Frustration (move)

Frustration やつあたり Angry Outburst

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM21 in Generation II TM21 in Generation III TM21 in Generation IV TM21 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   An appeal that excites the audience in any Contest.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Frustration (Japanese: やつあたり Angry Outburst) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Frustration inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. The base power of Frustration is dependant on the user's Happiness. The lower the user's Happiness is, the greater the base power of Frustration. The base power can be calculated using the following formula:

Power = (255 - Happiness) / 2.5

The power of Frustration varies between 0 (maximum Happiness) and 102 (minimum Happiness).

Learnset

Generation II

By TM21

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation II can learn Frustration.

Generation III

By TM21

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Frustration.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0427 Buneary Normal 13 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM21

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Frustration.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0427 Buneary Normal 13 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM21

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation V can learn Frustration.

In the anime

File:Banette Frustration.png Banette
A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Banette has a temper tantrum, hitting the opponent with its arms, smacking it with its head, and stomping or kicking it with its legs.
Harley's Banette	Going for Choke!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Totodile
The user hits the opponent repeatedly with its hands.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Totodile repeatedly hits the opponent with its claws.
Silver's Totodile	Elekid Incorporated		Debut

Trivia

• Buneary is the only Pokémon that can learn Frustration by leveling up.
  • Appropriately, this move's variation, Return can only be learned through leveling up by Buneary's evolution, seeing as Buneary evolves via happiness.

In other languages

• French: Frustration
• German: Frustration
• Greek: Απογοήτευση
• Italian: Frustrazione
• Korean: 화풀이 Hwapul'i
• Spanish: Frustración

Variations of the move Return
Return • Frustration

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