Astonish (move)

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

Contents

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 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

In other languages

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


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