Astonish おどろかす
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%
Introduced	Generation III
Availability
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock
Has a 30% chance of making the foe flinch.
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 is a Ghost-type move introduced in Generation III that deals very little damage.

In the anime

James's Chimecho using Astonish

Pokémon

Chimecho: Chimecho scares the foe out of its wits.

• Used by James's Chimecho from ??? to ???.

Learnset

Generation III

Generation IV

Triva

• Astonish may be based on the concept of kiai

In other languages

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

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.