Assurance

Essentials

Assurance

physical

Generation 4

Summary

Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 50; percentile 25.3
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. If the target takes damage this turn for any reason before this move is used, this move has double power.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: If the foe has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled.

: If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.

Foreign Names

Czech: Ujištění
Italian: Garanzia
German: Gewissheit
French: Assurance
Spanish: Buena Baza
Japanese: ダメおし (dameoshi)

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earns double the score on the final performance.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Assurance.

Pokémon

Dark Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Assurance's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

		Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
34	34	Beedrill		Swarm Sniper		Bug	65	80	40	45	80	75	385
25	25	Rattata		Run Away Guts Hustle		Ground	30	56	35	25	35	72	253
29	29	Raticate		Run Away Guts Hustle		Ground	55	81	60	50	70	97	413
29	29	Spearow		Keen Eye Sniper		Flying	40	60	30	31	31	70	262
35	35	Fearow		Keen Eye Sniper		Flying	65	90	65	61	61	100	442
41	41	Meowth		Pickup Technician Unnerve		Ground	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
49	49	Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Ground	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
25	25	Mankey		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Ground	40	80	35	35	45	70	305
25	25	Primeape		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Ground	65	105	60	60	70	95	455
15	15	Koffing		Levitate		Indeterminate	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
15	15	Weezing		Levitate		Indeterminate	65	90	120	85	70	60	490
43	43	Umbreon		Synchronize Inner Focus		Ground	95	65	110	60	130	65	525
25	25	Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Prankster		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
28	28	Girafarig		Inner Focus Early Bird Sap Sipper		Ground	70	80	65	90	65	85	455
—	—	Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Ground	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
31	31	Donphan		Sturdy Sand Veil		Ground	90	120	120	60	60	50	500
29	29	Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet Rattled		Ground	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
32	32	Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie		Ground	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
26	26	Carvanha		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	45	90	20	65	20	65	305
26	26	Sharpedo		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
24	24	Cranidos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	67	125	40	30	30	58	350
24	24	Rampardos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	97	165	60	65	50	58	495
	31	Tepig		Blaze Thick Fat		Ground	65	63	45	45	45	45	308
	36	Pignite		Blaze Thick Fat		Ground	90	93	55	70	55	55	418
	38	Emboar		Blaze Reckless		Ground	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
	28	Purrloin		Limber Unburden Prankster		Ground	41	50	37	50	37	66	281
	31	Liepard		Limber Unburden Prankster		Ground	64	88	50	88	50	106	446
	12	Woobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Ground	55	45	43	55	43	72	313
	—	Swoobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Ground	67	57	55	77	55	114	425
	16	Sandile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	50	72	35	35	35	65	292
	16	Krokorok		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	60	82	45	45	45	74	351
	16	Krookodile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	95	117	70	65	70	92	509
	7	Axew		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	46	87	60	30	40	57	320
	—	Fraxure		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	66	117	70	40	50	67	410
	—	Haxorus		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	76	147	90	60	70	97	540
	33	Pawniard		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
	33	Bisharp		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
		Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
		Doduo		Run Away Early Bird Tangled Feet		Flying	35	85	45	35	35	75	310
		Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure Unnerve		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
		Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Prankster		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
		Skarmory		Keen Eye Sturdy Weak Armor		Flying	65	80	140	40	70	70	465
		Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
		Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Ground Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
		Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Ground	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
		Glameow		Limber Own Tempo Keen Eye		Ground	49	55	42	42	37	85	310
		Oshawott		Torrent Shell Armor		Ground	55	55	45	63	45	45	308
		Patrat		Run Away Keen Eye Analytic		Ground	45	55	39	35	39	42	255
		Cubchoo		Snow Cloak Rattled		Ground	55	70	40	60	40	40	305
		Deino		Hustle		Dragon	52	65	50	45	50	38	300