Astonish (move)

Astonish おどろかす Astonish

File:Astonish.png

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  30 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Astonish (Japanese: おどろかす Astonish) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Astonish inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch if the user attacks before the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	11	6	9				9			'
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	--, 11	--, 6	--, 9				--, 9			'
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground				7				7			'
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	--, 11	--, 6	--, 9				--, 9			'
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	13			8				8			'
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	9			--				--			'
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	11			10				10			''''
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	7			--				--			'
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	13	11	7				7			'
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	--			--				--			'
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	--			--				--			'
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	--			--				--			'
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal	11			11				11			'
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal	--, 11			--, 11				--, 11			'
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal	--, 11			--, 11				--, 11			'
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	13			11				11			''''
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	--			--				--			'
320		Wailmer	Water		Water	23			17				17			'
321		Wailord	Water		Water	23			17				17			'
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	8			5				5			'
334		Altaria	Normal	Flying	--, 8			--, 5				--, 5			'
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	--			--				--			'
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	--			--				--			'
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	--			--				--			'
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	16			14				14			''''
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	16			14				14			''''
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic	9			9				9			'
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal				--, 8				--, 8			'
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying				6				6			''''
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying				--, 6				--, 6			''''
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost				--				--			''''
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying				--				--			'
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic				9				9			'
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting				--				--			'
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting				--				--			'
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost				14				14			''''
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost				--, 10				--, 10			''''
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost				--				--			''''
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost								--			''''
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost								--			''''
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice								7			'
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice								--, 7			'
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice								--, 7			'
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison								8			'
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison								--, 8			'
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire								--			''''
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire								--			''''
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost								--			''''
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost								--			''''
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying								--			'
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying								--			'
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
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost
396		Starly	Normal	Flying
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire
515		Panpour	Water		Water
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric
633		Deino	Dark	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.

In the anime

File:Chimecho Astonish.png Chimecho File:Chimecho Astonish Contest.png Releasing red waves File:Chimecho Astonish Judges.png Effect
The user attacks the foe while shouting in a startling fashion.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Chimecho releases waves of red energy from its mouth that makes horrible noise, or Chimecho frightens the opponent by making a frightening face.
James's Chimecho	Lessons in Lilycove		Debut
	Misdreavus makes a scary face then shouts loudly, making transparent shock waves come out of its body and at the opponent.
A wild Misdreavus	Ghoul Daze!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Kecleon Astonish Adventures.png Kecleon
The user attacks the opponent, but stops seconds before hitting it, causing it to flinch.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kecleon opens its mouth and stretches its tongue to the opponent at full speed. It then stops when it is about to hit it, causing the opponent to flinch.
Wally's Kecleon	VS. Rayquaza I		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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 驚嚇 Jīngxià French Étonnement German Erstauner Greek Κατάπληξη Italian Sgomento Korean 놀래키기 Nollaekigi Portuguese Impressionar Serbian Zastrašivanje Spanish Impresionar

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