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Intimidate (Japanese: いかく Intimidation) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Nineteen Pokémon have this ability, most of which have physical features that would be expected to frighten opponents.
In Mystery Dungeon, Pokémon attacking a Pokémon with this ability with a physical attack will have a 20% attack penalty.
Effect
In battle
Despite the games's description of this ability ("(Pokémon)'s Intimidate cuts (Foe)'s attack!"), Intimidate lowers the opponent's Attack stat by just one stage upon entering the battle, not three. It is triggered both when a battle begins and when a Pokémon with Intimidate switches in. In a double battle, both opponents are affected.
Intimidate has no effect on Pokémon who are immune to stat reductions, such as Pokémon with Clear Body, Hyper Cutter, or White Smoke.
Outside of battle
Outside of battle, if the Pokémon with Intimidate is leading the party, Intimidate decreases the chance of encountering a lower-level wild Pokémon by 50%. See also Keen Eye.
Pokémon with Intimidate
Single ability
Dual ability
Trivia
- Although most Pokémon with this ability have menancing physical features, some Pokémon (like Hitmontop and Staravia) do not have obvious physical attributes that would inspire fear or unease, the most notorious one being Shinx, who can even be classified as a "cute" Pokémon. It's evolutions, Luxio and Luxray, homewever, do have these attributes.
