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Assurance ダメおし Make Sure

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Points double if last to appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earns double the score on the final performance.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works better the later it is used in a turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Assurance (Japanese: ダメおし Make Sure) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Assurance inflicts damage and will deal double damage if the target has already received damage on the turn it is used. This includes self-inflicted and indirect damage, such as damage from a Life Orb, recoil damage from Brave Bird, or confusion damage.

Generation VI

Assurance's power changed from 50 to 60.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	34	34	34	26
0019		Rattata		Field		Field	25	25	25	19
019A		Rattata Alolan Form		Field		Field				19
0020		Raticate		Field		Field	29	29	29	19
020A		Raticate Alolan Form		Field		Field				19
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	29	29	29	22
0022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	35	35	35	23
0052		Meowth		Field		Field	41	41	41	41
052A		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field	41	41	41	41
0053		Persian		Field		Field	49	49	49	49
053A		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field				49
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	25	25	25	26
0057		Primeape		Field		Field	25	25	25	26
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	15	15BW 12B2W2	12	12
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	15	15BW 12B2W2	12	12
0197		Umbreon		Field		Field	43	43BW 25B2W2	25	25
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	25	25	25	25
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	28	28	28XY 10ORAS	10
0232		Donphan		Field		Field	31	31	31XY 15ORAS	15
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field	29	29	29XY 22ORAS	22
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field	32	32	32XY 24ORAS	22
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	26	26	26XY 15ORAS	15
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2	26	26	26XY 15ORAS	15
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster	24	24	24	24
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	24	24	24	24
0461		Weavile		Field		Field	1	1	1	1
0498		Tepig		Field		Field		31	31	31
0499		Pignite		Field		Field		36	36	36
0500		Emboar		Field		Field		38	38	38
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field		28	28	28
0510		Liepard		Field		Field		31	31	31
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying		12	12	12
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying		1, 12	1, 12	1, 12
0551		Sandile		Field		Field		16	16	16
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field		16	16	16
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field		16	16	16
0610		Axew		Monster	Dragon		7	7	7
0611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon		1, 7	1, 7	1, 7
0612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon		1, 7	1, 7	1, 7
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like		33	33	33
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like		33	33	33
0802		Marshadow		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0084		Doduo		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔
088A		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0431		Glameow		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0504		Patrat		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0613		Cubchoo		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon		✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	Dream World - Windswept Sky
0431		Glameow		Field		Field	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Rumble Blast

All Pokémon in front of the user will be hit by Assurance. When the user hits a blown-back foe, Assurance does more damage.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 31 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: It deals double damage if another Pokémon attacked the target in the same turn.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

In the manga

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

Pawniard
The user slams their head into the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pawniard tackles the opponent with its head.
Mitsunari's Pawniard	PNA1		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Weavile
The user jumps at the target and attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Weavile charges to the opponent and jumps, kicking it with one of its legs.
Silver's Weavile	All About Arceus VIII		Debut

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure manga

Cranidos
The user tackles the opponent with its head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cranidos smashes its head into the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!		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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 再三囑咐‎ Zàisān Zhǔfù French Assurance German Gewissheit Greek Διασφάλιση Diasfalise Italian Garanzia Korean 승부굳히기 Seungbu Gutigi Brazilian Portuguese Garantia Serbian Uverenje Spanish Buena Baza

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