Flatter (move)

Flatter おだてる Flatter

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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 and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Flatter on Eevee's Movedex

Flatter (Japanese: おだてる Flatter) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III. It is similar to Swagger, but it is not as potent.

Effect

Flatter raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and then confuses it. Should the target be already confused, or protected by Safeguard, its Special Attack will still be raised.

Description

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Games Description RSE Confuses the foe, but raises its Sp. Atk. FRLG Flattery is used to confuse the foe, but its Sp. Atk also rises. DPPtHGSS Flattery is used to confuse the foe. However, it also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat. BWB2W2 Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, it also raises the target's Sp. Atk stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	38			33				33
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	43			38				38
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	38			33				33
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	43			38				38
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	29			29				29
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	no			45				50
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	no			54				62
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic	no			no				28
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic	no			no				28
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		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

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	no
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	no
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	no
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Gothitelle
The user creates red waves that confuse the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Gothitelle	Gothitelle waves its arms creating red waves that confuse the opponent.
Caitlin's Gothitelle	Jostling for the Junior Cup!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Illumise
The user releases multiple rings from its body at the opponent, confusing it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Illumise	Illumise releases multiple thin rings from its antennae at the opponent, confusing it.
The Battle Factory's Illumise	VS. Illumise		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 煽惑 Shānhuò French Flatterie German Schmeichler Greek Κολακεία Italian Adulazione Korean 부추기기 Buchugigi Brazilian Portuguese Comemoração Serbian Laskanje Spanish Halago

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