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

Contest Data

Super Contests (DPPt)

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

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	Level
			IV	V	VI	VII
	Beedrill	Bug/Poison	34	34	34	TBA
	Rattata	Normal	25	25	25	TBA
	Raticate	Normal	29	29	29	TBA
	Spearow	Normal/Flying	29	29	29	TBA
	Fearow	Normal/Flying	35	35	35	TBA
	Meowth	Normal	41	41	41	TBA
	Persian	Normal	49	49	49	TBA
	Mankey	Fighting	25	25	25	TBA
	Primeape	Fighting	25	25	25	TBA
	Koffing	Poison	15	(BW) 15 (B2W2) 12	12	TBA
	Weezing	Poison	15	(BW) 15 (B2W2) 12	12	TBA
	Umbreon	Dark	43	(BW) 43 (B2W2) 25	25	TBA
	Murkrow	Dark/Flying	25	25	25	TBA
	Girafarig	Normal/Psychic	28	28	(XY) 28 (ORAS) 10	TBA
	Donphan	Ground	31	31	(XY) 31 (ORAS) 15	TBA
	Poochyena	Dark	29	29	(XY) 29 (ORAS) 22	TBA
	Mightyena	Dark	32	32	(XY) 32 (ORAS) 24	TBA
	Carvanha	Water/Dark	26	26	(XY) 26 (ORAS) 15	TBA
	Sharpedo	Water/Dark	26	26	(XY) 26 (ORAS) 15	TBA
	Cranidos	Rock	24	24	24	TBA
	Rampardos	Rock	24	24	24	TBA
	Weavile	Dark/Ice	1	1	1	TBA
	Tepig	Fire		31	31	TBA
	Pignite	Fire/Fighting		36	36	TBA
	Emboar	Fire/Fighting		38	38	TBA
	Purrloin	Dark		28	28	TBA
	Liepard	Dark		31	31	TBA
	Woobat	Psychic/Flying		12	12	TBA
	Swoobat	Psychic/Flying		1, 12	1, 12	TBA
	Sandile	Ground/Dark		16	16	TBA
	Krokorok	Ground/Dark		16	16	TBA
	Krookodile	Ground/Dark		16	16	TBA
	Axew	Dragon		7	7	TBA
	Fraxure	Dragon		1, 7	1, 7	TBA
	Haxorus	Ground/Dark		1, 7	1, 7	TBA
	Pawniard	Dark/Steel		33	33	TBA
	Bisharp	Dark/Steel		33	33	TBA
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

Pokémon		Type	Father
			IV	V	VI	VII
	Doduo	Normal/Flying				TBA
	Aerodactyl	Rock/Flying				TBA
	Murkrow	Dark/Flying				TBA
	Skarmory	Steel/Flying				TBA
	Larvitar	Rock/Ground				TBA
	Seviper	Poison				TBA
	Absol	Dark				TBA
	Glameow	Normal				TBA
	Oshawott	Water				TBA
	Patrat	Normal				TBA
	Cubchoo	Ice				TBA
	Deino	Dark/Dragon				TBA
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery

Main games

• Assurance depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

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Pokémon Adventures

• Assurance being used by Silver's Weavile

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Other manga series

• Assurance being used by Roark's Cranidos (In Diamond and Pearl Adventure!)

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References