Endeavor (move)

Endeavor がむしゃら Daredevil

An attack move that cuts down the foe's HP to equal the user's HP.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 The appeal works great if performed last.

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

Endeavor on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Endeavor on Eevee's Movedex

Endeavor (Japanese: がむしゃら Daredevil) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Endeavor causes the target's HP to equal the user's current HP. It will deduct the difference from the target's HP. This move will fail if the user has more HP left than the target.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 45 019 Rattata Normal 41 020 Raticate Normal 50 191 Sunkern Grass 25 206 Dunsparce Normal 41RSE 206 Dunsparce Normal 51FRLG 237 Hitmontop Fighting 49 258 Mudkip Water 46 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 53 260 Swampert Water Ground 61 276 Taillow Normal Flying 26 277 Swellow Normal Flying 28 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 084 Doduo Normal Flying Taillow, Swellow 252 Treecko Grass Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert 304 Aron Steel Rock Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert 341 Corphish Water Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert 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 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 40 019 Rattata Normal 34 020 Raticate Normal 44 084 Doduo Normal Flying 46 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 54 104 Cubone Ground 41 105 Marowak Ground 49 191 Sunkern Grass 21 206 Dunsparce Normal 49 237 Hitmontop Fighting 55 258 Mudkip Water 46 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 53 260 Swampert Water Ground 61 276 Taillow Normal Flying 26 277 Swellow Normal Flying 28 396 Starly Normal Flying 17 397 Staravia Normal Flying 18 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 18 409 Rampardos Rock 30 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 060 Poliwag Water Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert 084 Doduo Normal Flying Doduo, Dodrio Taillow, Swellow Starly, Staravia Staraptor 114 Tangela Grass Sunkern 115 Kangaskhan Normal Cubone, Marowak Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Rampardos 231 Phanpy Ground Rattata, Raticate Dunsparce 252 Treecko Grass Cubone, Marowak Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Rampardos 293 Whismur Normal Rattata, Raticate Cubone, Marowak Dunsparce Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Rampardos 304 Aron Steel Rock Cubone, Marowak Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Rampardos 341 Corphish Water Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert 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 move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 019 Rattata Normal 020 Raticate Normal 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 128 Tauros Normal 151 Mew Psychic 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 191 Sunkern Grass 192 Sunflora Grass 206 Dunsparce Normal 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 222 Corsola Water Rock 237 Hitmontop Fighting 242 Blissey Normal 252 Treecko Grass 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 258 Mudkip Water 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground 276 Taillow Normal Flying 277 Swellow Normal Flying 304 Aron Steel Rock 305 Lairon Steel Rock 306 Aggron Steel Rock 335 Zangoose Normal 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 390 Chimchar Fire 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 396 Starly Normal Flying 397 Staravia Normal Flying 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 401 Kricketot Bug 402 Kricketune Bug 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos Rock 413 Wormadam Plant Cloak Bug Grass 413 Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground 413 Wormadam Trash Cloak Bug Steel 415 Combee Bug Flying 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 427 Buneary Normal 428 Lopunny Normal 440 Happiny Normal 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 492 Shaymin Land Forme Grass 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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 172 Pichu Electric 12th Movie Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Endeavor is one of the major components of the F.E.A.R. strategy.

In other languages

• Spanish: Esfuerzo
• Italian: Rimonta
• German: Notsituation

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