Intimidate (Ability)

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Intimidate (Japanese: いかく Intimidate) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
==Effect==
===In battle===
====Generation III====
When a Pokémon with Intimidate enters the battle, it lowers the stat of all adjacent opponents by one stage.
In Generations and , Intimidate's activation message reads, "<Pokémon>'s Intimidate cuts <opponent>'s attack!"
Intimidate has no effect on Pokémon who are immune to Attack stat reductions, such as Pokémon with , , or . This Ability will not affect a target with a .
====Generation IV====
Intimidate now also activates when a Pokémon gains the Ability, such as via or Mega Evolution.
====Generations V to VII====
In Generation V, the message changed to "<Opponent>'s Attack fell!"
In a Triple Battle, Intimidate does not affect non-adjacent Pokémon.
Intimidate does not affect Pokémon with the Ability.
Wild Pokémon are more likely to call for help when facing a Pokémon with Intimidate. It shares this effect with and .
If a Pokémon holding an Adrenaline Orb is affected by Intimidate, the item will be consumed and increase the holder's Speed by one stage.
====Generation VIII onward====
Intimidate no longer affects Pokémon with , , , or . Intimidate also now triggers . Intimidate raises the Attack stat of a Pokémon with by one stage, instead of lowering it.
===Outside of battle===
From onwards, if a Pokémon with Intimidate is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), there is a 50% chance it will prevent a random wild encounter that would have occurred if the wild Pokémon would be at least 5 levels lower than the Pokémon with Intimidate. It shares this effect with .
====Generation VIII onwards====
Intimidate appears to have no effect outside of battle.
==Pokémon with Intimidate==
===Starmobiles with Intimidate===
* The stats shown above are the exact stats, not base stats. The values are custom set rather than derived from base stats, level, Nature, IVs, and EVs.
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
When an adjacent enemy Pokémon attacks a Pokémon with the Ability Intimidate, the power of physical moves are reduced by 20%.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, the that Noland used during his match against was revealed to have Intimidate as his Ability by Emerald's Pokédex.
* In Salamence Evolves, Zinnia's Salamence was mentioned to have Intimidate as its Ability, but it wasn't shown activating it.
* In , 's , Rayler, was revealed to have Intimidate as his Ability.
* In , 's , Archy, was revealed to have Intimidate as his Ability.
* In , Silver's Gyarados was revealed to have Intimidate as his Ability.
* 's , 's , Nana, 's Mega , Élec, and Lysandre were revealed to have Intimidate as their Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
* Lance's Gyarados, Winona's , Spenser's , Lenora's , and used by s were revealed to have Intimidate as their Ability.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
==Trivia==
* Prior to becoming an Ability, Intimidate appeared as a TCG .
==In other languages==
Category:Abilities that affect appearance of wild Pokémon
Category:Abilities with field effects
Category:Stat lowering Abilities
Category:Abilities that activate upon entering battle
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