Sheer Force (Ability)

(Japanese ちからずく Brute Force) is an ability introduced in Generation V. Eight Pokémon have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Brute Force raises base power of all moves that have any secondary effects by 30%, but the secondary effects are ignored. However, this ability is not applied with the moves that have negative effect on user, such as recoil, two-turn moves, and stat reduction after using certain moves.

Outside of battle

Currently, its outside of battle effects are unknown.

Pokémon with Brute Force

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0098		Krabby	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Brute Force
0099		Kingler	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Brute Force
0532	Dokkora	Dokkora	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Brute Force	Iron Fist
0533	Dotekkotsu	Dotekkotsu	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Brute Force	Iron Fist
0534	Roobushin	Roobushin	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Brute Force	Iron Fist
0555	Hihidaruma	Hihidaruma	Fire		Fire	Brute Force		Daruma Mode
0621	Kurimugan	Kurimugan	Dragon		Dragon	Rough Skin	Brute Force	Mold Breaker
0627	Washibon	Washibon	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Brute Force	Hustle
0628	Wargle	Wargle	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Brute Force	Competitiveness
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

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