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Flatter

General

Flatter
dark none

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
Flattery is used to confuse the foe. However, it also raises the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Eevine summary
Raises the target's Special Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.

Damage dark Inflicts

0× against
½× against
dark fighting steel
2× against
ghost psychic

Stats

Power
n/a
Accuracy
100%
PP
15; maximum is 24
Target
enemy
Effect chance
n/a
Power × accuracy
n/a
Power percentile
0
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
おだてる
Romaji
Odateru

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
n/a
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
Not a TM
Diamond/Pearl DP TM
Not a TM

Effect Details

Raises the target's Special Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. If the target's Special Attack cannot be raised by two levels, the Confusion is not applied; however, the Special Attack raise will be applied even if the target cannot be Confused.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

Confuses the foe, but raises its SP. ATK.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
smart
Appeal
2 22
Jam
0
Flavor text
Attempts to make all following Pokemon nervous (and thus unable to appeal).

Similar Moves

beauty
Mean Look
cute
Attract, Baton Pass, Block, Encore, Sing, Sweet Kiss, Yawn
smart
Disable, Helping Hand, Spider Web, Spikes, Taunt
tough
Torment

Combos

Use Flatter before
none
Use Flatter after
Charm

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 11 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

7 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
45 Croagunk 2'3.6" 50.7 lb poison fighting Humanshape Dry Skin
Anticipation
48 61 40 61 40 50 50.0
29 29 29 Illumise 1'11.6" 39 lb bug Bug
Humanshape
Oblivious
Tinted Lens
65 47 55 73 75 85 66.7
38 38 33 Nidoran F 1'3.7" 15.4 lb poison Monster
Ground
Poison Point
Rivalry
55 47 52 40 40 41 45.8
38 38 33 Nidoran M 1'7.7" 19.8 lb poison Monster
Ground
Poison Point
Rivalry
46 57 40 40 40 50 45.5
43 43 38 Nidorina 2'7.5" 44.1 lb poison No Eggs Poison Point
Rivalry
70 62 67 55 55 56 60.8
43 43 38 Nidorino 2'11.4" 43 lb poison Monster
Ground
Poison Point
Rivalry
61 72 57 55 55 65 60.8
54 Toxicroak 4'3.2" 97.9 lb poison fighting Humanshape Dry Skin
Anticipation
83 106 65 86 65 85 81.7

Egg

4 Pokémon

Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
Diamond/Pearl Drowzee 3'3.4" 71.4 lb psychic Humanshape Insomnia
Forewarn
60 48 45 43 90 42 54.7
Diamond/Pearl Mareep 1'11.6" 17.2 lb electric Monster
Ground
Static 55 40 40 65 45 35 46.7
Diamond/Pearl Pachirisu 1'3.7" 8.6 lb electric Ground
Fairy
Run Away
Pickup
60 45 70 45 90 95 67.5
Diamond/Pearl Sableye 1'7.7" 24.3 lb dark ghost Humanshape Keen Eye
Stall
50 75 75 65 65 50 63.3

Flatter in other Pokédexes