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Intimidate lowers the opponent's {{stat|Attack}} stat by one stage upon entering the battle. It is triggered both when a battle begins and when a Pokémon with Intimidate switches into battle. It affects all opponents in [[Double Battle|Double]] and [[Triple Battle]]s. | Intimidate lowers the opponent's {{stat|Attack}} stat by one stage upon entering the battle. It is triggered both when a battle begins and when a Pokémon with Intimidate switches into battle. It affects all opponents in [[Double Battle|Double]] and [[Triple Battle]]s. | ||
Intimidate's activation message reads: "[Pokémon]'s Intimidate cuts [opponent]'s attack!". | In Generations [[Generation III|III]] and [[Generation IV|IV]], Intimidate's activation message reads: "[Pokémon]'s Intimidate cuts [opponent]'s attack!". In [[Generation V]], the message changed to "[opponent]'s Attack fell!". | ||
Intimidate has no effect on Pokémon who are immune to Attack stat reductions, such as Pokémon with {{a|Clear Body}}, {{a|Hyper Cutter}}, or {{a|White Smoke}}. | Intimidate has no effect on Pokémon who are immune to Attack stat reductions, such as Pokémon with {{a|Clear Body}}, {{a|Hyper Cutter}}, or {{a|White Smoke}}. |
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Intimidate (Japanese: いかく Intimidation) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-four Pokémon can have this Ability.
Effect
In battle
Intimidate lowers the opponent's Attack stat by one stage upon entering the battle. It is triggered both when a battle begins and when a Pokémon with Intimidate switches into battle. It affects all opponents in Double and Triple Battles.
In Generations III and IV, Intimidate's activation message reads: "[Pokémon]'s Intimidate cuts [opponent]'s attack!". In Generation V, the message changed to "[opponent]'s Attack fell!".
Intimidate has no effect on Pokémon who are immune to Attack stat reductions, such as Pokémon with Clear Body, Hyper Cutter, or White Smoke.
In Mystery Dungeon, Pokémon attacking a Pokémon with this Ability with a physical attack will have a 20% attack penalty.
Outside of battle
From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if the Pokémon with Intimidate is leading the party, Intimidate decreases the chance of encountering a lower-level wild Pokémon by 50%. See also Keen Eye.
Pokémon with Intimidate
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
When the user is sent out in battle, it reduces the opponent's attack strength. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
When Gyarados is sent out, the opponent's attack strength is lowered automatically. | |||
Red's Gyara | The Battle Path | Debut |
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
The opponent's attack is lower when the user is sent out. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Luxio makes a face that decreases the opponent's attack. | |||
Hareta's Luxio | A Novel Test!! | Debut |
Trivia
- Although most Pokémon with this Ability have menacing physical features, some Pokémon (like Hitmontop and Staravia) do not have obvious physical attributes that would inspire fear or unease, the most notorious one being Shinx, who can even be classified as a "cute" Pokémon. Its evolutions, Luxio and Luxray, however, would have these attributes.
- All six Pokémon that can only have this Ability are part-Flying-type, not including Hidden Abilities.
In other languages
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This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |