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Tickle
| Category | status |
|---|---|
| Power | - |
| Accuracy | 100% |
| PP | 20 (max 32) |
| Priority | 0 |
| Introduced | Generation III |
Machines
Tickle has no machine names in any version.
Descriptions
| Ruby / Sapphire Emerald | Makes the foe laugh to lower ATTACK and DEFENSE. |
|---|---|
| Fire Red / Leaf Green | The foe is made to laugh, reducing its ATTACK and DEFENSE stats. |
| Diamond / Pearl Platinum Heart Gold / Soul Silver | The user tickles the foe into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats. |
| Black / White Black 2 / White 2 | The user tickles the target into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats. |
| X / Y Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | The user tickles the target into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats. |
| Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | The user tickles the target into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats. |
| Sword / Shield | The user tickles the target into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats. |
Target
This move targets one other Pokémon on the field, selected by the trainer.
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Stat Changes
| Attack | -1 |
|---|---|
| Defense | -1 |
Effect Entries
Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.
Version Changes
No changes in previous Generations.Contests
Tickle has the Cute contest type.
| Appeal | 3 |
|---|---|
| Jam | 0 |
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Super Contests
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.