtrio Ground 7 169 Crobat Poison Flying -- 9 190 Aipom Normal 8 198 Murkrow Dark Flying -- 200 Misdreavus Ghost 10 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 234 Stantler Normal 7 270 Lotad Water Grass -- 271 Lombre Water Grass -- 272 Ludicolo Water Grass -- 293 Whismur Normal 11 294 Loudred Normal -- 11 295 Exploud Normal -- 11 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 11 303 Mawile Steel -- 320 Wailmer Water 17 321 Wailord Water 17 333 Swablu Normal Flying 5 334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 5 345 Lileep Rock Grass -- 346 Cradily Rock Grass -- 352 Kecleon Normal -- 355 Duskull Ghost 14 356 Dusclops Ghost 14 358 Chimecho Psychic 9 424 Ambipom Normal -- 8 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 6 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying -- 6 429 Mismagius Ghost -- 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying -- 433 Chingling Psychic 9 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting -- 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting -- 477 Dusknoir Ghost 14 478 Froslass Ice Ghost --,10 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 021 Spearow Normal Flying Zubat, Golbat, Crobat Murkrow, Honchkrow Swablu, Altaria 050 Diglett Ground Diglett, Dugtrio Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Stantler Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Mawile Wailmer, Wailord Kecleon 092 Gastly Ghost Poison Misdreavus, Mismagius Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Chimecho Drifloon, Drifblim 206 Dunsparce Normal Diglett, Dugtrio Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Stantler Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Mawile Wailmer, Wailord Kecleon 211 Qwilfish Water Poison Wailmer, Wailord 261 Poochyena Dark Diglett, Dugtrio Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Stantler Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Mawile Wailmer, Wailord Kecleon 353 Shuppet Ghost Misdreavus, Mismagius Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Chimecho Drifloon, Drifblim 396 Starly Normal Flying Zubat, Golbat, Crobat Murkrow, Honchkrow Swablu, Altaria Spearow, Fearow 434 Stunky Poison Dark Diglett, Dugtrio Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Dunsparce Stantler Poochyena, Mightyena Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Mawile Wailmer, Wailord Kecleon Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

Chimecho	Being pulled	Effect
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Chimecho	Chimecho releases a sound wave that deeply scares the foe.
James's Chimecho	Date Expectations		Debut
Chingling	Chingling releases a sound wave that deeply scares the foe.
Francesca's Chingling	The Bells Are Singing!		Only told to use

In other languages

• French: Etonnement
• German: Erstauner
• Italian: Sgomento
• Spanish: Impresionar

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