Pursuit (move)

Pursuit おいうち Pursuing Attack

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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

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 A Dark-type attack. It inflicts major damage if the target switches out in the same turn. 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. Inflicts bad damage if used on a target switching out. An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle. 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		VI
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	30			30			22				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			13
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	26			26			13				13			13
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	19			9			19				19			19
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	--, 19			--, 9			19				19			19
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	13			13			11				11			11
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	12			11			9				9			9
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	26			26	19	15				15			15
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying							30				30			30
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	16			16			15				15	9	9
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	11			14			14				14			5
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	26			24	31	25				15	10	10
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	12			11			9				9			9
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	13			13			10				10			10
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass				16			16				16			'
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass				17			17				17			'
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass				17			17				17			'
278		Wingull	Water	Flying				43			34				34	30	30
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal				25			22				22	12	12
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost				27			25				25			25
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost				27			25				25			25
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							20				20	12	12
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic				32			28				28	23	23
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic				32			28				28	23	23
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				20			33				33			'
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		Psychic				20			33				33			'
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic				20			33				33			'
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock							10				10			10
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock							10				10			10
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying							15				15	9	9
418		Buizel	Water		Water							10				10	18	18
419		Floatzel	Water		Water							10				10	18	18
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying							--				--			--
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark							--				--			--
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug												16	16
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark												16	16
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting							15				15			15
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting							15				15			15
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							30				30			30
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost							25				25			25
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark							20						'
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark											15			15
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark											15			15
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric											22			22
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric											22			22
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison											12			12
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison											12			12
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison											12			12
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark											5			5
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark											--, 5			--, 5
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying											16			16
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal											--			'
679		Honedge	Steel	Ghost														13
680		Doublade	Steel	Ghost														13
681		Aegislash	Steel	Ghost														--
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting
246		Larvitar*	Rock	Ground
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost
396		Starly	Normal	Flying
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0239 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 with 0596 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
	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
	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

														File:Pursuit DPPt.png				File:Pursuit HGSS.png
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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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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