Tickle

Move data

Type Normal
Category Status Status
Power -
Accuracy 100
PP 20
Introduced Generation III

Effects

Decreases the opponent's Attack and Defense by one stage each.


Game descriptions

Ruby/Sapphire
Emerald
Makes the foe laugh to lower ATTACK and DEFENSE.
FireRed/LeafGreen The foe is made to laugh, reducing its ATTACK and DEFENSE stats.
Diamond/Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold/SoulSilver
The user tickles the foe into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats.

Learnt by level up

These pokemon learn Tickle at the level specified.

Tangela
Level 47
#114 • grass
Omanyte
Level 43
#138 • rock / water
Omastar
Level 48
#139 • rock / water
Aipom
Level 15
#190 • normal
Whiscash
Level 1
#340 • water / ground
Ambipom
Level 15
#424 • normal
Mime Jr.
Level 1
#439 • psychic
Tangrowth
Level 47
#465 • grass

Learnt by breeding

These pokemon can learn Tickle as an egg move (as of HeartGold/SoulSilver).

Oddish
#043 • grass / poison
Bellsprout
#069 • grass / poison
Krabby
#098 • water
Lapras
#131 • water / ice
Eevee
#133 • normal
Pichu
#172 • electric
Zigzagoon
#263 • normal
Lotad
#270 • water / grass
Azurill
#298 • normal
Skitty
#300 • normal
Mawile
#303 • steel
Wailmer
#320 • water
Lileep
#345 • rock / grass
Feebas
#349 • water
Turtwig
#387 • grass
Cherubi
#420 • grass
Finneon
#456 • water