Acupressure (move)

Acupressure つぼをつく Point Strike

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect the user or an adjacent ally

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0   Points of next appeal doubles

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Acupressure on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Acupressure on Eevee's Movedex

Acupressure (Japanese: つぼをつく Point Strike) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Acupressure chooses one of the target's stats at random and raises it by two stages. It can raise either the target's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed, accuracy or evasion stat but will not attempt to raise a stat that is already maximized, meaning that the move will fail if all stats are maximized. Acupressure will also fail if the target is under the effects of Substitute.

In a Double Battle, Acupressure can target an adjacent ally or the user itself, unlike in a Single Battle where it will always target the user.

Generation V

Acupressure will no longer fail if the target is under the effects of Substitute, as long as the user targets itself. It will still fail if targeting an adjacent ally behind a Substitute.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSBWB2W2 The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	28				28
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	28				28
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	no				39
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	no				42
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	17				17	13
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	17				17	13
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	no				29
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 072 Tentacool Water Poison Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

	Skorupi
The user stabs itself to improve its stats.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Skorupi	Skorupi stabs its head with the pincers on its tail, raising one of its stats at random.
Harry's Skorupi	VS Arceus IX		Debut

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 點穴 Diǎnxué French Acupression German Akupressur Greek Πιεσοθεραπεία Italian Acupressione Korean 경혈찌르기 Gyeonghyeol Jjireugi Brazilian Portuguese Acumputura Serbian Akupritisak Spanish Acupresión

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