Assurance

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Assurance

ダメおし Make Sure

Introduced:	Generation IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	60^[1]
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10, max: 16
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Condition:	Beauty
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earns double the score on the final performance.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Beautiful
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	1 ♥
Works better the later it is used in a turn.

Assurance is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Description[]

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSS	If the foe has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM	If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.

Effect[]

In battle[]

Assurance does damage to the target. If the target has already taken damage in the same turn, Assurance will do double the damage. In a Double Battle, Assurance can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Assurance can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Beedrill	bug/poison	Bug	34	34	34	26^SMUSUM		{{{11}}}
	Rattata	normal	Field	25	25	25	19^SMUSUM		{{{11}}}
	Rattata	dark/normal	Field				19^SMUSUM		{{{11}}}
	Raticate	normal	Field	29	29	29	19^SMUSUM		{{{11}}}
	Raticate	dark/normal	Field				19^SMUSUM		{{{11}}}
	Spearow	normal/flying	Flying	29	29	29	22^SMUSUM		{{{11}}}
	Fearow	normal/flying	Flying	35	35	35	23^SMUSUM		{{{11}}}
	Meowth	normal	Field	41	41	41	41^SMUSUM	24	{{{11}}}
	Meowth	dark	Field				41^SMUSUM	24	{{{11}}}
	Persian	normal	Field	49	49	49	49^SMUSUM	24	{{{11}}}
	Persian	dark	Field				49^SMUSUM	24	{{{11}}}
	Mankey	fighting	Field	25	25	25	26^SMUSUM		{{{11}}}
	Primeape	fighting	Field	25	25	25	26^SMUSUM		{{{11}}}
	Koffing	poison	Amorphous	15	15^BW 12^B2W2	12	12^SMUSUM	16	{{{11}}}
	Weezing	poison	Amorphous	15	15^BW 12^B2W2	12	12^SMUSUM	16	{{{11}}}
	Koffing	poison/fairy	Amorphous					16	{{{11}}}
	Tauros	normal	Field					15	{{{11}}}
	Umbreon	dark	Field	43	43^BW 25^B2W2	25	25	25	{{{11}}}
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying	25	25	25	25		{{{11}}}
	Girafarig	normal/psychic	Field	28	28	28^XY 10^ORAS	10		{{{11}}}
	Donphan	ground	Field	31	31	31^XY 15^ORAS	15		{{{11}}}
	Treecko	grass	Monster/Dragon					18	{{{11}}}
	Grovyle	grass	Monster/Dragon					20	{{{11}}}
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon					20	{{{11}}}
	Poochyena	dark	Field	29	29	29^XY 22^ORAS	22		{{{11}}}
	Mightyena	dark	Field	32	32	32^XY 24^ORAS	24		{{{11}}}
	Carvanha	water/dark	Water 2	26	26	26^XY 15^ORAS	15		{{{11}}}
	Sharpedo	water/dark	Water 2	26	26	26^XY 15^ORAS	15		{{{11}}}
	Cranidos	rock	Monster	24	24	24	24		{{{11}}}
	Rampardos	rock	Monster	24	24	24	24		{{{11}}}
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field	1	1	1	1	1	{{{11}}}
	Tepig	fire	Field		31	31	31		{{{11}}}
	Pignite	fire/fighting	Field		36	36	36		{{{11}}}
	Emboar	fire/fighting	Field		38	38	38		{{{11}}}
	Purrloin	dark	Field		28	28	28	21	{{{11}}}
	Liepard	dark	Field		31	31	31	23	{{{11}}}
	Woobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying		12	12	12	25	{{{11}}}
	Swoobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying		1, 12	1, 12	1, 12	25	{{{11}}}
	Sandile	ground/dark	Field		16	16	16		{{{11}}}
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field		16	16	16		{{{11}}}
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field		16	16	16		{{{11}}}
	Axew	dragon	Monster/Dragon		7	7	7	9	{{{11}}}
	Fraxure	dragon	Monster/Dragon		1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	9	{{{11}}}
	Haxorus	dragon	Monster/Dragon		1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	9	{{{11}}}
	Pawniard	dark/steel	Human-Like		33	33	33	25	{{{11}}}
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like		33	33	33	25	{{{11}}}
	Deino	dark/dragon	Dragon					16	{{{11}}}
	Zweilous	dark/dragon	Dragon					16	{{{11}}}
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon					16	{{{11}}}
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered				1	36	{{{11}}}
	Nickit	dark	Field					16	{{{11}}}
	Thievul	dark	Field					16	{{{11}}}
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					16	{{{11}}}
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					16	{{{11}}}
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					16	{{{11}}}
	Drakloak	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon					12	{{{11}}}
	Dragapult	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon					12	{{{11}}}
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Zubat	poison/flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Golbat	poison/flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Diglett	ground	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Diglett	ground/steel	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Dugtrio	ground	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Dugtrio	ground/steel	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Meowth	normal	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Meowth	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Meowth	steel	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Persian	normal	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Persian	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Farfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Koffing	poison	Amorphous					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Weezing	poison	Amorphous					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Weezing	poison/fairy	Amorphous					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Kangaskhan	normal	Monster					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Tauros	normal	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Aerodactyl	rock/flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Zapdos	fighting/flying	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Moltres	dark/flying	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Crobat	poison/flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Umbreon	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Mantine	water/flying	Water 1					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Larvitar	rock/ground	Monster					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Pupitar	rock/ground	Monster					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Treecko	grass	Monster/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Grovyle	grass	Monster/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Torchic	fire	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Combusken	fire/fighting	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Blaziken	fire/fighting	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Zigzagoon	dark/normal	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Linoone	dark/normal	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Nuzleaf	grass/dark	Field/Grass					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Carvanha	water/dark	Water 2					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Sharpedo	water/dark	Water 2					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Absol	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Vespiquen	bug/flying	Bug					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Buneary	normal	Field/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Lopunny	normal	Field/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Purrloin	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Liepard	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Woobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Swoobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Basculin	water	Water 2					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Sandile	ground/dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Maractus	grass	Grass					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Archen	rock/flying	Flying/Water 3					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Archeops	rock/flying	Flying/Water 3					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Zorua	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Zoroark	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Ferroseed	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Ferrothorn	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Klink	steel	Mineral					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Klang	steel	Mineral					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Klinklang	steel	Mineral					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Axew	dragon	Monster/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Fraxure	dragon	Monster/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Haxorus	dragon	Monster/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Cubchoo	ice	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Beartic	ice	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Mienshao	fighting	Field/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Pawniard	dark/steel	Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Rufflet	normal/flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Braviary	normal/flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Deino	dark/dragon	Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Zweilous	dark/dragon	Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 3					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying	Flying/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Incineroar	fire/dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Lycanroc	rock	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Passimian	fighting	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Wimpod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Togedemaru	electric/steel	Field/Fairy					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Dhelmise	ghost/grass	Mineral					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Tapu Koko	electric/fairy	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Pheromosa	bug/fighting	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Grookey	grass	Field/Grass					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Thwackey	grass	Field/Grass					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Rillaboom	grass	Field/Grass					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Scorbunny	fire	Field/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Raboot	fire	Field/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Cinderace	fire	Field/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Skwovet	normal	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Greedent	normal	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Rookidee	flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Corvisquire	flying	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Corviknight	flying/steel	Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Nickit	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Thievul	dark	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Chewtle	water	Monster/Water 1					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Drednaw	water/rock	Monster/Water 1					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Cramorant	flying/water	Water 1/Flying					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Arrokuda	water	Water 2					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Barraskewda	water	Water 2					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Perrserker	steel	Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Sirfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Falinks	fighting	Fairy/Mineral					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Pincurchin	electric	Water 1/Amorphous					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Stonjourner	rock	Mineral					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Morpeko	electric/dark	Field/Fairy					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Drakloak	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Dragapult	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Zacian	fairy	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Eternatus	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Zarude	dark/grass	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Regieleki	electric	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Glastrier	ice	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Spectrier	ghost	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Calyrex	psychic/ice	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
	Calyrex	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered					TM58	{{{11}}}
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding[]

Special move[]

Generation V[]

Generation VII[]

Gallery[]

Games

Main games

Gallery[]

Games

Main games

References[]

^ As of Generation VI, Assurance has a base power of 60, which prior to that had a base power of 50

[1] As of Generation VI, Assurance has a base power of 60, which prior to that had a base power of 50

[1]

v · d · e List of Dark-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Assurance

B	Baddy Bad Beat Up Bite Brutal Swing

C	Ceaseless Edge Comeuppance Crunch

D	Dark Pulse Dark Void Darkest Lariat

E	Embargo

F	Fake Tears Feint Attack Fiery Wrath Flatter Fling Foul Play

H	Hone Claws Hyperspace Fury

J	Jaw Lock

K	Karate Chop

L	Lash Out

M	Memento

N	Nasty Plot Night Daze Night Slash

O	Obstruct

P	Parting Shot Payback Power Trip Punishment Pursuit

Q	Quash

R	Ruination

S	Snarl Snatch Sucker Punch Switcheroo

T	Taunt Thief Throat Chop Topsy-Turvy Torment

W	Wicked Blow Wicked Torque

See also	Bug-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation IV

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Acupressure Air Slash Aqua Jet Aqua Ring Aqua Tail Assurance Attack Order Aura Sphere Avalanche

B	Brave Bird Brine Bug Bite Bug Buzz Bullet Punch

C	Captivate Charge Beam Chatter Close Combat Copycat Cross Poison Crush Grip

D	Dark Pulse Dark Void Defend Order Defog Discharge Double Hit Draco Meteor Dragon Pulse Dragon Rush Drain Punch

E	Earth Power Embargo Energy Ball

F	Feint Fire Fang Flare Blitz Flash Cannon Fling Focus Blast Force Palm

G	Gastro Acid Giga Impact Grass Knot Gravity Guard Swap Gunk Shot Gyro Ball

H	Hammer Arm Head Smash Heal Block Heal Order Healing Wish Heart Swap

I	Ice Fang Ice Shard Iron Head

J	Judgment

L	Last Resort Lava Plume Leaf Storm Lucky Chant Lunar Dance

M	Magma Storm Magnet Bomb Magnet Rise Me First Metal Burst Miracle Eye Mirror Shot Mud Bomb

N	Nasty Plot Natural Gift Night Slash

O	Ominous Wind

P	Payback Pluck Poison Jab Power Gem Power Swap Power Trick Power Whip Psycho Cut Psycho Shift Punishment

R	Roar of Time Rock Climb Rock Polish Rock Wrecker Roost

S	Seed Bomb Seed Flare Shadow Claw Shadow Force Shadow Sneak Spacial Rend Stealth Rock Stone Edge Sucker Punch Switcheroo

T	Tailwind Thunder Fang Toxic Spikes Trick Room Trump Card

U	U-turn

V	Vacuum Wave

W	Wake-Up Slap Wood Hammer Worry Seed Wring Out

X	X-Scissor

Z	Zen Headbutt

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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Description[]

Effect[]

In battle[]

Learnset[]

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Generation V[]

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