Flatter (move)

Flatter
おだてる Flatter

Flattery is used to confuse the foe. However, it also raises the target's Sp. Atk stat.

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Status
PP	15 (max. 24)
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 either foe, but not the ally

Availability

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

Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Jam	0
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Flatter (Japanese: おだてる Flatter) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Flatter raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and then confuses it. Pokémon with the ability Own Tempo are immune to the side effect.

#	Pokémon	Type	Level
029	Nidoran♀	Poison	38
030	Nidorina	Poison	43
032	Nidoran♂	Poison	38
033	Nidorino	Poison	43
314	Illumise	Bug	29
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
029	Nidoran♀	Poison		33
030	Nidorina	Poison		38
032	Nidoran♂	Poison		33
033	Nidorino	Poison		38
314	Illumise	Bug		29
453	Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	45
454	Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	54
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

#	Pokémon	Type		Father
096	Drowzee	Psychic		Croagunk, Toxicroak
179	Mareep	Electric		Nidoran♂, Nidorino
302	Sableye	Dark	Ghost	Croagunk, Toxicroak
417	Pachirisu	Electric		Nidoran♂, Nidorino
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.