Chatter (move)

Move data

Type	Flying
Category	Special
Power	65
Accuracy	100
PP	20  (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 4

Effects

Chatter deals damage and causes the target to become confused. Confused Pokémon have a 33% chance of hurting themselves each turn, for 1-4 attacking turns (50% chance in Generations 1-6). The damage received is as if the Pokémon attacks itself with a typeless 40 base power Physical attack.

Pokémon with the ability Own Tempo or those behind a Substitute cannot be confused.

Changes

• In Generations 4-5, Chatter has 60 base power.
• In Generations 4-5, the player's voice can be recorded and this recording is played back when the move is used. The louder the recording, the more likely Chatter is to cause confusion. The chance of confusion can be 1%, 11% or 31% for a low, medium or high volume respectively.
• Chatot was previously banned from online play due to the possibility of inappropriate phrases being recorded with Chatter (although the recording is always somewhat distorted).
  

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Flyinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Chatter turns into Supersonic Skystrike and has base power 120.

Move target

Targets any single Pokémon on the field including non-adjacent ones.

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