Flatter (move)
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| Flatter おだてる Flatter | ||||||||||||
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Flatter (Japanese: おだてる Flatter) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III. It can be seen as a Dark-type version of Swagger, but it is not as potent.
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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.
Learnset
By leveling up
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| III | IV | V | ||||||||
| 029 | |
Nidoran♀ | Poison | 38 | 33 | 33 | ||||
| 030 | |
Nidorina | Poison | 43 | 38 | 38 | ||||
| 032 | |
Nidoran♂ | Poison | 38 | 33 | 33 | ||||
| 033 | |
Nidorino | Poison | 43 | 38 | 38 | ||||
| 314 | |
Illumise | Bug | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||
| 453 | |
Croagunk | Poison | Fighting | no | 45 | 50 | |||
| 454 | |
Toxicroak | Poison | Fighting | no | 54 | 62 | |||
| 574 | |
Gothita | Psychic | no | no | 28 | ||||
| 575 | |
Gothorita | Psychic | no | no | 28 | ||||
| 576 | |
Gothitelle | Psychic | no | no | 28 | ||||
| 629 | |
Vullaby | Dark | Flying | no | no | 19 | |||
| 630 | |
Mandibuzz | Dark | Flying | no | no | 19 | |||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. | ||||||||||
By breeding
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| 096 | |
Drowzee | Psychic | |
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| 179 | |
Mareep | Electric | |
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| 302 | |
Sableye | Dark | Ghost | |
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| 417 | |
Pachirisu | Electric | no | |
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| 527 | |
Woobat | Psychic | Flying | no | no | | |||
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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| The user releases multiple rings from its body at the opponent, confusing it. | |||
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Illumise releases multiple thin rings from its antennae at the opponent, confusing it. | ||
| The Battle Factory's Illumise | VS. Illumise | Debut | |
In other generations
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This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing sections and complete it. Reason: missing 3rd generation image(s). |
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Trivia
- Before Generation V, the majority of Pokémon able to learn Flatter were Poison-type.
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