Intimidate
Intimidate is an ability in the Pokémon series that primarily affects the opponent's Attack stat. When a Pokémon with Intimidate enters the battlefield, it causes all opposing Pokémon's Attack stats to decrease by one stage. This effect can significantly weaken physical attackers, providing a tactical advantage in battles by reducing the damage output from physical moves.
Effects:
- Immediate Attack Reduction: Upon switching in, Intimidate cuts the opposing Pokémon's Attack stat by one stage. This reduction occurs for each opposing Pokémon, making it especially useful in double or multi-battles.
- Stacking: If multiple Pokémon with Intimidate switch in consecutively, the reductions can stack, further decreasing the opponent's Attack stat.
- Synergy with Physical Defense: It pairs well with Pokémon that are already physically bulky, allowing them to take even less damage from physical attacks.
- Triggering at Every Switch: Every time a Pokémon with Intimidate
Effects
- 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.
Flavor Texts
- ruby-sapphire: Lowers the foe’s ATTACK.
- emerald: Lowers the foe’s ATTACK.
- firered-leafgreen: Lowers the foe’s ATTACK.
- diamond-pearl: Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.
- platinum: Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.
- heartgold-soulsilver: Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.
- black-white: Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.
- black-2-white-2: Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.
- x-y: Lowers the opposing Pokémon’s Attack stat.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Lowers the opposing Pokémon’s Attack stat.
- sun-moon: The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their Attack stat.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their Attack stat.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their Attack stat.
- sword-shield: The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their Attack stat.
- scarlet-violet: When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.
Pokémon with the Intimidate ability
Ekans
23 - Poison
Arbok
24 - Poison
Growlithe
58 - Fire
Arcanine
59 - Fire
Tauros
128 - Normal
Gyarados
130 - Water, Flying
Snubbull
209 - Fairy
Granbull
210 - Fairy
Qwilfish
211 - Water, Poison
Stantler
234 - Normal
Hitmontop
237 - Fighting
Mightyena
262 - Dark
Masquerain
284 - Bug, Flying
Mawile
303 - Steel, Fairy
Salamence
373 - Dragon, Flying
Staravia
397 - Normal, Flying
Staraptor
398 - Normal, Flying
Shinx
403 - Electric
Luxio
404 - Electric
Luxray
405 - Electric
Herdier
507 - Normal
Stoutland
508 - Normal
Sandile
551 - Ground, Dark
Krokorok
552 - Ground, Dark
Krookodile
553 - Ground, Dark
Scraggy
559 - Dark, Fighting
Scrafty
560 - Dark, Fighting
Litten
725 - Fire
Torracat
726 - Fire
Incineroar
727 - Fire, Dark
Wyrdeer
899 - Normal, Psychic
Overqwil
904 - Dark, Poison
Squawkabilly
931 - Normal, Flying
Maschiff
942 - Dark
Mabosstiff
943 - Dark
Landorus-Therian
10021 - Ground, Flying
Manectric-Mega
10055 - Electric
Growlithe-Hisui
10229 - Fire, Rock
Arcanine-Hisui
10230 - Fire, Rock
Qwilfish-Hisui
10234 - Dark, Poison
Tauros-Paldea-Combat-Breed
10250 - Fighting
Tauros-Paldea-Blaze-Breed
10251 - Fighting, Fire
Tauros-Paldea-Aqua-Breed
10252 - Fighting, Water
Squawkabilly-Blue-Plumage
10260 - Normal, Flying
Squawkabilly-Yellow-Plumage
10261 - Normal, Flying
Squawkabilly-White-Plumage
10262 - Normal, Flying