Pursuit (move)

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Pursuit
おいうち Pursuing Attack
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Type  Dark
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  +7*
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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

Games Description
A Dark-type attack. It inflicts major damage if the target switches out in the same turn.
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
RSE Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
FRLG An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out.
Inflicts bad damage if used on a target switching out.
An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.
An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
015 Beedrill Beedrill Bug Poison 30 30 22 22 '
019 Rattata Rattata Normal Normal 27 27 13 13 '
020 Raticate Raticate Normal Normal 30 30 13 13 '
021 Spearow Spearow Normal Flying 25 19 13 13 '
022 Fearow Fearow Normal Flying 26 26 13 13 '
084 Doduo Doduo Normal Flying 19 9 19 19 '
085 Dodrio Dodrio Normal Flying --, 19 --, 9 19 19 '
107 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan Fighting Fighting 13 13 11 11 '
123 Scyther Scyther Bug Flying 12 11 9 9 '
128 Tauros Tauros Normal Normal 26 26 19 15 15 '
193 Yanma Yanma Bug Flying     30 30 '
197 Umbreon Umbreon Dark Dark 16 16 15 15 9 ''''
198 Murkrow Murkrow Dark Flying 11 14 14 14 ''''
206 Dunsparce Dunsparce Normal Normal 26 24 31 25 15 10 '
212 Scizor Scizor Bug Steel 12 11 9 9 '
237 Hitmontop Hitmontop Fighting Fighting 13 13 10 10 '
252 Treecko Treecko Grass Grass   16 16 16 '
253 Grovyle Grovyle Grass Grass   17 17 17 '
254 Sceptile Sceptile Grass Grass   17 17 17 '
278 Wingull Wingull Water Flying   43 34 34 30 '
335 Zangoose Zangoose Normal Normal   25 22 22 12 '
355 Duskull Duskull Ghost Ghost   27 25 25 '
356 Dusclops Dusclops Ghost Ghost   27 25 25 '
359 Absol Absol Dark Dark     20 20 12 ''''
375 Metang Metang Steel Psychic   32 28 28 23 '
376 Metagross Metagross Steel Psychic   32 28 28 23 '
386 Deoxys Deoxys Psychic Psychic   20 33 33 '
386 Deoxys Deoxys Psychic Psychic   20 33 33 '
386 Deoxys Deoxys Psychic Psychic   20 33 33 '
408 Cranidos Cranidos Rock Rock     10 10 '
409 Rampardos Rampardos Rock Rock     10 10 '
416 Vespiquen Vespiquen Bug Flying     15 15 9 '
418 Buizel Buizel Water Water     10 10 18 '
419 Floatzel Floatzel Water Water     10 10 18 '
430 Honchkrow Honchkrow Dark Flying     -- -- ''''
442 Spiritomb Spiritomb Ghost Dark     -- -- ''''
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug         16 '''
452 Drapion Drapion Poison Dark         16 ''''
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting     15 15 '
454 Toxicroak Toxicroak Poison Fighting     15 15 '
469 Yanmega Yanmega Bug Flying     30 30 '
477 Dusknoir Dusknoir Ghost Ghost     25 25 '
491 Darkrai Darkrai Dark Dark     20   ''''
509 Purrloin Purrloin Dark Dark       15 ''''
510 Liepard Liepard Dark Dark       15 ''''
522 Blitzle Blitzle Electric Electric       22 '
523 Zebstrika Zebstrika Electric Electric       22 '
543 Venipede Venipede Bug Poison       12 '
544 Whirlipede Whirlipede Bug Poison       12 '
545 Scolipede Scolipede Bug Poison       12 '
570 Zorua Zorua Dark Dark       5 ''''
571 Zoroark Zoroark Dark Dark       --, 5 ''''
587 Emolga Emolga Electric Flying       16 '
626 Bouffalant Bouffalant Normal Normal       -- '
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
016 Pidgey Pidgey Normal Flying SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrow SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull
023 Ekans Ekans Poison Poison RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparce RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangoose RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Poison Poison     RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceTreeckoGrovyleSceptileZangooseAbsolCranidosRampardosBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceTreeckoGrovyleSceptileZangooseAbsolCranidosRampardosBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
041 Zubat Zubat Poison Flying SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrow SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull
046 Paras Paras Bug Grass BeedrillScytherScizor BeedrillScytherScizor BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmega BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaSkorupiDrapionVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede
050 Diglett Diglett Ground Ground RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparce RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangoose RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Ground Rock RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparce      
142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Rock Flying SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrow SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull
143 Snorlax Snorlax Normal Normal     TreeckoGrovyleSceptileCranidosRampardos TreeckoGrovyleSceptileCranidosRampardos
161 Sentret Sentret Normal Normal RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparce RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangoose RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
167 Spinarak Spinarak Bug Poison BeedrillScytherScizor BeedrillScytherScizor BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmega BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaSkorupiDrapionVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede
190 Aipom Aipom Normal Normal RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparce RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangoose RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
193 Yanma Yanma Bug Flying     BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmega BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaSkorupiDrapionVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede
214 Heracross Heracross Bug Fighting     BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmega BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaSkorupiDrapionVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede
215 Sneasel Sneasel Dark Ice     RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
227 Skarmory Skarmory Steel Flying SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrow SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull
228 Houndour Houndour Dark Fire RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparce RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangoose RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
236 Tyrogue Tyrogue Fighting Fighting       HitmonchanHitmontop
246 Larvitar Larvitar Rock Ground Rhyhorn TreeckoGrovyleSceptile TreeckoGrovyleSceptileCranidosRampardos TreeckoGrovyleSceptileCranidosRampardos
263 Zigzagoon Zigzagoon Normal Normal   RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangoose RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
276 Taillow Taillow Normal Flying   SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull
287 Slakoth Slakoth Normal Normal   RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangoose RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
333 Swablu Swablu Normal Flying   SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull
353 Shuppet Shuppet Ghost Ghost     DuskullDusclopsDusknoirSpiritomb DuskullDusclopsDusknoirSpiritomb
396 Starly Starly Normal Flying     SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull SpearowFearowDoduoDodrioMurkrowHonchkrowWingull
434 Stunky Stunky Poison Dark     RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzel RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
446 Munchlax Munchlax Normal Normal     TreeckoGrovyleSceptileCranidosRampardos TreeckoGrovyleSceptileCranidosRampardos
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug     BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmega BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaSkorupiDrapionVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede
495 Snivy Snivy Grass Grass       RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
504 Patrat Patrat Normal Normal       RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
506 Lillipup Lillipup Normal Normal       RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
551 Sandile Sandile Ground Dark       RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
588 Karrablast Karrablast Bug Bug       BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaSkorupiDrapionVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede
595 Joltik Joltik Bug Electric       BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaSkorupiDrapionVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede
616 Shelmet Shelmet Bug Bug       BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede BeedrillScytherScizorYanmaYanmegaSkorupiDrapionVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede
621 Druddigon Druddigon Dragon Dragon       TreeckoGrovyleSceptileCranidosRampardos
624 Pawniard Pawniard Dark Steel       HitmonchanHitmontopCroagunkToxicroak
631 Heatmor Heatmor Fire Fire       RattataRaticateTaurosUmbreonDunsparceZangooseAbsolBuizelFloatzelPurrloinLiepardBlitzleZebstrikaZoruaZoroarkEmolgaBouffalant
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 Type Obtained with
0239 239 Elekid Electric New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0596 596 Galvantula Bug Electric Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 追打 Zhuīdǎ
France Flag.png French Poursuite
Germany Flag.png German Verfolgung
Greece Flag.png Greek Καταδίωξη
Italy Flag.png Italian Inseguimento
South Korea Flag.png Korean 따라가때리기 Ttaragattaerigi
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Perseguição
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Gonjenje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Persecución


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