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Intimidate

In Pokémon ChampionsGen III
Game

Pokémon Champions

On switch-in, this Pokémon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage.

Who has it
37 Pokémon
On Showdown
35.1% of Champions VGC teams bring it
Showdown rating

How it works in Champions

On switch-in, this Pokémon lowers the Attack of opposing Pokémon by 1 stage. Pokémon with the Inner Focus, Oblivious, Own Tempo, or Scrappy Abilities and Pokémon behind a substitute are immune.

“When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Changes over time

How Intimidate changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen VIII

    … opposing Pokémon by 1 stage. Pokémon added: with the Inner Focus, Oblivious, Own Tempo, or Scrappy Abilities and Pokémon behind a substitute are immune.

  2. Gen VII

    On switch-in, this Pokémon lowers the Attack of dropped: adjacent opposing Pokémon by 1 stage. Pokémon …

  3. Gen V

    On switch-in, this Pokémon lowers the Attack of added: adjacent opposing Pokémon by 1 stage. Pokémon behind a substitute are immune. dropped: If U-turn breaks an opposing substitute and this Pokémon switches in as the replacement, the Pokémon that had the substitute is still immune to this Ability.

  4. Gen IV

    … Pokémon behind a substitute are immune. added: If U-turn breaks an opposing substitute and this Pokémon switches in as the replacement, the Pokémon that had the substitute is still immune to this Ability.

  5. Gen III · Emerald

    … an opponent that has a Substitute. added: Overworld: If the first Pokémon in the party has this ability, any random encounter with a Pokémon five or more levels lower than it has a 50% chance of being skipped.

Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, and PokéAPI’s notes on the changes they don’t show. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

Good to know

  • Activates when it enters battle.

Works with or against it

Guard DogInner FocusObliviousOwn TempoRattledScrappyAdrenaline Orb

Who runs Intimidate on Showdown

  1. Incineroar#4 on the Doubles ladder · 99.6% of its sets
  2. Staraptor#18 on the Doubles ladder · 97.9% of its sets
  3. Mega Manectric100.0% of its sets
  4. Hisuian Arcanine#37 on the Doubles ladder · 3.7% of its sets
  5. Salamence#16 on the Doubles ladder · 99.0% of its sets
  6. Mega Scrafty100.0% of its sets
  7. Arcanine#133 on the Doubles ladder · 90.4% of its sets
  8. Overqwil#93 on the Doubles ladder · 50.2% of its sets
  9. Squawkabilly#212 on the Doubles ladder · 91.0% of its sets
  10. Scrafty#112 on the Doubles ladder · 97.2% of its sets
  11. Krookodile#144 on the Doubles ladder · 84.6% of its sets
  12. Gyarados#96 on the Doubles ladder · 97.3% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown; the ranks are from today’s in-game ladder.

Pokémon with Intimidate

EkansArbokGrowlitheArcanineTaurosGyaradosSnubbullGranbullStantlerHitmontopMightyenaMasquerainMawileMega ManectricSalamenceStaraviaStaraptorShinxLuxioLuxrayHerdierStoutlandSandileKrokorokKrookodileTherian LandorusWyrdeerSquawkabillyMaschiffMabosstiff

As a hidden ability

QwilfishScraggyScraftyLittenTorracatIncineroarOverqwil