Intimidate

Essentials

Intimidate

Generation 3

Summary

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Effect

When this Pokémon enters battle, the opponent's Attack is lowered by one stage. In a double battle, both opponents are affected.

This ability also takes effect when acquired during a battle, but will not take effect again if lost and reobtained without leaving battle.

This ability has no effect on an opponent that has a Substitute.

Overworld: If the first Pokémon in the party has this ability, any random encounter with a Pokémon five or more levels lower than it has a 50% chance of being skipped.

History

Before: Does not take effect if acquired after entering battle.
Before: Has no overworld effect.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Lowers the foe’s ATTACK.

: Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.

: Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.

: Lowers the opposing Pokémon’s Attack stat.

: The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their Attack stat.

: The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their Attack stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese: いかく (ikaku)
: いかく
Korean: 위협
Chinese: 威嚇
: 威吓
French: Intimidation
German: Bedroher
Spanish: Intimidación
Italian: Prepotenza
Czech: Zastrašení

Pokémon

	Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Normal: May be found normally on Pokémon.
	Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
	Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	60	95	69	65	79	80	448
	Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Field	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
	Arcanine		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Field	90	110	80	100	80	95	555
	Hitmontop		Intimidate Technician Steadfast		Human-Like	50	95	95	35	110	70	455
	Tauros		Intimidate Anger Point Sheer Force		Field	75	100	95	40	70	110	490
	Gyarados		Intimidate Moxie		Water 2 Dragon	95	125	79	60	100	81	540
	Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Field Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
	Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet Rattled		Field Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
	Stantler		Intimidate Frisk Sap Sipper		Field	73	95	62	85	65	85	465
	Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie		Field	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
	Masquerain		Intimidate Unnerve		Water 1 Bug	70	60	62	100	82	80	454
	Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Field Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
	Mega Manectric		Intimidate		Field	70	75	80	135	80	135	575
	Salamence		Intimidate Moxie		Dragon	95	135	80	110	80	100	600
	Staravia		Intimidate Reckless		Flying	55	75	50	40	40	80	340
	Staraptor		Intimidate Reckless		Flying	85	120	70	50	60	100	485
	Shinx		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Field	45	65	34	40	34	45	263
	Luxio		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Field	60	85	49	60	49	60	363
	Luxray		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Field	80	120	79	95	79	70	523
	Herdier		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Field	65	80	65	35	65	60	370
	Stoutland		Intimidate Sand Rush Scrappy		Field	85	110	90	45	90	80	500
	Sandile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	50	72	35	35	35	65	292
	Krokorok		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	60	82	45	45	45	74	351
	Krookodile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Field	95	117	80	65	70	92	519
	Therian Landorus		Intimidate		Undiscovered	89	145	90	105	80	91	600
	Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Hidden: Found on Pokémon from the Dream World and Dream Radar, as well as a few Pokémon from specific in-game encounters.
	Qwilfish		Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate		Water 2	65	95	85	55	55	85	440
	Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Field Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
	Scrafty		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Field Dragon	65	90	115	45	115	58	488
	Litten		Blaze Intimidate		Field	45	65	40	60	40	70	320
	Torracat		Blaze Intimidate		Field	65	85	50	80	50	90	420
	Incineroar		Blaze Intimidate		Field	95	115	90	80	90	60	530

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