Ability · Gen 3 · 47 Pokémon

Intimidate

On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage.

On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opposing Pokemon by 1 stage. Pokemon with the Inner Focus, Oblivious, Own Tempo, or Scrappy Abilities and Pokemon behind a substitute are immune.

Intimidate was introduced in Generation 3. 47 Pokémon and forms can have it (8 as a hidden ability).

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Best Pokémon with Intimidate

Ranked by usage in public Pokémon Showdown battles (Champions VGC first, then National Dex OU, SV OU and Champions Singles), with how many of each Pokémon's sets actually run Intimidate.

Pokémon with Intimidate

As a regular ability (39)

As a hidden ability (8)

Intimidate FAQ

What does Intimidate do?

On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opposing Pokemon by 1 stage. Pokemon with the Inner Focus, Oblivious, Own Tempo, or Scrappy Abilities and Pokemon behind a substitute are immune.

Which Pokémon have Intimidate?

47 Pokémon and forms can have Intimidate, 8 of them only as a hidden ability: Ekans, Arbok, Growlithe, Hisuian Growlithe, Arcanine, Hisuian Arcanine, Tauros and Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed) and more.

Is Intimidate a hidden ability?

It depends on the Pokémon. Qwilfish, Hisuian Qwilfish, Scraggy, Scrafty and Litten have it as a hidden ability, while Ekans, Arbok, Growlithe, Hisuian Growlithe and Arcanine can have it as a regular ability.

What are the best Pokémon with Intimidate?

By competitive usage, the most used Pokémon that can have Intimidate are Incineroar (#3 in Champions VGC, 99.7% run Intimidate), Hisuian Arcanine (#15 in Champions VGC, 4.3% run Intimidate), Staraptor (#70 in Champions VGC, 96.5% run Intimidate), Overqwil (#94 in Champions VGC, 47.4% run Intimidate) and Mega Manectric (#107 in Champions VGC, 100% run Intimidate).

Effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT); which Pokémon have it from Showdown's Pokédex, cross-checked against PokéAPI. Unofficial fan site.