Pressure (ability)

Pressure (Japanese: プレッシャー Pressure) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-five Pokémon can have this Ability, a majority of them legendary.

Effect

In battle

Pressure increases the foe's PP usage by one for every successful hit. This Ability works even if the Pokémon is immune to the attack's type, for example, using Earthquake against a Flying-type Pokémon.

Starting in Generation IV, Pressure also affects ally Pokémon in a double battle when using moves such as Earthquake, Surf, Lava Plume, Discharge or any other move which affect all Pokémon engaged in battle.

As of Generation IV, one is alerted to the presence of Pressure by the message "<name> is exerting its Pressure!"

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if the Pokémon with Pressure is leading the party, then Pressure increases the chance of battling a higher-leveled wild Pokémon by 50%. See also Hustle and Vital Spirit.

Pokémon with Pressure

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	Rock Head	Pressure	Unnerve
	Articuno	Ice	Flying	Pressure	None	Snow Cloak
	Zapdos	Electric	Flying	Pressure	None	Lightningrod
	Moltres	Fire	Flying	Pressure	None	Flame Body
	Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	Unnerve
	Raikou	Electric		Electric	Pressure	None	Volt Absorb
	Entei	Fire		Fire	Pressure	None	Flash Fire
	Suicune	Water		Water	Pressure	None	Water Absorb
	Lugia	Psychic	Flying	Pressure	None	Multiscale
	Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	Pressure	None	Regenerator
	Wailmer	Water		Water	Water Veil	Oblivious	Pressure
	Wailord	Water		Water	Water Veil	Oblivious	Pressure
	Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	None
	Absol	Dark		Dark	Pressure	Super Luck	Justified
	Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	None
	Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	Pressure	None	Unnerve
	Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	Pressure	None	Infiltrator
	Weavile	Dark	Ice	Pressure	None	Pickpocket
	Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	None
	Dialga	Steel	Dragon	Pressure	None	Telepathy
	Palkia	Water	Dragon	Pressure	None	Telepathy
	Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	Pressure	None	Telepathy
	Pawniard	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
	Bisharp	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
	Kyurem	Dragon	Ice	Pressure	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 the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Deoxys
The opponent cannot use powerful attacks more than once.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Deoxys	The opponent attacking Deoxys can only use a powerful attack once.
Entity Two	Deoxys Gets Down		Debut

Trivia

• Pressure is shared by all members of both the legendary birds and legendary beasts, including their trio masters, as well as the creation trio.
• Generation V has the fewest Pokémon with the Ability Pressure, with only Kyurem and Pawniard's evolutionary line (as the Hidden Ability for the latter).
• Wailmer and Pawniard are the only non-evolved nor fully evolved Pokémon having Pressure as their Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 氣壓 Qìyā French Pression German Erzwinger Greek Πίεση Italian Pressione Korean 프레셔 Pressure Portuguese Pressão Spanish Presión

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