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Assurance

In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV

Game

Pokémon Champions

DarkPhysical

Power doubles if target was damaged this turn.

Power: 60
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 12 Scarlet & Violet: 10
Hits: One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown: 0.1% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Properties

Changes over time

How Assurance changed from game to game, newest first.

Champions
PP 10 → 12 Buffed
Gen VI
Power 50 → 60 Buffed
Gen V
Power doubles if the target has already taken damage this ~~dropped: turn.~~ added: turn, other than direct damage from Belly Drum, confusion, Curse, or Pain Split.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

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How it works in Champions

Power doubles if the target has already taken damage this turn, other than direct damage from Belly Drum, confusion, Curse, or Pain Split.

“This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Assurance, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

2

Tough Claws×1.3
Poison Touch30% to poison

Blocks or weakens it

2

Fluffytakes ½
Aura Guardtakes ½

Punishes the user

12

Rough Skintakes ⅛ back
Rocky Helmettakes ⅙ back
Static30% paralysis
Flame Body30% burn
Poison Point30% poison
Effect Spore30% poison, paralysis or sleep
Cute Charm30% infatuation
Gooey−1 Speed
Mummyreplaces its ability
Wandering Spiritswaps abilities
Aftermathtakes ¼ if it knocks the holder out
Pickpocketsteals its item

Changes how it works

4

Long Reachno contact
Unseen Fistgoes through Protect for ¼ damage
Piercing Drillgoes through Protect for ¼ damage
Infiltratorgoes through Substitute

Only in other games 6

Punishes the user

5

Iron Barbstakes ⅛ back
Tangling Hair−1 Speed
Lingering Aromareplaces its ability
Perish Bodya 3-turn faint countdown for both
Sticky Barbcan stick to it

Changes how it works

1

Protective Padsno contact effects

Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.

Good to know

Its power changes with the situation; How it works gives the rule.

Who learns Assurance

70 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 70 in Champions

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