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Tickle くすぐる Tickle
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Range
Opponent
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Opponent
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Opponent
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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Availability
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Tickle (Japanese: くすぐる Tickle) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.
Effect
Tickle reduces the target's Attack and Defense stats by one stage each.
Description
Games
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Description
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RSE
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Makes the foe laugh to lower Attack and Defense.
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FRLG
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The foe is made to laugh, reducing its Attack and Defense stats.
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ColoXD
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Makes the target laugh to lower Attack and Defense.
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DPPtHGSS
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The user tickles the foe into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats.
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BWB2W2 XYORAS
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The user tickles the target into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats.
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Learnset
Special move
In other games
Description
Games
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Description
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MDRB
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Reduces the target's Attack and Defense by one level.
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In the anime
Minccino
Mime Jr.
Mime Jr.
Whiscash
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The user tickles the foe into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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Whiscash tickles the opponent with its whiskers.
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Juan's Whiscash
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Eight Ain't Enough
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Debut
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Mime Jr. tickles the opponent with its hands, or Mime Jr. makes tickling gestures in the air and blue energy comes off its body and tickles the opponent.
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James's Mime Jr.
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Spontaneous Combusken!
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None
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Minccino jumps onto the opponent's back and tickles the opponent with its tail, or Minccino runs up to the opponent, turns around and tickles it with its tail.
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Bianca's Minccino
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Minccino—Neat and Tidy!
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None
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Whiscash
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The user tickles the opponent, causing it to become unable to attack further.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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Whiscash jumps onto the opponent and tickles it using its whiskers, making it incapable of using any more attacks.
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Wallace's Phillip
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VS. Kyogre & Groudon XII
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Debut
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In other generations
In other languages