Sheer Force (Ability)

(Japanese ちからずく Brute Force) is an ability introduced in Generation V. Twenty-four Pokémon have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Brute Force raises base power of all moves that have any secondary effects by 30%, but the secondary effects are ignored. However, this ability is not applied with the moves that have negative effect on the user, such as recoil, two-turn moves, and stat reduction after using certain moves.

Outside of battle

Currently, its outside of battle effects are unknown.

Pokémon with Brute Force

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Brute Force
0034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Brute Force
0098		Krabby	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Brute Force
0099		Kingler	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Brute Force
0128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	Intimidate	Anger Point	Brute Force
0158		Totodile	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Brute Force
0159		Croconaw	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Brute Force
0160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Brute Force
0208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Brute Force
0296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Thick Fat	Brute Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Thick Fat	Brute Force
0303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	Hyper Cutter	Intimidate	Brute Force
0328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	Hyper Cutter	Arena Trap	Brute Force
0371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	Rock Head	None	Brute Force
0408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	Mold Breaker	None	Brute Force
0409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	Mold Breaker	None	Brute Force
0532	Dokkora	Dokkora	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Brute Force	Iron Fist
0533	Dotekkotsu	Dotekkotsu	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Brute Force	Iron Fist
0534	Roobushin	Roobushin	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Brute Force	Iron Fist
0555	Hihidaruma	Hihidaruma	Fire		Fire	Brute Force	None	Daruma Mode
0621	Kurimugan	Kurimugan	Dragon		Dragon	Rough Skin	Brute Force	Mold Breaker
0627	Washibon	Washibon	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Brute Force	Hustle
0628	Wargle	Wargle	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Brute Force	Competitiveness
0645	Randorosu	Randorosu	Ground	Flying	Sand Power	None	Brute Force
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

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