Assurance (move)

Assurance
ダメおし Make Sure
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Type  Dark
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Points double if last to appeal.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earns double the score on the final performance.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Works better the later it is used in a turn.

Assurance (Japanese: ダメおし Make Sure) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM58 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Assurance inflicts damage and will deal double damage if the target has already received damage on the turn it is used. This includes self-inflicted and indirect damage, such as damage from a Life Orb, recoil, crash damage, or hurting itself in confusion.

Generation VI onwards

Assurance's power changed from 50 to 60.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR If the foe has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.
SV This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0015    
 
Bug Bug 34 34 34 26 26
0019     Field Field 25 25 25 19 19
0019  
Rattata
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 19
0020     Field Field 29 29 29 19 19
0020  
Raticate
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 19
0021    
 
Flying Flying 29 29 29 22 8
0022    
 
Flying Flying 35 35 35 23 8
0052     Field Field 41 41 41 41 24 24 24
0052  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field 41 24 24
0053     Field Field 49 49 49 49 24 24 24
0053  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field 49 24 24
0056     Field Field 25 25 25 26 26 26
0057     Field Field 25 25 25 26 26 26
0109     Amorphous Amorphous 15 15BW
12B2W2
12 12 16 16 16
0110     Amorphous Amorphous 15 15BW
12B2W2
12 12 16 16 16
0110  
Weezing
Galarian Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 16 16
0128     Field Field 15 15 15
0128  
Tauros
Paldean Form
(Combat Breed)
  Field Field 15
0197     Field Field 43 43BW
25B2W2
25 25 25 25 25
0198    
 
Flying Flying 25 25 25 25 25 25
0203    
 
Field Field 28 28 28XY
10ORAS
10 10 10
0232     Field Field 31 31 31XY
15ORAS
15 15 15
0252     Monster Dragon 18 18 18
0253     Monster Dragon 20 20 20
0254     Monster Dragon 20 20 20
0261     Field Field 29 29 29XY
22ORAS
22 22 22
0262     Field Field 32 32 32XY
24ORAS
24 24 24
0318    
 
Water 2 Water 2 26 26 26XY
15ORAS
15
0319    
 
Water 2 Water 2 26 26 26XY
15ORAS
15
0331     Grass Human-Like 19
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like 19
0408     Monster Monster 24 24 24 24 24 24
0409     Monster Monster 24 24 24 24 24 24
0430    
 
Flying Flying 1
0461    
 
Field Field 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Rem.*
0498     Field Field 31 31 31 31
0499    
 
Field Field 36 36 36 36
0500    
 
Field Field 38 38 38 38
0509     Field Field 28 28 28 21
0510     Field Field 31 31 31 23
0527    
 
Field Flying 12 12 12 25
0528    
 
Field Flying 1, 12 1, 12 1, 12 25
0551    
 
Field Field 16 16 16
0552    
 
Field Field 16 16 16
0553    
 
Field Field 16 16 16
0610     Monster Dragon 7 7 7 9 9
0611     Monster Dragon 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 9 9
0612     Monster Dragon 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 9 9
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 33 33 33 25 25
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 33 33 33 25 25
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon 16 16
0634    
 
Dragon Dragon 16 16
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon 16 16
0802    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 36
0827     Field Field 16
0828     Field Field 16
0859    
 
Fairy Human-Like 16 16
0860    
 
Fairy Human-Like 16 16
0861    
 
Fairy Human-Like 16 16
0886    
 
Amorphous Dragon 12 12
0887    
 
Amorphous Dragon 12 12
0917     Bug Bug 8
0918     Bug Bug 8
0919     Bug Bug 9
0920    
 
Bug Bug 9
0965    
 
Mineral Mineral 10
0966    
 
Mineral Mineral 10
0979    
 
Field Field 26
0981    
 
Field Field 10
0983    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 25
0993    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 14
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0084    
 
Flying Flying
0088  
Grimer
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous *
0142    
 
Flying Flying
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0227    
 
Flying Flying
0246    
 
Monster Monster
0336     Field Dragon
0359     Field Field
0431     Field Field
0501     Field Field
0504     Field Field
0613     Field Field
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon
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 TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0041    
 
Flying Flying
0042    
 
Flying Flying
0050     Field Field
0050  
Diglett
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0051     Field Field
0051  
Dugtrio
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0052     Field Field
0052  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0052  
Meowth
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0053     Field Field
0053  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0068     Human-Like Human-Like
0083  
Farfetch'd
Galarian Form
  Flying Field
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0110     Amorphous Amorphous
0110  
Weezing
Galarian Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0115     Monster Monster
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0128     Field Field
0142    
 
Flying Flying
0145  
Zapdos
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0146  
Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0169    
 
Flying Flying
0197     Field Field
0211    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0214    
 
Bug Bug
0223     Water 1 Water 2
0224     Water 1 Water 2
0225    
 
Water 1 Flying
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0227    
 
Flying Flying
0246    
 
Monster Monster
0247    
 
Monster Monster
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0252     Monster Dragon
0253     Monster Dragon
0254     Monster Dragon
0255     Field Field
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0263  
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field
0264  
Linoone
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0303    
 
Field Fairy
0318    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0319    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0359     Field Field
0416    
 
Bug Bug
0427     Field Human-Like
0428     Field Human-Like
0434    
 
Field Field
0435    
 
Field Field
0451    
 
Bug Water 3
0452    
 
Bug Water 3
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0461    
 
Field Field
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0509     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0545    
 
Bug Bug
0550  
Basculin
Red- and
Blue-Striped Forms
  Water 2 Water 2
0551    
 
Field Field
0552    
 
Field Field
0553    
 
Field Field
0556     Grass Grass
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0566    
 
Flying Water 3
0567    
 
Flying Water 3
0570     Field Field
0571     Field Field
0597    
 
Grass Mineral
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0599     Mineral Mineral
0600     Mineral Mineral
0601     Mineral Mineral
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0613     Field Field
0614     Field Field
0620     Field Human-Like
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0627    
 
Flying Flying
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0629    
 
Flying Flying
0630    
 
Flying Flying
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon
0634    
 
Dragon Dragon
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0641  
Tornadus
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0642  
Thundurus
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0649  
Genesect
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0688    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0696    
 
Monster Dragon
0697    
 
Monster Dragon
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like
0706     Dragon Dragon
0727    
 
Field Field
0745  
Lycanroc
Midday Form
  Field Field
0766     Field Field
0767    
 
Bug Water 3
0768    
 
Bug Water 3
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0781    
 
Mineral Mineral
0785    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0795    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0802    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0804    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0807     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0810     Field Grass
0811     Field Grass
0812     Field Grass
0813     Field Human-Like
0814     Field Human-Like
0815     Field Human-Like
0819     Field Field
0820     Field Field
0821     Flying Flying
0822     Flying Flying
0823    
 
Flying Flying
0827     Field Field
0828     Field Field
0833     Monster Water 1
0834    
 
Monster Water 1
0845    
 
Water 1 Flying
0846     Water 2 Water 2
0847     Water 2 Water 2
0859    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0860    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0861    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0862    
 
Field Field
0863     Field Field
0865     Flying Field
0870     Fairy Mineral
0871     Water 1 Amorphous
0874     Mineral Mineral
0877    
 
Field Fairy
0886    
 
Amorphous Dragon
0887    
 
Amorphous Dragon
0888  
Zacian
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0890    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0892  
Urshifu
Single Strike Style
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0893  
Zarude
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0894     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0896     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0897     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898  
Calyrex
Ice Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898  
Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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
0142    
 
Flying Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0431     Field Field 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.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon Island Scan - Ten Carat HillSM
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Assurance deals double damage if the target's HP is at half or below.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS 9 - 12 - 88% - Front Enemy No
BSL 9 - 12 - 88% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI 5 99 13 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 5 99 13 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★★
Power: 31
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: It deals double damage if another Pokémon attacked the target in the same turn.
Users:      
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Rumble Blast

All Pokémon in front of the user will be hit by Assurance. When the user hits a blown-back foe, Assurance does more damage.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Assurance
★★★
Attack power 24.49684
Charge time 0.5 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It will inflict double damage if the target's HP is down to half or lower.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる あいての HPが はんぶんいかの ときには ダメージが 2ばいになる
Conq. If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack's power is doubled.
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. It will cause more damage if the enemy's HP is down to half or lower.


In the manga

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • The Japanese name of this move, ダメおし Dameoshi (Make Sure), if literally translated, can be read as "useless push", once the term dameoshi is the combination of the words ダメ dame (no good; useless; hopeless) and おし oshi (pushing).[1][2] This might explain its move animations displaying hands pushing the target.
  • The term dameoshi can also be translated as "insurance run", a baseball term that describes when a team already in the lead keeps running score.[3]

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 惡意追擊 Okyi Jēuigīk *
再三囑咐 Joisāam Jūkfu *
Mandarin 惡意追擊 / 恶意追击 Èyì Zhuījí / Èyì Zhuījī *
再三囑咐 Zàisān Zhǔfù *
  French Assurance
  German Gewissheit
  Greek Διασφάλιση Diasfalise
  Italian Garanzia
  Korean 승부굳히기 Seungbu Gutigi
  Brazilian Portuguese Asseveração
  Serbian Uverenje
  Spanish Buena Baza
  Vietnamese Xác Nhận

References


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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