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Pursuit おいうち Pursuing Attack
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Target
Foe
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Foe
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Foe
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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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
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, used on a fleeing Pokémon, or when used on a Pokémon using Teleport, Baton Pass, U-turn, or Volt Switch or being forced to switch out.
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 a weather condition other than rain is active.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Unlike the main games, Pursuit has an effect similar to Counter. The user sets Counter status, which it will damage the opponents who using regular attack or any physical moves against the user.
Description
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Description
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A Dark-type attack. It inflicts major damage if the target switches out in the same turn.
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Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
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RSE
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Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
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FRLG
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An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out.
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Inflicts bad damage if used on a target switching out.
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An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.
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An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.
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Learnset
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Murkrow
Whirlipede
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The user quickly attacks a fleeing opponent.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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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.
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Silver's Murkrow
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Raise the Red Gyarados
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Debut
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When the opponent tries to escape, Whirlipede launches itself at the opponent, spinning its body quickly and slamming its body into the opponent horizontally.
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Burgh's Whirlipede
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The Mystery of the Missing Fossil
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None
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In other generations
In other languages