

Essentials
Summary
Raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
- — (no damage)
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15, up to 24 with
PP Up
- Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
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Reflectable
This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
- Snatchable
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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
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
Effect
Raises the target's Special Attack by one stage, then confuses it.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
- No damage; inflicts status ailment; raises target's stats
- Inflicts Confusion
- raise Special Attack by 1
- Effect lasts 2–5 turns
Flavor
Flavor Text
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Confuses the foe, but raises its SP. ATK.
Flattery is used to confuse the foe, but its SP. ATK also rises.
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Flattery is used to confuse the foe. However, it also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
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Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, it also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
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Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
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Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- おだてる (odateru)
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- おだてる
- Korean
- 부추기기
- Chinese
- 吹捧
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- 吹捧
- French
- Flatterie
- German
- Schmeichler
- Spanish
- Camelo
- Italian
- Adulazione
- Czech
- Lichotka
Contests
Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡♡
- Jam
- Flavor text
- Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.
- Use after
- Use before
- None
Super Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡♡
- Flavor text
- Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Flatter.
Pokémon
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | |||||||||||||||||
38 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | Nidoran♀ |
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Poison Point
Rivalry Hustle |
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Monster
Field |
55 | 47 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 275 | |
43 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | Nidorina |
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Poison Point
Rivalry Hustle |
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Undiscovered | 70 | 62 | 67 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 365 | |
38 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | Nidoran♂ |
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Poison Point
Rivalry Hustle |
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Monster
Field |
46 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 273 | |
43 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | Nidorino |
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Poison Point
Rivalry Hustle |
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Monster
Field |
61 | 72 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 365 | |
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | Illumise |
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Oblivious
Tinted Lens Prankster |
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Bug
Human-Like |
65 | 47 | 75 | 73 | 85 | 85 | 430 | |
45 | 50 | 50 | 50 | Croagunk |
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Anticipation
Dry Skin Poison Touch |
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Human-Like | 48 | 61 | 40 | 61 | 40 | 50 | 300 | ||
54 | 62 | 62 | 62 | Toxicroak |
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Anticipation
Dry Skin Poison Touch |
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Human-Like | 83 | 106 | 65 | 86 | 65 | 85 | 490 | ||
28 | 28 | 28 | Gothita |
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Frisk
Competitive Shadow Tag |
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Human-Like | 45 | 30 | 50 | 55 | 65 | 45 | 290 | |||
28 | 28 | 28 | Gothorita |
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Frisk
Competitive Shadow Tag |
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Human-Like | 60 | 45 | 70 | 75 | 85 | 55 | 390 | |||
28 | 28 | 28 | Gothitelle |
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Frisk
Competitive Shadow Tag |
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Human-Like | 70 | 55 | 95 | 95 | 110 | 65 | 490 | |||
19 | 19 | 19 | Vullaby |
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Big Pecks
Overcoat Weak Armor |
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Flying | 70 | 55 | 75 | 45 | 65 | 60 | 370 | |||
19 | 19 | 19 | Mandibuzz |
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Big Pecks
Overcoat Weak Armor |
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Flying | 110 | 65 | 105 | 55 | 95 | 80 | 510 | |||
53 | Tapu Lele |
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Psychic Surge
Telepathy |
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Undiscovered | 70 | 85 | 75 | 130 | 115 | 95 | 570 | |||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||
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Drowzee |
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Insomnia
Forewarn Inner Focus |
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Human-Like | 60 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 90 | 42 | 328 | ||
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Totodile |
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Torrent
Sheer Force |
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Monster
Water 1 |
50 | 65 | 64 | 44 | 48 | 43 | 314 | ||||
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Mareep |
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Static
Plus |
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Monster
Field |
55 | 40 | 40 | 65 | 45 | 35 | 280 | ||
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Murkrow |
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Insomnia
Super Luck Prankster |
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Flying | 60 | 85 | 42 | 85 | 42 | 91 | 405 | ||||
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Sableye |
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Keen Eye
Stall Prankster |
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Human-Like | 50 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 380 | ||
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Pachirisu |
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Run Away
Pickup Volt Absorb |
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Field
Fairy |
60 | 45 | 70 | 45 | 90 | 95 | 405 | ||
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Woobat |
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Unaware
Klutz Simple |
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Flying
Field |
65 | 45 | 43 | 55 | 43 | 72 | 323 | |||
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Inkay |
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Contrary
Suction Cups Infiltrator |
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Water 1
Water 2 |
53 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 46 | 45 | 288 |
21 Pokémon