Pokémon Ability

Intimidate

The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their Attack stat.

In-depth effect

Upon entering battle, the opponent�s Attack lowers one stage. In a Double Battle, both opponents� Attack are lowered. Pok�mon with the Clear Body, Hyper Cutter, or White Smoke ability are unaffected. In a link battle, if both sides switch on the same turn, and first player sends out a Pok�mon with Intimidate, the opponent�s Attack will be lowered before the opponent�s Pok�mon switches.

Pokémon with Intimidate

3 Pokémon known to have Intimidate (Gen 9 dataset)

Mabosstiff

Maschiff

Squawkabilly

About the Intimidate ability

Intimidate is one of 112+ abilities in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Each Pokémon has one active ability at a time, drawn from a list of 1-3 possible abilities per species (the third slot, when present, is the Hidden Ability — only accessible via Tera raids, Mass Outbreaks, or Ability Patch).

Official game text: The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their Attack stat.

How it works: Upon entering battle, the opponent�s Attack lowers one stage. In a Double Battle, both opponents� Attack are lowered. Pok�mon with the Clear Body, Hyper Cutter, or White Smoke ability are unaffected. In a link battle, if both sides switch on the same turn, and first player sends out a Pok�mon with Intimidate, the opponent�s Attack will be lowered before the opponent�s Pok�mon switches.

How to get a Pokémon with Intimidate

If Intimidate is a regular ability (not Hidden Ability), simply catch the Pokémon and it has a 50% chance per slot of having Intimidate. You can use an Ability Capsule (50 BP at Chansey Supply) to swap between regular ability slots. If Intimidate is the Hidden Ability of one of the 3 Pokémon listed above, you'll need either:

To catch the Pokémon from a 5-star or 6-star Tera raid
To use an Ability Patch (consumable from picnic crafting / raid rewards) on a Pokémon that already has Intimidate as a regular ability
To transfer a Pokémon with Hidden Ability via Pokémon HOME from older games

For the full list of abilities and their competitive impact, see our abilities reference. To check how an ability affects damage calculations, use our damage calculator.