Assurance

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Assurance

ダメおし Make Sure

Introduced:	Generation IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	60
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

Games	Description
DPPtHGSS	If the foe has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM	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
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Beedrill	Bug/Poison	34	34	34	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Rattata	Normal	25	25	25	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Raticate	Normal	29	29	29	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Spearow	Normal/Flying	29	29	29	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Fearow	Normal/Flying	35	35	35	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Meowth	Normal	41	41	41	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Persian	Normal	49	49	49	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Mankey	Fighting	25	25	25	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Primeape	Fighting	25	25	25	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Koffing	Poison	15	(BW) 15 (B2W2) 12	12	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Weezing	Poison	15	(BW) 15 (B2W2) 12	12	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Umbreon	Dark	43	(BW) 43 (B2W2) 25	25	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Murkrow	Dark/Flying	25	25	25	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Girafarig	Normal/Psychic	28	28	(XY) 28 (ORAS) 10	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Donphan	Ground	31	31	(XY) 31 (ORAS) 15	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Poochyena	Dark	29	29	(XY) 29 (ORAS) 22	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Mightyena	Dark	32	32	(XY) 32 (ORAS) 24	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Carvanha	Water/Dark	26	26	(XY) 26 (ORAS) 15	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Sharpedo	Water/Dark	26	26	(XY) 26 (ORAS) 15	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Cranidos	Rock	24	24	24	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Rampardos	Rock	24	24	24	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Weavile	Dark/Ice	1	1	1	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Tepig	Fire		31	31	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Pignite	Fire/Fighting		36	36	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Emboar	Fire/Fighting		38	38	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Purrloin	Dark		28	28	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Liepard	Dark		31	31	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Woobat	Psychic/Flying		12	12	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Swoobat	Psychic/Flying		1, 12	1, 12	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Sandile	Ground/Dark		16	16	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Krokorok	Ground/Dark		16	16	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Krookodile	Ground/Dark		16	16	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Axew	Dragon		7	7	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Fraxure	Dragon		1, 7	1, 7	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Haxorus	Ground/Dark		1, 7	1, 7	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Pawniard	Dark/Steel		33	33	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Bisharp	Dark/Steel		33	33	TBA	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
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	Egg Groups	Father
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	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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