Pressure (ability)

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Pressure
プレッシャー

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Generation III	Raises the foe's PP usage.
Generation IV	The Pokémon raises the foe's PP usage.

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

Effect

In battle

Pressure doubles the foe's PP usage 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

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

Single ability

#		Type
144	Articuno	Ice	Flying
145	Zapdos	Electric	Flying
146	Moltres	Fire	Flying
150	Mewtwo	Psychic
243	Raikou	Electric
244	Entei	Fire
245	Suicune	Water
249	Lugia	Psychic	Flying
250	Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying
356	Dusclops	Ghost
386	Deoxys	Psychic
416	Vespiquen	Bug	Flying
442	Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark
461	Weavile	Dark	Ice
477	Dusknoir	Ghost
483	Dialga	Steel	Dragon
484	Palkia	Water	Dragon