Tickle (move)

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Tickle くすぐる Tickle

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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

Games Description RSE Makes the foe laugh to lower Attack and Defense. FRLG The foe is made to laugh, reducing its Attack and Defense stats. ColoXD Makes the target laugh to lower Attack and Defense. DPPtHGSS The user tickles the foe into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats. BWB2W2 XYORAS The user tickles the target into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	46			47				47	46	44
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	43			43				43			43
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	46			48				48			48
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	25			15				15			15
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	1			1				1			1
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal				15				15			15
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic	Fairy				1				1			1
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass				47				47	46	46
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal								9			9
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal								1			1
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic								7			7
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic								1, 7			1, 7
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic								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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison
098		Krabby	Water		Water
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric
173		Cleffa*	Fairy		Fairy
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal
270		Lotad	Water	Grass
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy
320		Wailmer	Water		Water
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass
349		Feebas	Water		Water
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass
456		Finneon	Water		Water
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire
515		Panpour	Water		Water
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying
594		Alomomola	Water		Water
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire
688		Binacle	Rock	Water
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 Type Obtained with 0300 Skitty Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0174 Igglybuff Normal PokéPark Eggs 0360 Wynaut Psychic PokéPark Eggs Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost Chief Golgo's Sableye Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDRB Reduces the target's Attack and Defense by one level.

In the anime

Minccino Mime Jr. Mime Jr. Whiscash
The user tickles the foe into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats.
Pokémon	Method
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

Whiscash
The user tickles the opponent, causing it to become unable to attack further.
Pokémon	Method
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

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 搔癢 Sāoyǎng* 利爪 Lìzhuǎ* Czech Šimravý útok Dutch Kietel Finnish Kutitus French Chatouille German Spasskanone Greek Γαργάλημα Hindi Gudd Gudi गुद गुदि Indonesian Gelitik Italian Solletico Korean 간지르기 Ganjireugi Polish Łaskotki Portuguese Brazil Cócegas Portugal Cócegas Romanian Gâdilatul Serbian Golicanje Spanish Cosquillas

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