Normal · Status move · Gen 3
Tickle
Tickle is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 3. It has 100% accuracy and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 111 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by 1. Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (65 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (29 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Tickle
111 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fighting | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | 3 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 5 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Rock/Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Dragon | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Rock/Poison | 7–8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 9 |
Tickle FAQ
What does Tickle do?
Tickle is a Normal-type status move. Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Tickle?
111 Pokémon and forms can learn Tickle in at least one game: 65 in Scarlet & Violet, 29 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap), Raichu, Alolan Raichu, Clefairy and Clefable.
Is Tickle in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 29 Pokémon can use Tickle 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.