Dark · Status move · Gen 3
Taunt
Taunt is a Dark-type status move introduced in Generation 3. It has 100% accuracy and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 396 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Target can't use status moves its next 3 turns. Prevents the target from using non-damaging moves for its next three turns. Pokemon with the Oblivious Ability or protected by the Aroma Veil Ability are immune.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (290 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (97 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (142 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Taunt
396 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Steel/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Steel/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Steel/Rock | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Poison/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | ||||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Electric/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Normal/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Bug/Steel | 8 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Steel/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Rock/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Fire/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ||||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | ||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Fire/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Electric/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fairy/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Taunt FAQ
What does Taunt do?
Taunt is a Dark-type status move. Prevents the target from using non-damaging moves for its next three turns. Pokemon with the Oblivious Ability or protected by the Aroma Veil Ability are immune.
Which Pokémon can learn Taunt?
396 Pokémon and forms can learn Taunt in at least one game: 290 in Scarlet & Violet, 97 in Pokémon Champions and 142 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Rattata, Alolan Rattata, Raticate, Alolan Raticate, Nidoqueen and Nidoking.
Is Taunt in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 97 Pokémon can use Taunt in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
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.