Sheer Force (Ability)

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Sheer Force (Japanese: ちからずく Sheer Force) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. Twenty-four Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Sheer Force raises the base power of all attacking moves that have an additional effect by 30%, but the additional effects are ignored.

Sheer Force does not negate primary effects such as recoil, stat penalty or status condition for the user, increased critical hit rate, moves that never miss, moves that change power, two-turn moves, etc. Sheer Force will, however, negate all secondary effects, such as reducing the target's stats, increasing the user's stats, or causing a status condition to the target. Moves that have both a primary and secondary effect will have only their secondary effect negated (and gain the power boost). For example, Flare Blitz has both a primary recoil effect and a secondary chance to burn; its damage will be boosted by 30% (but not cause burn) and still inflict recoil to the user after attacking.

If (and only if) a move is boosted by the effect of Sheer Force, it will no longer trigger item or Ability effects that activate after attacking. This includes the effects of Eject Button, Shell Bell, and Red Card, as well as the Ability Color Change. If an item has two effects, only the effect(s) that activate after attacking will be negated. Therefore, if a Pokémon holds a Life Orb, it will gain the passive damage boost (because it is not activated after the attack) but the recoil effect afterward will be ignored.

Affected moves

The Ability affects the following moves:

Move Type Cat. Pokémon learned by* Acid  Poison  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Acid Spray  Poison  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Air Slash  Flying  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ancient Power  Rock  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Astonish  Ghost  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Aurora Beam  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bite  Dark  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blaze Kick  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blizzard  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blue Flare  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Body Slam  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bolt Strike  Electric  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bone Club  Ground  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bounce  Flying  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bubble  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} BubbleBeam  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bug Buzz  Bug  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bulldoze  Ground  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Charge Beam  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Chatter  Flying  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Confusion  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Constrict  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Cross Poison  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Crunch  Dark  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dark Pulse  Dark  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Discharge  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dragon Rush  Dragon  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dragon Breath  Dragon  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dynamic Punch  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Earth Power  Ground  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Electroweb  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ember  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Energy Ball  Grass  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Extrasensory  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fake Out  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fiery Dance  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Blast  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flame Charge  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flame Wheel  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flamethrower  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flare Blitz  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flash Cannon  Steel  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Focus Blast  Fighting  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Force Palm  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Freeze Shock  Ice  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Glaciate  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Headbutt  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heart Stamp  Psychic  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heat Wave  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hurricane  Flying  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hyper Fang  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Beam  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Burn  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Fang  Ice  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Icicle Crash  Ice  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Icy Wind  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Inferno  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Head  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lava Plume  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Leaf Tornado  Grass  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lick  Ghost  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Low Sweep  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Luster Purge  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Metal Claw  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Meteor Mash  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mirror Shot  Steel  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mist Ball  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Moonblast  Fairy  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mud Bomb  Ground  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mud Shot  Ground  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mud-Slap  Ground  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Muddy Water  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Needle Arm  Grass  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Night Daze  Dark  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Octazooka  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ominous Wind  Ghost  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Play Rough  Fairy  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Fang  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Jab  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Sting  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Tail  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Powder Snow  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psybeam  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psychic  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Relic Song  Normal  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Climb  Normal  Physical * {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Slide  Rock  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Tomb  Rock  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rolling Kick  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sacred Fire  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Scald  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Searing Shot  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Secret Power  Normal  Physical ** {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Seed Flare  Grass  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Signal Beam  Bug  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Silver Wind  Bug  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sky Attack  Flying  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge  Poison  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Wave  Poison  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Smog  Poison  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Snarl  Dark  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Snore  Normal  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Spark  Electric  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steamroller  Bug  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steel Wing  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Stomp  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Struggle Bug  Bug  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunderbolt  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Shock  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Tri Attack  Normal  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Twineedle  Bug  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Twister  Dragon  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Volt Tackle  Electric  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Water Pulse  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Waterfall  Water  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Zap Cannon  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Zen Headbutt  Psychic  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Sheer Force does not have an effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Sheer Force

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
0034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
0098		Krabby	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
0099		Kingler	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
0128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	Intimidate	Anger Point	Sheer Force
0158		Totodile	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0159		Croconaw	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sheer Force
0296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Thick Fat	Sheer Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Thick Fat	Sheer Force
0303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy	Hyper Cutter	Intimidate	Sheer Force
323M	Camerupt	Camerupt	Fire	Ground	Sheer Force	None	None
0328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	Hyper Cutter	Arena Trap	Sheer Force
0371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	Rock Head	None	Sheer Force
0408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	Mold Breaker	None	Sheer Force
0409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	Mold Breaker	None	Sheer Force
0532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	Sheer Force	None	Zen Mode
0621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon	Rough Skin	Sheer Force	Mold Breaker
0627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Sheer Force	Hustle
0628		Braviary	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Sheer Force	Defiant
0645		Landorus	Ground	Flying	Sand Force	None	Sheer Force
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.

Trivia

• More Pokémon have Sheer Force as a Hidden Ability than any other Ability.

In other languages

Language Title French Sans Limite German Rohe Gewalt Italian Forzabruta Korean 우격다짐 Ukyeokdajim Portuguese Força Absoluta Spanish Potencia Bruta* Pot. Bruta*

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