Pursuit (move)

Pursuit おいうち Pursuing Attack

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +7* Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Pursuit on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Pursuit on Eevee's Movedex

Pursuit (Japanese: おいうち Pursuing Attack) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II. This move has the highest possible priority value of all moves in Pokémon games.

Effect

If the target Pokémon is switched out on the turn Pursuit is used, Pursuit's power becomes 80 and will deal damage before the Pokémon is switched out. This does not apply if used on an ally switching out, used on a fleeing Pokémon, or when used on a Pokémon using Teleport, Baton Pass, U-turn, or Volt Switch or being forced to switch out.

In the Japanese version of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, when a Pokémon using a choice item uses Pursuit and the target Pokémon switches out, the Pokémon holding the item is allowed to change its move on the next turn. This glitch was fixed in localized versions and Platinum.

In Pokémon Platinum, and HeartGold and SoulSilver, this move can trigger the acid rain glitch by knocking out a target that was about to switch while Trick Room, Gravity, Uproar or a weather condition other than rain is active.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Unlike the main games, Pursuit has an effect similar to Counter. The user sets Counter status, which it will damage the opponents who using regular attack or any physical moves against the user.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Dark-type attack. It inflicts major damage if the target switches out in the same turn. GSC Heavily strikes switching Pokémon. RSE Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out. FRLG An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out. Colo.XD Inflicts bad damage if used on a target switching out. DPPtHGSS An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle. BWB2W2 An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	30			30			22				22
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	27			27			13				13
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	30			30			13				13
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	25			19			13				13
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	26			26			13				13
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	19			9			19				19
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	--, 19			--, 9			19				19
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	13			13			11				11
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	12			11			9				9
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	26			26	19	15				15
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	no			no			30				30
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	16			16			15				15	9
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	11			14			14				14
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	26			24	31	25				15	10
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	12			11			9				9
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	13			13			10				10
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	no			16			16				16
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	no			17			17				17
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	no			17			17				17
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	no			43			34				34	30
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	no			25			22				22	12
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	no			27			25				25
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	no			27			25				25
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	no			no			20				20	12
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic	no			32			28				28	23
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic	no			32			28				28	23
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	no			20			33				33
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		Psychic	no			20			33				33
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic	no			20			33				33
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	no			no			10				10
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	no			no			10				10
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	no			no			15				15	9
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no			no			10				10	18
419		Floatzel	Water		Water	no			no			10				10	18
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	no			no			--				--
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	no			no			--				--
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	no			no			no					16
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	no			no			no					16
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	no			no			15				15
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	no			no			15				15
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	no			no			30				30
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	no			no			25				25
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark	no			no			20			no
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	no			no			no				15
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark	no			no			no				15
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric	no			no			no				22
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric	no			no			no				22
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison	no			no			no				12
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison	no			no			no				12
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison	no			no			no				12
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark	no			no			no				5
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark	no			no			no				--, 5
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying	no			no			no				16
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal	no			no			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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	no			no
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock				no			no				no
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	no			no
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	no			no
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	no			no
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	no			no
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no
246		Larvitar*	Rock	Ground
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	no
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	no
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal	no
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	no
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	no			no
396		Starly	Normal	Flying	no			no
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark	no			no
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	no			no
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	no			no
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass	no			no			no
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal	no			no			no
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal	no			no			no
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark	no			no			no
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug	no			no			no
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric	no			no			no
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	no			no			no
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon	no			no			no
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	no			no			no
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire	no			no			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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 239 Elekid Electric New York Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 596 Galvantula Bug Electric Dream World - Spooky Manor 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

	Murkrow	Whirlipede
The user quickly attacks a fleeing opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Murkrow	When the opponent tries to retreat, Murkrow quickly charges at them with its beak, or Murkrow waves its wing, releasing black waves of energy from it at the opponent.
Silver's Murkrow	Raise the Red Gyarados		Debut
Whirlipede	When the opponent tries to escape, Whirlipede launches itself at the opponent, spinning its body quickly and slamming its body into the opponent horizontally.
Burgh's Whirlipede	The Mystery of the Missing Fossil		None

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	DPPt	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 追打 Zhuīdǎ French Poursuite German Verfolgung Greek Καταδίωξη Italian Inseguimento Korean 따라가때리기 Ttaragattaerigi Brazilian Portuguese Perseguição Serbian Gonjenje Spanish Persecución

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