Tickle (move)
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Tickle くすぐる Tickle | ||||||||||||
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Tickle (Japanese: くすぐる Tickle) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.
Effect
Tickle reduces the target's Attack and Defense stats by one stage each.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0114 | Grass | 46 | 47 | 47BW 46B2W2 |
44 | |||||||
0138 | Water 1 | Water 3 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | ||||||
0139 | Water 1 | Water 3 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 48 | ||||||
0190 | Field | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
0340 | Water 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
0424 | Field | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
0439 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
0465 | Grass | 47 | 47BW 46B2W2 |
46 | ||||||||
0572 | Field | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
0573 | Field | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
0574 | Human-Like | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
0575 | Human-Like | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | |||||||||
0576 | Human-Like | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | |||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0043 | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0066 | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0069 | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0072 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0098 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0131 | Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0133 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0172 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0173 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0263 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0270 | Water 1 | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0287 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0298 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0300 | Field | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0303 | Field | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0320 | Field | Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0345 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0349 | Water 1 | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0387 | Monster | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0420 | Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0456 | Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0511 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0513 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0515 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0546 | Grass | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0587 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0594 | Water 1 | Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0631 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0688 | Water 3 | ✔ | ||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
Special move
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0300 | Field | Fairy | Dream World - Pleasant Forest | |||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By event
Generation III
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0174 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | PokéPark Eggs | |||
0360 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | PokéPark Eggs | |||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0302 | Human-Like | Chief Golgo's Sableye | ||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
In other games
Description
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In the anime
The user tickles the foe into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Whiscash tickles the opponent with its whiskers. | |||
Juan's Whiscash | Eight Ain't Enough | Debut | |
Mime Jr. tickles the opponent with its hands, or Mime Jr. makes tickling gestures in the air and blue energy comes off its body and tickles the opponent. | |||
James's Mime Jr. | Spontaneous Combusken! | None | |
Minccino jumps onto the opponent's back and tickles the opponent with its tail, or Minccino runs up to the opponent, turns around and tickles it with its tail. | |||
Bianca's Minccino | Minccino—Neat and Tidy! | None |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user tickles the opponent, causing it to become unable to attack further. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Whiscash jumps onto the opponent and tickles it using its whiskers, making it incapable of using any more attacks. | |||
Wallace's Phillip | VS. Kyogre & Groudon XII | Debut |
In other generations
In other languages
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