Assurance (move)

Assurance (Japanese: ダメおし Make Sure) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation IV.

Generations IV and V
Assurance inflicts damage and will deal double damage if the target has already received damage on the turn it is used. This includes self-inflicted and indirect damage, such as damage from a Life Orb, recoil damage from, or damage.

Generation VI onward
Assurance's power changed from 50 to 60.

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Unlike the core series games, Assurance acts like and doubles damage when the target's HP is half or lower than half its max HP.

Pokémon Rumble Blast
All Pokémon in front of the user will be hit by Assurance. When the user hits a blown-back foe, Assurance does more damage.

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In Going Ashore and Neighboring Akala Island, mentioned that Cent, his, knows Assurance, but the battle was interrupted before he had a chance to tell it to use the move.

In other languages
Gewissheit Buena baza Assurance Garanzia ダメおし 恶意追击（招式）