Taunt (move)

Taunt ちょうはつ Taunt

The foe is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for two to four turns.

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM12 in Generation III TM12 in Generation IV

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. 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 one non-attacking move, the target will be forced to use Struggle until the effects of Taunt wear off.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	40
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	--
261		Poochyena	Dark		37
262		Mightyena	Dark		42
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	38
335		Zangoose	Normal		37
341		Corphish	Water		32RSE
341		Corphish	Water		31FRLG
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	34RSE
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	33FRLG
359		Absol	Dark		9
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		15
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 TM12

#		Pokémon	Type
019		Rattata	Normal
020		Raticate	Normal
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying
052		Meowth	Normal
053		Persian	Normal
056		Mankey	Fighting
057		Primeape	Fighting
063		Abra	Psychic
064		Kadabra	Psychic
065		Alakazam	Psychic
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying
088		Grimer	Poison
089		Muk	Poison
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison
095		Onix	Rock	Ground
096		Drowzee	Psychic
097		Hypno	Psychic
100		Voltorb	Electric
101		Electrode	Electric
109		Koffing	Poison
110		Weezing	Poison
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
150		Mewtwo	Psychic
151		Mew	Psychic
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying
185		Sudowoodo	Rock
190		Aipom	Normal
197		Umbreon	Dark
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
200		Misdreavus	Ghost
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground
209		Snubbull	Normal
210		Granbull	Normal
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
216		Teddiursa	Normal
217		Ursaring	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
262		Mightyena	Dark
280		Ralts	Psychic
281		Kirlia	Psychic
282		Gardevoir	Psychic
288		Vigoroth	Normal
289		Slaking	Normal
294		Loudred	Normal
295		Exploud	Normal
299		Nosepass	Rock
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
303		Mawile	Steel
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark
325		Spoink	Psychic
326		Grumpig	Psychic
335		Zangoose	Normal
336		Seviper	Poison
341		Corphish	Water
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark
353		Shuppet	Ghost
354		Banette	Ghost
355		Duskull	Ghost
356		Dusclops	Ghost
358		Chimecho	Psychic
359		Absol	Dark
362		Glalie	Ice
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
052		Meowth	Normal		25
053		Persian	Normal		25
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	31
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	--
261		Poochyena	Dark		37
262		Mightyena	Dark		42
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	40
335		Zangoose	Normal		35
341		Corphish	Water		32
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	34
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		25
359		Absol	Dark		9
390		Chimchar	Fire		9
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	9
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	-- 9
402		Kricketune	Bug		38Pt
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel	6
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	-- 6
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying	25
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	10
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	10
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	--
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 TM12

#		Pokémon	Type
019		Rattata	Normal
020		Raticate	Normal
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying
052		Meowth	Normal
053		Persian	Normal
056		Mankey	Fighting
057		Primeape	Fighting
063		Abra	Psychic
064		Kadabra	Psychic
065		Alakazam	Psychic
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying
088		Grimer	Poison
089		Muk	Poison
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison
095		Onix	Rock	Ground
096		Drowzee	Psychic
097		Hypno	Psychic
100		Voltorb	Electric
101		Electrode	Electric
109		Koffing	Poison
110		Weezing	Poison
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
150		Mewtwo	Psychic
151		Mew	Psychic
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying
185		Sudowoodo	Rock
190		Aipom	Normal
197		Umbreon	Dark
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
200		Misdreavus	Ghost
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground
209		Snubbull	Normal
210		Granbull	Normal
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
216		Teddiursa	Normal
217		Ursaring	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
262		Mightyena	Dark
280		Ralts	Psychic
281		Kirlia	Psychic
282		Gardevoir	Psychic
288		Vigoroth	Normal
289		Slaking	Normal
294		Loudred	Normal
295		Exploud	Normal
299		Nosepass	Rock
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
303		Mawile	Steel
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark
325		Spoink	Psychic
326		Grumpig	Psychic
335		Zangoose	Normal
336		Seviper	Poison
341		Corphish	Water
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark
353		Shuppet	Ghost
354		Banette	Ghost
355		Duskull	Ghost
356		Dusclops	Ghost
358		Chimecho	Psychic
359		Absol	Dark
362		Glalie	Ice
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic
390		Chimchar	Fire
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting
399		Bidoof	Normal
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel
419		Floatzel	Water
424		Ambipom	Normal
429		Mismagius	Ghost
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying
431		Glameow	Normal
432		Purugly	Normal
433		Chingling	Psychic
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark
439		Mime Jr.	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
467		Magmortar	Fire
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel
477		Dusknoir	Ghost
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost
482		Azelf	Psychic
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel
491		Darkrai	Dark
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• French: Provoc
• Spanish: Mofa
• Italian: Provocazione
• German: Verhöhner

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