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Generation IV · Move No. 445

Captivate

Cativar

Captivate is a Normal-type, Status-class Move. Review its attributes, effect, game availability and every Pokémon able to learn it.

Normal Status Moves
— Power
100% Accuracy
20 PP
#0445 Captivate
Overview

Move description

This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Overview

Target
All opponents

All opposing Pokémon.

Overview

Effect

Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages. If the user and target are the same gender, or either is genderless, this move will fail.

Battle mechanics

Technical behavior, availability and special interactions for this move.
Generation IV Sinnoh
Category No damage; lowers target’s stats or raises user’s stats
Priority 0

Stat changes

Special Attack -2

Availability

Main series

Interactions

Rules that affect how this move interacts with abilities, items and other moves.

Blocked by Detect and Protect Reflectable Copied by Mirror Move
Mystery Dungeon data

Captivate across Mystery Dungeon

Compare the game-specific behavior of this move across the Mystery Dungeon version groups in which data is available.

These values belong to Mystery Dungeon. They are intentionally separate from the main-series attributes shown above.

Version group

Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness

#534
Explorers of Time Explorers of Darkness
Power
0
Accuracy
101%
PP
20

Reduces the target's Special Attack by 2 levels. Caution: this move affects only enemies that are the opposite gender of the user.

Range
Front
Target
Enemy
Critical rate
8%
Weight
15
Other Available as a machine Taunt Magic Coat
Version group

Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

#534
Explorers of Sky
Power
0
Accuracy
101%
PP
20

Reduces the target's Special Attack by 2 levels. Caution: this move affects only enemies that are the opposite gender of the user.

Range
Front
Target
Enemy
Critical rate
8%
Weight
15
Other Available as a machine Taunt Magic Coat
Version group

Gates to Infinity

#445
Gates to Infinity
Power
0 Maximum 0
Accuracy
100% Maximum 100%
PP
17 Maximum 50

It sharply lowers an enemy's Special Attack.

Range
Front
Target
Enemy
Status

History across games

See how this move, its values and official descriptions changed across the games.
11 versions Latest: Sword / Shield
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Compatibility

Pokémon that learn Captivate

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