Pressure (Ability)

Pressure	プレッシャー
	Pressure
Flavor text Generation III Raises the foe's PP usage. Generation IV The Pokémon raises the foe's PP usage. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

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 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 Template:Type2 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

Single ability

#	Pokémon		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

Dual ability

#	Pokémon		Type		Other ability

Trivia

• Pressure is shared by all members of both the legendary birds and legendary beasts, including their trio masters, as well as the dragon trio.

In other languages

• Italian: Pressione
• Spanish: Presión