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Pursuit (Japanese: おいうち Pursuing Attack) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II. This move has the highest possible priority value of all moves in Pokémon games.

Effect

Generations II and III

If the target Pokémon is switched out on the turn Pursuit is used, Pursuit's power becomes 80 and will deal damage before the Pokémon is switched out. This does not apply if used on an ally switching out, on a fleeing Pokémon, on a Pokémon using Teleport or Baton Pass, or on a Pokémon being forced to switch out.

Generation IV

In the case of the target Pokémon using U-turn, if Pursuit hits the target before it uses its move due to a higher speed, Pursuit will have 40 base power; otherwise it will be 80.

In the Japanese version of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, when a Pokémon using a choice item uses Pursuit and the target Pokémon switches out, the Pokémon holding the item is allowed to change its move on the next turn. This glitch was fixed in localized versions and Platinum.

In Pokémon Platinum, and HeartGold and SoulSilver, this move can trigger the acid rain glitch by knocking out a target that was about to switch while Trick Room, Gravity, Uproar, or any type of weather other than rain is active.

Generation V

In the case of the target Pokémon using Volt Switch, if Pursuit hits the target before it uses its move, Pursuit will have 40 base power; otherwise it will be 80.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	30	30	22	22	22	17
0019		Rattata		Field		Field	27	27	13	13	13	13
019A		Rattata Alola Form		Field		Field						13
0020		Raticate		Field		Field	30	30	13	13	13	13
020A		Raticate Alola Form		Field		Field						13
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	25	19	13	13	13	8
0022		Fearow		Flying		Flying	26	26	13	13	13	1, 8
0056		Mankey		Field		Field						12
0057		Primeape		Field		Field						12
0084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	19	9	19	19	19XY 17ORAS	15
0085		Dodrio		Flying		Flying	1, 19	1, 9	19	19	19XY 17ORAS	15
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	13	13	11	11	11	1, 11
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	12	11	9	9	9	9
0128		Tauros		Field		Field	26	26RSE 19FRLG	15	15	15	15
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug			30	30	30	30
0197		Umbreon		Field		Field	16	16	15	15BW 9B2W2	9	1
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	11	14	14	14	5	5
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	26	24RSE 31FRLG	25	15BW 10B2W2	10	8
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	12	11	9	9	9	9
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	13	13	10	10	10	1, 10
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		16	16	16	16XY 17ORAS	17
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon		17	17	17	17XY 18ORAS	18
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon		17	17	17	17XY 18ORAS	18
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying		43	34	34BW 30B2W2	30XY 26ORAS	26
0335		Zangoose		Field		Field		25	22	22BW 12B2W2	12	12
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous		27	25	25	25XY 22ORAS	22
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous		27	25	25	25XY 22ORAS	22
0359		Absol		Field		Field			20	20BW 12B2W2	12XY 10ORAS	10
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral		32	28	28BW 23B2W2	23	23
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral		32	28	28BW 23B2W2	23	23
0386		Deoxys Normal Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		20	33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25
386A		Deoxys Attack Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		20	33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25
386S		Deoxys Speed Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		20	33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster			10	10	10	10
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster			10	10	10	1, 10
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug			15	15BW 9B2W2	9	9
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field			10	10BW 18B2W2	18	18
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field			10	10BW 18B2W2	18	18
0430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying			1	1	1	1
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1	1
0451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3				16B2W2	16	16
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3				16B2W2	16	16
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like			15	15	15	15
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like			15	15	15	15
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug			30	30	30	30
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous			25	25	25XY 22ORAS	22
0491		Darkrai		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			20DP
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field				15	15	15
0510		Liepard		Field		Field				15	15	15
0522		Blitzle		Field		Field				22	22	22
0523		Zebstrika		Field		Field				22	22	22
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug				12	12	12
0544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug				12	12	12
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug				12	12	12
0570		Zorua		Field		Field				5	5	5
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field				1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
0587		Emolga		Field		Field				16	16	16
0626		Bouffalant		Field		Field				1	1	1
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral					13	13
0680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral					13	13
0681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral					1	1
0734		Yungoos		Field		Field						7
0735		Gumshoos		Field		Field						1, 7
0739		Crabrawler		Water 3		Water 3						13
0740		Crabominable		Water 3		Water 3						1, 13
0772		Type: Null		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						10
0773		Silvally		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						10
0802		Marshadow		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050A		Diglett Alola Form		Field		Field						✔
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
0161		Sentret		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0236		Tyrogue		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0333		Swablu		Dragon	Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
0396		Starly		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
0434		Stunky		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0446		Munchlax		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0451		Skorupi		Water 3	Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
0495		Snivy		Field	Grass				✔	✔	✔
0504		Patrat		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0506		Lillipup		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0595		Joltik		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0621		Druddigon		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔
0631		Heatmor		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug	Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0239		Elekid		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Unlike the core series games, Pursuit has an effect similar to Counter. The user sets Counter status, which damages enemies who use regular attacks or physical moves against the user.

Description

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Murkrow Whirlipede
The user quickly attacks a fleeing opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	When the opponent tries to retreat, Murkrow quickly charges at them with its beak, or Murkrow waves its wing, releasing black waves of energy from it at the opponent.
Silver's Murkrow	Raise the Red Gyarados		Debut
	When the opponent tries to escape, Whirlipede launches itself at the opponent, spinning its body quickly and slamming its body into the opponent horizontally.
Burgh's Whirlipede	The Mystery of the Missing Fossil		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 追打 Zhuīdǎ French Poursuite German Verfolgung Greek Καταδίωξη Italian Inseguimento Korean 따라가때리기 Ttaragattaerigi Portuguese Perseguição Serbian Gonjenje Spanish Persecución Vietnamese Đuổi Đánh

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