Captivate (move)

Captivate
ゆうわく Allure

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 Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
TM78 in Generation IV

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Captivate (Japanese: ゆうわく Allure) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM78 in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV to VII

Captivate lowers the Special Attack stat of the target by two stages, if it is the opposite gender of the user. It targets all adjacent opponents. Genderless Pokémon and Pokémon with the Ability Oblivious are unaffected by this move. It always does nothing if the user of Captivate is genderless.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Captivate, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by two stages.

Generation VIII

Captivate cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe is charmed into sharply lowering its Sp. Atk stat.
BW B2W2	If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target is charmed into harshly lowering its Sp. Atk stat.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE	If any opposing Pokémon is the opposite gender of the user, it is charmed, which harshly lowers its Sp. Atk stat.
SwSh	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	36	40	40	37
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	43	43	43	43
0030		Nidorina		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	50	50	50	50
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	43	43	43	43
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	50	50	50	50
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field	37	41^BW 47^B2W2	47	47
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field				47
0052		Meowth		Field		Field	46	46	46	46
052A		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field				46
0053		Persian		Field		Field	56	56	56	56
053A		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field				56
0234		Stantler		Field		Field	49	53	50	50
0241		Miltank		Field		Field	35	35	35	35
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	53	60	60^XY 44^ORAS	44
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	42^DP 46^PtHGSS	46	46^XY 43^ORAS	43
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	25	25	25^XY 24^ORAS	21
0368		Gorebyss		Water 1		Water 1	28	28	28^XY 23^ORAS	23
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2	40	51	50^XY 46^ORAS	37
0413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug	35	35	35	35
413G		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug	35	35	35	35
413S		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug	35	35	35	35
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	33	33^BW 41^B2W2	41	41
0431		Glameow		Field		Field	32	32	32	32
0432		Purugly		Field		Field	32	32	32	32
0456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2	26	26	26	26
0457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2	26	26	26	26
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	31	31	31^XY 41^ORAS	41
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field		33	33	33
0572		Minccino		Field		Field		39	39	39
0728		Popplio		Water 1	Field				39
0729		Brionne		Water 1	Field				46
0730		Primarina		Water 1	Field				49
0741		Oricorio		Flying		Flying				33
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon				1, Evo.
0762		Steenee		Grass		Grass				37
0763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass				37
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		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV TM78	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
*Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except* the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.**
0010		Caterpie		Bug		Bug	✘
0011		Metapod		Bug		Bug	✘
0013		Weedle		Bug		Bug	✘
0014		Kakuna		Bug		Bug	✘
0081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✘
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✘
0129		Magikarp		Water 2	Dragon	✘
0132		Ditto		Ditto		Ditto	✘
0137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0144		Articuno		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	✘
0145		Zapdos		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	✘
0146		Moltres		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	✘
0150		Mewtwo		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	✘
0201		Unown		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	✘
0202		Wobbuffet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✘
0233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0235		Smeargle		Field		Field	✘
0243		Raikou		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	✘
0244		Entei		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	✘
0245		Suicune		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	✘
0249		Lugia		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	✘
0250		Ho-Oh		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	✘
0251		Celebi		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	✘
0265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug	✘
0266		Silcoon		Bug		Bug	✘
0268		Cascoon		Bug		Bug	✘
0290		Nincada		Bug		Bug	✘
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0360		Wynaut		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	✘
0374		Beldum		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0377		Regirock		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	✘
0378		Regice		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	✘
0379		Registeel		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	✘
0382		Kyogre		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	✘
0383		Groudon		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	✘
0384		Rayquaza		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	✘
0385		Jirachi		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	✘
0386		Deoxys		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	✘
0401		Kricketot		Bug		Bug	✘
0412		Burmy		Bug		Bug	✘
0415		Combee		Bug		Bug	✘
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral	✘
0479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	✘
0480		Uxie		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	✘
0481		Mesprit		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	✘
0482		Azelf		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	✘
0483		Dialga		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	✘
0484		Palkia		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	✘
0486		Regigigas		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	✘
0487		Giratina		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	✘
0489		Phione		Water 1	Fairy	✘
0490		Manaphy		Water 1	Fairy	✘
0491		Darkrai		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	✘
0492		Shaymin		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	✘
0493		Arceus		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	✘
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field			✔	✔
0077		Ponyta		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0133		Eevee		Field		Field			✔	✔
0161		Sentret		Field		Field			✔	✔
0174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
0238		Smoochum		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
0349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0495		Snivy		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying			✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔
0570		Zorua		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔
0676		Furfrou		Field		Field			✔	✔
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔
0741		Oricorio		Flying		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.

Special move

Generation V

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
0235	Smeargle	Field		Field	Dream World - Pokémon Café Forest and Spooky Manor
0238	Smoochum	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	Dream World - Spooky Manor
0300	Skitty	Field	Fairy	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0349	Feebas	Water 1	Dragon	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0366	Clamperl	Water 1		Water 1	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Captivate is a move with 20PP that ignores accuracy and evasion checks. The user targets enemy in front of it, lowering their Special Attack by 2 stages. This move works only if the user is the opposite gender of the target. This move is affected by Taunt and Magic Coat.

The gender mechanic was removed in Gates to Infinity onwards, meaning the move works on all Pokémon.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Reduces the target's Special Attack by 2 levels. Caution: this move affects only enemies that are the opposite gender of the user.
BSL	てきポケモンのとくこうを２だんかいさげるあいてがいせいのばあいにしかこうかがない
MDGtI	It sharply lowers the enemy's Special Attack.
SMD	It sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Wormadam
The user releases pink hearts.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Wormadam releases multiple pink hearts from her body at the opponent.
Ursula's Wormadam	Another One Gabites the Dust!	Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Pachirisu
The user acts cutely at the opponent, causing them to lower their guard.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Pachirisu shows a cute face and rubs its tail against the opponent, causing it to become distracted.
Platinum's Pachirisu	The Final Dimensional Duel X	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

Side series games

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

Trivia

Mew is the only genderless Pokémon that can learn this move: Mew is able to learn any TM, and can learn it by TM78 in Generation IV.
It is likely that Nincada cannot learn Captivate because all moves a Nincada has are transferred to a shed-off Shedinja when it evolves into Ninjask, thus giving the genderless Shedinja a useless move. The same is the case with Attract.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	誘惑 Yáuhwaahk
Chinese	Mandarin	誘惑 / 诱惑 Yòuhuò
Dutch		Aantrekkingskracht
French		Séduction
German		Liebreiz
Greek		Σαγήνη Sagíni
Italian		Incanto
Korean		유혹 Yuhok
Polish		Zniewalanie
Portuguese	Brazil	Cativar
Portuguese	Portugal	Encantar Cativar
Romanian		Captiv
Spanish		Seducción
Vietnamese		Dụ Dỗ

Variations of the move Charm

Charm • Feather Dance • Fake Tears • Captivate • Eerie Impulse

Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08

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