Assurance (move)

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Assurance ダメおし Make Sure

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Points double if last to appeal.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works better the later it is used in a turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Assurance (Japanese: ダメおし Make Sure) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Assurance inflicts damage and will deal double damage if the target has already received damage on the turn it is used. This includes self-inflicted and indirect damage, such as damage from a Life Orb, recoil damage from Brave Bird, or confusion damage.

Generation VI

Assurance's power changed from 50 to 60.

Description

Games Description If the foe has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It will inflict double damage if the target's HP is down to half or lower. Conq If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	34				34			34
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	25				25			25
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	29				29			29
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	29				29			29
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	35				35			35
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	41				41			41
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	49				49			49
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	25				25			25
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	25				25			25
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	15				15	12	12
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	15				15	12	12
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	43				43	25	25
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	25				25			25
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	28				28			28 10
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	31				31			31 15
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark	29				29			29 22
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark	32				32			32 24
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	26				26			26 15
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	26				26			26 15
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	24				24			24
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	24				24			24
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	--				--			--
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire					31			31
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting					36			36
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting					38			38
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark					28			28
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark					31			31
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying					12			12
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying					--, 12			--, 12
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark					16			16
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark					16			16
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark					16			16
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon					7			7
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon					--, 7			--, 7
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon					--, 7			--, 7
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel					33			33
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel					33			33
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	no
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	no
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison
359		Absol	Dark		Dark
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal	no
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice	no
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0431 Glameow Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Rumble Blast

All Pokémon in front of the user will be hit by Assurance. When the user hits a blown-back foe, Assurance does more damage.

Pokémon Conquest

Assurance is the only move of Umbreon and Pawniard. It deals double damage if another Pokémon attacked the target in the same turn.

^	★★★ Orange squares indicate hit area. Blue squares indicate area Pokémon the Pokémon will need to move to perform the move. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. Table assumes the Pokémon is in the square marked by ^.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Weavile
The user jumps at the target and attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Weavile charges to the opponent and jumps, kicking it with one of its legs.
Silver's Weavile	All About Arceus VIII		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure manga

Cranidos
The user tackles the opponent with its head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cranidos smashes its head into the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 再三囑咐‎ Zàisān Zhǔfù French Assurance German Gewissheit Greek Διασφάλιση Italian Garanzia Korean 승부굳히기 Seungbu Gutigi Brazilian Portuguese Garantia Serbian Uverenje Spanish Buena Baza

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