Intimidate usage and stats in Smogon SM Doubles OU
Intimidate is run by 5 Pokémon in SM Doubles OU this July 2026, averaging 1.07 Pokémon per team with it (17.8% of the 6 team slots). Top users include Landorus-Therian, Manectric-Mega, and Incineroar.
Smogon chaos SM Doubles OU July 2026, 2,520 battles, Elite (1760)Methodology
- #1 by weighted usage
- peak #1 (Jul 2026)
- first seen Aug 2025
- 12 months tracked
Effect
When this Pokémon enters battle, the opponent's Attack is lowered by one stage. In a double battle, both opponents are affected.
This ability also takes effect when acquired during a battle, but will not take effect again if lost and reobtained without leaving battle.
This ability has no effect on an opponent that has a Substitute.
Overworld: If the first Pokémon in the party has this ability, any random encounter with a Pokémon five or more levels lower than it has a 50% chance of being skipped.
Ability legality · 46 species
Of the 46 species that can have Intimidate, 5 are seen in SM Doubles OU.
- Arbok
- Arcanine
- Arcanine Hisui
- Ekans
- Granbull
- Growlithe
- Growlithe Hisui
- Gyarados
- Herdier
- Hitmontop
- Krokorok
- Krookodile
- Landorus-Therian
- Luxio
- Luxray
- Mabosstiff
- Manectric-Mega
- Maschiff
- Masquerain
- Mawile
- Mightyena
- Salamence
- Sandile
- Shinx
- Snubbull
- Squawkabilly
- Squawkabilly-Blue
- Squawkabilly-White
- Squawkabilly-Yellow
- Stantler
- Staraptor
- Staravia
- Stoutland
- Tauros
- Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
- Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
- Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
- Wyrdeer
- IncineroarHA
- LittenHA
- OverqwilHA
- QwilfishHA
- Qwilfish HisuiHA
- ScraftyHA
- ScraggyHA
- TorracatHA
