Assurance (move)

Assurance
ダメおし Make Sure

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	50
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

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

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earns double the score on the final performance.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

Assurance (Japanese: ダメおし Make Sure) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Assurance inflicts damage and will deal double damage if the target has already received damage on the turn it is used.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0015	Beedrill	Bug	Poison	34
0019	Rattata	Normal		25
0020	Raticate	Normal		29
0021	Spearow	Normal	Flying	29
0022	Fearow	Normal	Flying	35
0052	Meowth	Normal		41
0053	Persian	Normal		49
0056	Mankey	Fighting		25
0057	Primeape	Fighting		25
0109	Koffing	Poison		15
0110	Weezing	Poison		15
0197	Umbreon	Dark		43
0198	Murkrow	Dark	Flying	25
0203	Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	28
0232	Donphan	Ground		31
0261	Poochyena	Dark		29
0262	Mightyena	Dark		32
0318	Carvanha	Water	Dark	26
0319	Sharpedo	Water	Dark	26
0408	Cranidos	Rock		24
0409	Rampardos	Rock		24
0461	Weavile	Dark	Ice	--
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0142 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aerodactyl
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Murkrow, Honchkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Murkrow, Honchkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Cranidos, Rampardos |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0336 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seviper
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Meowth, Persian
Mankey, Primeape
Umbreon
Girafarig
Donphan
Poochyena, Mightyena
Absol
Glameow, Purugly
Weavile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0359 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Absol
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Meowth, Persian
Mankey, Primeape
Umbreon
Girafarig
Donphan
Poochyena, Mightyena
Seviper
Glameow, Purugly
Weavile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0431 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Glameow
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Meowth, Persian
Mankey, Primeape
Umbreon
Girafarig
Donphan
Poochyena, Mightyena
Seviper
Absol
Weavile

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
0015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	34
0019		Rattata	Normal		25
0020		Raticate	Normal		29
0021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	29
0022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	35
0052		Meowth	Normal		41
0053		Persian	Normal		49
0056		Mankey	Fighting		25
0057		Primeape	Fighting		25
0109		Koffing	Poison		15
0110		Weezing	Poison		15
0197		Umbreon	Dark		43
0198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	25
0203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	28
0232		Donphan	Ground		31
0261		Poochyena	Dark		29
0262		Mightyena	Dark		32
0318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	26
0319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	26
0408		Cranidos	Rock		24
0409		Rampardos	Rock		24
0461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	--
0498		Tepig	Fire		31
0499	Chaoboo	Chaoboo	Fire	Fighting	36
0500	Enbuoh	Enbuoh	Fire	Fighting	36
0509		Purrloin	Dark		28
0510		Liepard	Dark		31
0527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying	12
0528	Kokoromori	Kokoromori	Psychic	Flying	-- 12
0551		Sandile	Ground	Dark	16
0552	Waruvile	Waruvile	Ground	Dark	16
0553	Waruvial	Waruvial	Ground	Dark	16
0610		Axew	Dragon		7
0611		Fraxure	Dragon		-- 7
0612		Haxorus	Dragon		-- 7
0624	Komatana	Komatana	Dark	Steel	33
0625	Kirikizan	Kirikizan	Dark	Steel	33
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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0084 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

   |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0142 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aerodactyl
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

   |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

   |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

   |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" |
    |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0336 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seviper
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |









    |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0359 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Absol
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" |








    |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0431 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Glameow
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" |








    |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0501 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oshawott
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" |








    |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0504 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Patrat
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" |








    |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0613 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kumasyun | style="background: #FFF" | Kumasyun
| colspan="2" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" |








    |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0633 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Monozu | style="background: #FFF" | Monozu
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#5060E1" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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
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In other languages

French: Assurance
German: Gewissheit
Greek: Διασφάλιση
Italian: Garanzia
Korean: 승부굳히기 Seungbu Gutigi
Spanish: Buena Baza
Serbian: Uverenje

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