Hustle (Ability)

Hustle	はりきり
	Enthusiasm
Flavor text Generation III Trades accuracy for power. Generation IV Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy. Generation V Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy.

Hustle (Japanese: はりきり Enthusiasm) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Eighteen Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Hustle increases the user's Attack stat by 50%, but lowers the accuracy of the user's physical moves by 20%. Special moves and status moves are unaffected by Hustle.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Hustle is leading the party, the chance of encountering a higher-leveled wild Pokémon increase by 50%. It shares this effect with Pressure and Vital Spirit.

Pokémon with Hustle

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Rattata	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
	Raticate	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
	Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidorina	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidorino	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Togepi	Normal		Normal	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
	Togetic	Normal	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
	Corsola	Water	Rock	Hustle	Natural Cure	Regenerator
	Remoraid	Water		Water	Hustle	Sniper	Moody
	Delibird	Ice	Flying	Hustle	Vital Spirit	Insomnia
	Combee	Bug	Flying	Honey Gather	None	Hustle
	Togekiss	Normal	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
	Darumaka	Fire		Fire	Hustle	None	Inner Focus
	Rufflet	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Sheer Force	Hustle
	Durant	Bug	Steel	Swarm	Hustle	Truant
	Deino	Dark	Dragon	Hustle	None	None
	Zweilous	Dark	Dragon	Hustle	None	None
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation V games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 活力 Huó​lì​ French Agitation German Übereifer Italian Tuttafretta Korean 의욕 Yiyok Portuguese Entusiasmo Spanish Entusiasmo

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