Assurance (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
Power	60
Accuracy	100
PP	10 (max. 16)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 4

Machine/Record

Sword/Shield	TM58

Effects

Assurance deals damage, and if the target has already taken damage in this turn its power doubles to 120.

Changes

In Generations 4-5, Assurance has 50 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Assurance turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 120.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Assurance
Japanese	ダメおし (Dame Oshi)
German	Gewissheit
French	Assurance
Italian	Garanzia
Spanish	Buena Baza
Korean	승부굳히기
Chinese (Simplified)	恶意追击
Chinese (Traditional)	惡意追擊

Game descriptions

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	If the foe has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled.
Scarlet/Violet	This move’s power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Assurance at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.