Taunt

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Taunt
挑発
Attribute(s)	Support AilmentPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Effect(s)	Increases attack and decreases defenseShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Increases attack, decreases defense and restores MPShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Increases chance of being targetedShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Inflicts RagePersona 5 Persona 5 Royal

Taunt is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Taunt is a Support skill that increases the attack and lowers the defense of all enemies.

In Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax, Dante and Raidou Kuzunoha XIV have a variant of Taunt localized as Provoke, which also restores the user's MP.

In Shin Megami Tensei V and the Devil Survivor series, Taunt instead increases the chance of the user being targeted by single-target attacks. In the latter, it additionally reduces damage taken by the user.

In Persona 5, Taunt is instead an Ailment skill that inflicts Rage.

Gameplay

Effect

Game	Attribute	S. TypeSkill Type	D. TypeDamage Type	Effect	Cost	P. LevelPower Level	Target	Range	Hits	B. PowerBase Power	C. RateCritical Hit Rate	Accuracy	Rank	Usage
														In Battle	Outside
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Support	—	—	Rakunda x2, Tarukaja x2.	20 MP	—	All	—	—	—	—	—	3	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Support	—	—	Dante/Raidou Exclusive	—	—	All	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Support	—	—	???	20 MP	—	All Enemies	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Support	—	—	???	20 MP	—	All	—	1	—	—	—	15	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V	Support	—	—	—	10 MP	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Support	Magic	Status	Raises chances of being targeted for 3 turns.	10 MP	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner	Support	Extra	Magical	—	3 MP	—	All enemies	Both rows	1	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 5	Ailment	—	Magical	70% Rage chance.	5 SP	—	One Foe	—	—	—	—	100%	—	—	—
Persona 5 Royal	Ailment	—	Magical	70% Rage chance.	3 SP	—	One Foe	—	1	—	—	100%	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Support	Magic	Status	Lowers defense and raises physical attack twice each.	20 MP	—	All enemies	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Support	Magic	Status	Lowers defense and raises physical attack twice each.	20 MP	—	All enemies	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor	Support	Command	Status	Increases chance of attracting single-target attacks by 85%, damage taken reduced by 75%.	10 MP	—	Self	—	—	—	—	100%	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	Support	Command	Status	Increases chance of attracting single-target attacks by 85%, damage taken reduced by 75%.	10 MP	—	Self	—	—	—	—	100%	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor 2	Support	Command	Status	Increases chance of attracting single-target attacks, damage taken reduced	8 MP	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Support	Command	Status	Increases chance of attracting single-target attacks, damage taken reduced	10 MP	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘

Mechanics

Shin Megami Tensei V

The Taunt effect causes the user to roll a chance of redirecting the targeting of a single-target attack towards themselves. The chance of this roll succeeding is equal to 50% plus half of their current HP%. For instance, a Taunt user at 50% HP will have a 75% chance of succeeding in redirecting the attack, while a Taunt user at 100% HP will have a 100% chance of success. If there are multiple Taunt users that succeed in their redirection roll, the attack will be redirected towards the one that moves first.

Not all single-target attacks can be redirected by Taunt due to the specific AI of an enemy. For instance, the Gram Slice used by Boss Eligor specifically targets the enemy with the highest current HP, so it ignores Taunt.

Descriptions

Game	Description
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Lowers all foes' Defense/raises Physical Attack.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Greatly lower Def/raise Atk of all foes. User: Slight MP recovery.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Increases all enemies' attack power and decreases their defense power by 2 ranks.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Debuffs all foes' defense twice but buffs their attack power twice as well.
Shin Megami Tensei V	Raises chances of being targeted by foes for 3 turns.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Raises chances of being targeted by foes for 3 turns.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner	特殊魔法行動　全体　敵全体の攻撃力アップ・防御力ダウン Translation: Special magic action. All. Increases attack and decreases defense of all enemies.
Persona 5	High chance of Rage to one foe.
Persona 5 Royal	High chance of Rage to one foe.
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Defense down/phys attack up ～All
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Defense down/phys attack up ～All
Devil Survivor	Attract dmg, def up
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	Attract enemy attacks, reduce damage taken
Devil Survivor 2	Attract enemy attacks, reduce damage taken
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Attract enemy attacks, reduce damage taken

Learnsets

Party Members

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Mantra
Battle Demon

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Mantra
Demon

Demons

Shin Megami Tensei V

Name	Race	Learned
Ippon-Datara	Brute	18
Oni	Brute	24
Basilisk	Drake	34
Power	Divine	40

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Name	Race	Learned
Hare of Inaba	UMA	Innate
Nozuchi	Snake	16
Ippon-Datara	Brute	18
Oni	Brute	24
Basilisk	Drake	34
Power	Divine	40

Persona 5

Name	Arcana	Learned
Shiki-Ouji	Chariot	Innate
Ara Mitama	Chariot	Innate
Thoth	Emperor	Innate
Ose	Fool	Innate
Koppa Tengu	Temperance	13
High Pixie	Fool	19

Persona 5 Royal

Name	Arcana	Learned
Shiki-Ouji	Chariot	Innate
Ara Mitama	Chariot	Innate
Thoth	Emperor	Innate
Koppa Tengu	Temperance	13

Nomenclature

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Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Taunt
	ProvokeShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax (Dante/Raidou)
Japanese	挑発 Chōhatsu	Provocation
	覚悟の挑発Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Kakugo no chōhatsu	Resolute provocation