Endeavor (move)

Endeavor がむしゃら Daredevil

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed last.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Endeavor (Japanese: がむしゃら Daredevil) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Endeavor causes the target's HP to equal the user's current HP. It will deduct the difference from the target's HP. This move will fail if the user has more HP left than the target.

Description

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Games Description RSE Gains power if the user’s HP is lower than the foe’s HP. FRLG Gains power the fewer HP the user has compared with the foe. An attack move that cuts down the foe’s HP to equal the user’s HP. An attack move that cuts down the target's HP to equal the user's HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	45			40				40			'
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	41			34				34			'
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	50			44				44			'
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying				46				46			'
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying				54				54			'
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground				41				41			'
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground				49				49			'
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	25			21				21	25	'
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	41	51	49				58	46	'
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	49			55				60			'
258		Mudkip	Water		Water	46			46				46			'
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground	53			53				53			'
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	61			61				61			'
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	26			26				26			'
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	28			28				28			'
396		Starly	Normal	Flying				17				17			'
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying				18				18			'
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying				18				18			'
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock				30				30			'
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying								47			'
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying								47			'
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass								44			'
566		Archen	Rock	Flying								38			'
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying								40			'
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic								28			'
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic								28			'
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic								28			'
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice								71			'
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
060		Poliwag	Water		Water
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal
304		Aron	Steel	Rock
341		Corphish	Water		Water
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison								✔	✔		✔
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
060		Poliwag	Water		Water											✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water											✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting											✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock								✔	✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock								✔	✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass											✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water											✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground								✔	✔		✔
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔		✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock								✔	✔		✔
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal											✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal											✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal											✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔		✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock								✔	✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark								✔	✔		✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
396		Starly	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
401		Kricketot	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔		✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass								✔	✔		✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Ground								✔	✔		✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Steel								✔	✔		✔
415		Combee	Bug	Flying								✔	✔		✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying								✔	✔		✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock								✔	✔		✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass											✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔		✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire											✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting											✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting											✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal											✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass											✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass											✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire											✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire											✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water											✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water											✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											✔
535		Tympole	Water		Water											✔
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground											✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground											✔
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison											✔
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison											✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison											✔
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass											✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass											✔
550		Basculin	Water		Water											✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire											✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire											✔
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass											✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying											✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying											✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic											✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic											✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											✔
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying											✔
581		Swanna	Water	Flying											✔
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel											✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel											✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon											✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon											✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon											✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric											✔
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal											✔
632		Durant	Bug	Steel											✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice											✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice											✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice											✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting											✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0172 Pichu Electric 12th Movie Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0293 Whismur Normal Dream World - Icy Cave 0304 Aron Steel Rock Dream World - Icy Cave 0341 Corphish Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 0401 Kricketot Bug Dream World - Dream Park 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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Swampert
The user uses all of their strength and pushes the opponent back.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Swampert uses all of its strength and pushes the opponent backwards.
Ruby's Mumu	The Final Showdown II		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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Endeavor is one of the major components of the F.E.A.R. strategy.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 強攻 Qiánggōng French Effort German Notsituation Greek Προσπάθεια Italian Rimonta Korean 죽기살기 Jukgisalgi Brazilian Portuguese Esforço Serbian Nastojanje Spanish Esfuerzo

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