Taunt (move)

Taunt ちょうはつ Taunt

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) 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 TM12 in Generation III TM12 in Generation IV TM12 in Generation V

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

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Taunt on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Taunt on Eevee's Movedex

Taunt (Japanese: ちょうはつ Taunt) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

Taunt causes the foe to only use attack moves. The effect lasts two turns or until the foe switches out. Taunt can be used on a foe with a Substitute. On the turn that Taunt is used, if the Pokémon using Taunt goes before the target and the target selected an non-attacking move that turn, the move will fail.

Generation IV

The effect lasts between two to four turns or until the foe switches out (ignoring first turn). All other effects are the same. If the target is holding either Choice Band, Choice Scarf or Choice Specs on a non-attacking move, or only knows moves that are status moves, the target will be forced to use Struggle until the effects of Taunt wear off.

Generation V

Taunt lasts exactly three turns and can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

In the Mystery Dungeon series

A Pokémon affected by the move Taunt is put under the condition "Taunted". A Taunted Pokémon, as in the main series games, can only use attack moves.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	no			25				25
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	no			25				25
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	40			31				31
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	--			--				--
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark	37			37				37
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark	42			42				42
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	38			40				40
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	37			35				35
341		Corphish	Water		Water	32	31	32				32
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	34	33	34				34
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	9			9				9
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		Psychic	15			25				25
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	no			9				9
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	no			9				9
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	no			--, 9				--, 9
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug	no					38	38
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel	no			6				6
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	no			--, 6				--, 6
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying	no			25				25
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	no			10				10
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	no			10				10
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	no			--				--
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark	no			no				38
515		Panpour	Water		Water	no			no				25
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying	no			no				25
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying	no			no				27
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying	no			no				27
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire	no			no				35
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	no			no				39
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark	no			no				25
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark	no			no				25
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice	no			no				22
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice	no			no				22
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice	no			no				22
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon	no			no				36
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon	no			no				36
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon	no			no				36
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I [[|]]		II [[|]]		III TM12		IV TM12		V TM12
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔			✔				✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔			✔				✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔				✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔				✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔				✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	✔			✔				✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔			✔				✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔			✔				✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔				✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔				✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔				✔
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	✔			✔				✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	✔			✔				✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	✔			✔				✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔				✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	✔			✔				✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔			✔				✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔				✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	✔			✔				✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	✔			✔				✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	✔			✔				✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				✔				✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	✔			✔				✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison				✔				✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔			✔				✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	✔			✔				✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	✔			✔				✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	✔			✔				✔
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground	✔			✔				✔
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground	✔			✔				✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	✔			✔				✔
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark	✔			✔				✔
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark	✔			✔				✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	✔			✔				✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	✔			✔				✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	✔			✔				✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	✔			✔				✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	✔			✔				✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	✔			✔				✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	✔			✔				✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	✔			✔				✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔				✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	✔			✔				✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice	✔			✔				✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire				✔				✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting				✔				✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting				✔				✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal				✔				✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water				✔				✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug				✔				✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel				✔				✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel				✔				✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water				✔				✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal				✔				✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost				✔				✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying				✔				✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal				✔				✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal				✔				✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark				✔				✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark				✔				✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying				✔				✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark				✔				✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug				✔				✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark				✔				✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting				✔				✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting				✔				✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice				✔				✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric				✔				✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire				✔				✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying				✔				✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				✔				✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel				✔				✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost				✔				✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost				✔				✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel				✔				✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark				✔				✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire								✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass								✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass								✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass								✔
498		Tepig	Fire	Fighting								✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting								✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting								✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water								✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water								✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water								✔
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark								✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark								✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass								✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass								✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire								✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire								✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water								✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water								✔
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying								✔
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying								✔
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying								✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying								✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying								✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting								✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting								✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting								✔
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting								✔
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting								✔
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass								✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass								✔
550		Basculin	Water		Water								✔
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark								✔
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark								✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark								✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire								✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire								✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting								✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting								✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying								✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying								✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark								✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark								✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic								✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic								✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic								✔
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice								✔
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice								✔
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice								✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying								✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost								✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost								✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire								✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire								✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire								✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon								✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon								✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon								✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice								✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting								✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting								✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon								✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel								✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel								✔
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal								✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying								✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying								✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire								✔
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon								✔
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon								✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon								✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting								✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting								✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting								✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying								✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying								✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting								✔
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 manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Sharpedo
The user smiles tauntingly at the opponent, causing it to not listen to its Trainer's instructions.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Sharpedo	Sharpedo smiles tauntingly at the opponent, causing it to not listen to its Trainer's instructions.
Matt's Sharpedo	VS. Kyogre & Groudon IX		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)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 挑撥* Tiǎobō 挑衅* Tiǎoxìn French Provoc German Verhöhner Greek Χλευασμός Italian Provocazione Korean 도발 Dobal Serbian Provociranje Spanish Mofa

Variations of the move Taunt
Taunt • Torment • Embargo • Heal Block

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