Charm (move)

Charm あまえる Spoiled Pout

The user charmingly stares at the foe, making it less wary. The target's Attack is sharply lowered.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect 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 II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Charm on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Charm on Eevee's Movedex

Charm (Japanese: あまえる Spoiled Pout) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Charm lowers the Attack stat of the target by two stages.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 172 Pichu Electric -- 173 Cleffa Normal -- 174 Igglybuff Normal -- 175 Togepi Normal -- 176 Togetic Normal Flying -- 209 Snubbull Normal -- 210 Granbull Normal -- 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 029 Nidoran♀ Poison Snubbull, Granbull 052 Meowth Normal Snubbull, Granbull 077 Ponyta Fire Snubbull, Granbull 133 Eevee Normal Snubbull, Granbull 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 172 Pichu Electric -- 173 Cleffa Normal -- 174 Igglybuff Normal -- 175 Togepi Normal -- 176 Togetic Normal Flying -- 209 Snubbull Normal -- 210 Granbull Normal -- 298 Azurill Normal 3 300 Skitty Normal 25 312 Minun Electric 28 314 Illumise Bug 9 360 Wynaut Psychic -- 370 Luvdisc Water 4 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 50 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 001 Bulbasaur* Grass Poison Shroomish, Breloom 029 Nidoran♀ Poison Snubbull, Granbull Skitty 043 Oddish* Grass Poison Shroomish, Breloom 052 Meowth Normal Snubbull, Granbull Skitty 077 Ponyta Fire Snubbull, Granbull Skitty 133 Eevee Normal Snubbull, Granbull Skitty 143 Snorlax* Normal Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur 263 Zigzagoon Normal Snubbull, Granbull Skitty 285 Shroomish Grass Snubbull, Granbull Skitty Minun 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.

By purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 037 Vulpix Fire XD 051 Dugtrio Ground XD 055 Golduck Water XD 058 Growlithe Fire XD 220 Swinub Ice Ground XD 228 Houndour Dark Fire XD 322 Numel Fire Ground XD 363 Spheal Ice Water XD Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 172 Pichu Electric -- 173 Cleffa Normal -- 174 Igglybuff Normal -- 175 Togepi Normal -- 176 Togetic Normal Flying -- 209 Snubbull Normal -- 210 Granbull Normal -- 216 Teddiursa Normal 36 231 Phanpy Ground 33 280 Ralts Psychic 39 281 Kirlia Psychic 45 298 Azurill Normal 2 300 Skitty Normal 22DP 300 Skitty Normal 25PtHGSS 312 Minun Electric 21 314 Illumise Bug 9 360 Wynaut Psychic -- 370 Luvdisc Water 4 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 55 417 Pachirisu Electric 9 427 Buneary Normal 43 428 Lopunny Normal 43 431 Glameow Normal 25 432 Purugly Normal 25 440 Happiny Normal -- 481 Mesprit Psychic 46 489 Phione Water 9 490 Manaphy Water 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 001 Bulbasaur* Grass Poison Shroomish, Breloom 029 Nidoran♀ Poison Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa Phanpy Skitty Pachirisu Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly 043 Oddish* Grass Poison Shroomish, Breloom 052 Meowth Normal Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa Phanpy Skitty Pachirisu Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly 077 Ponyta Fire Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa Phanpy Skitty Pachirisu Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly 133 Eevee Normal Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa Phanpy Skitty Pachirisu Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly 143 Snorlax* Normal Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur 161 Sentret Normal Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa Phanpy Skitty Pachirisu Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly 263 Zigzagoon Normal Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa Phanpy Skitty Pachirisu Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly 285 Shroomish Grass Snubbull, Granbull Skitty Minun Pachirisu 439 Mime Jr. Psychic Buneary, Lopunny 446 Munchlax* Normal Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur 456 Finneon Water Luvdisc 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

The user charmingly stares at the foe, making it less wary.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Togepi	Togepi, surrounded by pink hearts, spreads its arms out and makes a cute face at its opponent, or Togepi makes itself look cute by starting to cry.
Misty's Togepi	The Totodile Duel		Debut
A wild Togepi	DP142		None
Teddiursa	Teddiursa makes a cute face, puts its paw in its mouth, and it widens its eyes.
A wild Teddiursa	UnBEARable		None
Ursaring	Ursaring puts its paw in its mouth and widens its eyes.
A wild Ursaring	UnBEARable		None
Igglybuff	Igglybuff hugs the opponent.
Brittany's Gigglybiff	Same Old Song and Dance		None
Brittany's Gigglybuff	Same Old Song and Dance		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Encanto
• German: Charme
• Italian: Fascino

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