Nuzzle (move)

Nuzzle
ほっぺすりすり Cheek Nuzzle
Nuzzle IX.png
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Type  Electric
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  20
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  1
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

Nuzzle (Japanese: ほっぺすりすり Cheek Nuzzle) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Nuzzle inflicts damage and paralyzes its target when it hits.

Nuzzle can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if the move Charge was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Hex and Smelling Salts to give extra three appeal points if either of them is used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user attacks by nuzzling its electrified cheeks against the target. This also leaves the target with paralysis.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0025     Field Fairy 23XY
29ORAS
29 1 1 1
0026     Field Fairy 1 1 1
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy 1 1
0172     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 12 12 12
0311     Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 Rem.
0312     Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 Rem.
0417     Field Fairy 19 19 19 19
0587    
 
Field Field 15 15 1
0702    
 
Field Fairy 20 20 1 1
0777    
 
Field Fairy 21 1
0835     Field Field 5
0836     Field Field 1
0848    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
0849  
Toxtricity
All forms
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like 1 1
0921     Field Field 12
0922    
 
Field Field 12
0923    
 
Field Field 12
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
0856     Fairy Fairy
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 event

Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0025  
PikachuLv. 10
  Field Fairy Pokémon Cafe Pikachu
Yokohama Pikachu
Satay King Pikachu
Beginner Trainer Pikachu
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

Nuzzle deals and damage and paralyzes the enemy.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
SMD 1 99 15 30 50% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Nuzzle
Attack power 17.89266
Charge time 0.82 seconds
Range type Dash
Number of hits 2
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect Paralyzes foe

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 3 20 24 100% An opponent Leaves the target paralyzed. Sophocles & Togedemaru
Elesa (Classic) & Emolga

Description

Games Description
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also cause paralysis.


In the anime

 
Dedenne
 
Raichu
The user electrifies its cheeks and nuzzles against the target, paralyzing them.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Dedenne rubs its cheeks repeatedly until they generate static electricity. It then nuzzles its cheeks against the target, shocking them and leaving them paralyzed.
Clemont's Dedenne A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship! Debut
Wikstrom's Dedenne Searching for Chivalry! None
  Raichu rubs its cheeks repeatedly until they generate static electricity. It then nuzzles its cheeks against the target, shocking them.
Goh's Raichu Lighting the Way Home! None


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蹭蹭臉頰 Cangcang Lihmgaap *
擦擦臉珠 Chaatchaat Lihmjyū *
擦擦臉頰 Chaatchaat Lihmgaap *
碰碰臉頰 Pungpung Lihmgaap *
Mandarin 蹭蹭臉頰 / 蹭蹭脸颊 Cèngcèng Liǎnjiá *
碰碰臉頰 Pèngpèng Liǎnjiá *
  Dutch Knuffel
  French Frotte-Frimousse
  German Wangenrubbler
  Hebrew חיכוך Hikuch
  Italian Elettrococcola
  Korean 볼부비부비 Bolbubibubi
  Polish Mizianie
Portuguese   Brazil Chamego (anime, SM Promo-present)
Fosso (XY-Generations)
  Portugal Mimos
Spanish   Latin America Frote
  Spain Moflete Estático


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.