Charm

(あまえる Fawn on)

Introduced:	Generation II

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	--
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20 ^{(Max. 32)}
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

Condition:	Cute
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Condition:	Cute
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Cute
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥
Badly startles Pokémon that the audience has high expectations for.

Charm is a move introduced in Generation II. It became a fairy-type move in Generation VI. It was a normal-type move prior to that.

Description

Games	Description
GS C	Sharply lowers the foe's ATTACK.
RS E	Charms the foe and sharply reduces its ATTACK.
FRLG	The foe is charmed by the user's cute appeals, sharply cutting its ATTACK.
DP PtHGSS	The charmingly stares at the foe, making it less wary. The target's Attack is sharply lowered.
BWB2W2	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. The target's Attack is harshly lowered.
XYORAS SMUSUM	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers its Attack stat.

Effect

In battle

Charm lowers the target's Attack by 2 stages. In a Double Battle, Charm can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Charm can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Eevee	normal				29 (B2W2)	29	29
	Pichu	electric	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Cleffa	fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Igglybuff	normal/fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Togepi	normal/fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Togetic	normal/fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Snubbull	fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Granbull	fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Teddiursa	normal			36	36	36	36
	Phanpy	ground			33	33	33	33
	Ralts	psychic/fairy			39	43	43 (XY) 34 (ORAS)	34
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy			45	50	50 (XY) 40 (ORAS)	40
	Azurill	normal/fairy		3	2	2 (BW) 10 (B2W2)	10	10
	Skitty	normal		25	22 (DP) 25 (PtHGSS)	25	25	25
	Plusle	electric					25	T25
	Minun	electric		28	21	21	21
	Illumise	bug		9	9	9	9	9
	Wynaut	psychic		1	1	1	1	1
	Luvdisc	water		4	4	4	4 (XY) 1 (ORAS)	1
	Latias	psychic/dragon		50	55	55	1, 55 (XY) 7 (ORAS)	7
	Pachirisu	electric			9	9	9	9
	Buneary	normal			43	46	46	46
	Lopunny	normal			43	46	46	46
	Glameow	normal			25	25	25	25
	Purugly	normal			25	25	25	25
	Happiny	normal			1	1	1	1
	Mesprit	psychic			46	46	46	46
	Phione	water			9	9	9	9
	Manaphy	water			9	9	9	9
	Cottonee	grass/fairy				28	28	28
	Minccino	normal				27	27	27
	Gothita	psychic				46	46	46
	Gothorita	psychic				50	50	50
	Gothitelle	psychic				54	54	54
	Solosis	psychic				19	19	19
	Duosion	psychic				19	19	19
	Reuniclus	psychic				19	19	19
	Deerling	normal/grass				36	36	36
	Sawsbuck	normal/grass				36	36	36
	Cubchoo	ice				29	29	29
	Furfrou	normal					38	38
	Meowstic	psychic					28	28
	Spritzee	fairy					35	35
	Aromatisse	fairy					35	35
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon					20	20
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon					20	20
	Dedenne	electric/fairy					14	20
	Mimikyu	ghost/fairy						28
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.