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:	Yes
Magic Bounce:	Yes
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
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.
SWSH	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's 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	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	VI	VII	VIII
	Eevee	normal				29 (B2W2)
	Pichu	electric	1	1	1	1
	Cleffa	fairy	1	1	1	1
	Igglybuff	normal/fairy	1	1	1	1
	Togepi	normal/fairy	1	1	1	1
	Togetic	normal/fairy	1	1	1	1
	Snubbull	fairy	1	1	1	1
	Granbull	fairy	1	1	1	1
	Teddiursa	normal			36	36
	Phanpy	ground			33	33
	Ralts	psychic/fairy			39	43
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy			45	50
	Azurill	normal/fairy		3	2	2 (BW) 10 (B2W2)
	Skitty	normal		25	22 (DP) 25 (PtHGSS)	25
	Plusle	electric
	Minun	electric		28	21	21
	Illumise	bug		9	9	9
	Wynaut	psychic		1	1	1
	Luvdisc	water		4	4	4
	Latias	psychic/dragon		50	55	55
	Pachirisu	electric			9	9
	Buneary	normal			43	46
	Lopunny	normal			43	46
	Glameow	normal			25	25
	Purugly	normal			25	25
	Happiny	normal			1	1
	Mesprit	psychic			46	46
	Phione	water			9	9
	Manaphy	water			9	9
	Cottonee	grass/fairy				28
	Minccino	normal				27
	Gothita	psychic				46
	Gothorita	psychic				50
	Gothitelle	psychic				54
	Solosis	psychic				19
	Duosion	psychic				19
	Reuniclus	psychic				19
	Deerling	normal/grass				36
	Sawsbuck	normal/grass				36
	Cubchoo	ice				29
	Furfrou	normal
	Meowstic	psychic
	Spritzee	fairy
	Aromatisse	fairy
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon
	Dedenne	electric/fairy
	Mimikyu	ghost/fairy
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

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Gallery

Main games

Charm depicted in Generation III

Main series

Charm being used by Misty's Togepi
Charm being used by a wild Teddiursa
Charm being used by Brittany's Igglybuff
Charm being used by a wild Togepi
Charm being used by Robert's Swoobat

Pokémon Adventures

Other manga series

Charm being used by Hareta's Minun