Dark · Physical move · Gen 4
Assurance
Assurance is a Dark-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has 60 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 207 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Physical
Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Power doubles if target was damaged this turn. Power doubles if the target has already taken damage this turn, other than direct damage from Belly Drum, confusion, Curse, or Pain Split.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (59 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (59 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Dark attack
2× vsPsychicGhost
½× vsFightingDarkFairy
Pokémon that learn Assurance
207 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Ground | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Steel | 8 | ||||
| Ground | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Steel | 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Steel | 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Rock/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Dark | 8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 8 | ||||
| Steel | 8 | ||||
| Steel | 8 | ||||
| Steel | 8 | ||||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Flying | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Rock/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Dragon | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fire/Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Bug/Water | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Electric/Steel | 8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Flying | 8 | ||||
| Flying | 8 | ||||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark | 8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Flying/Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Rock | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 |
Assurance FAQ
What does Assurance do?
Assurance is a Dark-type physical move with 60 power. Power doubles if the target has already taken damage this turn, other than direct damage from Belly Drum, confusion, Curse, or Pain Split.
Which Pokémon can learn Assurance?
207 Pokémon and forms can learn Assurance in at least one game: 59 in Scarlet & Violet, 59 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Beedrill, Rattata, Alolan Rattata, Raticate, Alolan Raticate and Spearow.
Is Assurance in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 59 Pokémon can use Assurance in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Assurance super effective against?
As a Dark-type attack, Assurance is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Fighting, Dark and Fairy (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.