Flatter — Pokémon Move

Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target.

Type: dark; class: status; power: —; accuracy: 100; PP: 15; priority: 0.

Effect notes

Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage, then confuses it.

In-game descriptions by version

ruby sapphire	Confuses the foe, but raises its SP. ATK.
emerald	Confuses the foe, but raises its SP. ATK.
firered leafgreen	Flattery is used to confuse the foe, but its SP. ATK also rises.
diamond pearl	Flattery is used to confuse the foe. However, it also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
platinum	Flattery is used to confuse the foe. However, it also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
heartgold soulsilver	Flattery is used to confuse the foe. However, it also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
black white	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, it also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
black 2 white 2	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, it also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
x y	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
sun moon	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
ultra sun ultra moon	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
sword shield	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target’s Sp. Atk stat.
legends arceus	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also raises the target's Sp. Atk stat.
scarlet violet	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also boosts the target's Sp. Atk stat.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

drowzee — egg
totodile — egg
croconaw — egg
feraligatr — egg
mareep — egg
murkrow — egg
sableye — egg
illumise — level-up, level 29
pachirisu — egg
croagunk — level-up, level 12
toxicroak — level-up, level 12
mesprit — level-up, level 56
gothita — level-up, level 40
gothorita — level-up, level 46
gothitelle — level-up, level 48
vullaby — level-up, level 6
mandibuzz — level-up, level 1
oricorio baile — level-up, level 33
impidimp — level-up, level 8
morgrem — level-up, level 1
grimmsnarl — level-up, level 1
morpeko full belly — level-up, level 20
enamorus incarnate — level-up, level 10
squawkabilly green plumage — egg
shroodle — level-up, level 18
grafaiai — level-up, level 18
tinkatink — level-up, level 43
tinkatuff — level-up, level 43
tinkaton — level-up, level 43
munkidori — level-up, level 1
fezandipiti — level-up, level 56
meowth alola — egg
oricorio pom pom — level-up, level 33
oricorio pau — level-up, level 33
oricorio sensu — level-up, level 33
morpeko hangry — level-up, level 20
enamorus therian — level-up, level 10
squawkabilly blue plumage — egg
squawkabilly yellow plumage — egg
squawkabilly white plumage — egg