Nuzzle (move)

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Nuzzle ほっぺすりすり Cheek Rub

Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  20 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 VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

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

Nuzzle (Japanese: ほっぺすりすり Cheek Rub) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation VI. It can be seen as a damage-dealing version of Thunder Wave.

Effect

Nuzzle inflicts damage and paralyzes its target when it hits.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SM Demo The user attacks by nuzzling its electrified cheeks against the target. This also leaves the target with paralysis.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	23 29
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	1
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	1
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	19
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying	15
702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy	20
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 event

Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 PikachuLv.10 Electric Pokémon Cafe Pikachu Yokohama Pikachu Satay King Pikachu Beginner Trainer Pikachu 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 anime

Dedenne
The user electrifies its cheeks and nuzzles against the target, paralyzing them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dedenne rubs its cheeks repeatedly until they generate static electricity. It then nuzzles its cheeks against the target, shocking them and leaving them paralyzed.
Clemont's Dedenne	A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 擦擦臉頰 Chaatchaat Líhmgaap * 擦擦臉珠 Chaatchaat Líhmjyū * Mandarin 蹭蹭臉頰 / 蹭蹭脸颊 Cèng Cèng Liǎnjiá * 碰碰臉頰 Pèngpèng Liǎnjiá * Dutch Knuffel French Frotte-Frimousse German Wangenrubbler Hebrew חיכוך Hikuch Italian Elettrococcola Korean 볼부비부비 Bolbubibubi Polish Mizianie Portuguese Brazil Chamego (anime) Fosso (TCG) Portugal Mimos Spanish Moflete Estático

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