Sheer Force (Ability)

Sheer Force	ちからずく
	Sheer Force
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Removes added effects to increase move damage. Generation VI Removes additional effects to increase move damage. Generation VII Removes additional effects to increase the power of moves when attacking. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Sheer Force (Japanese: ちからずく Sheer Force) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

Sheer Force raises the base power of all damaging moves that have any additional effects by 30%, but their additional effects are ignored.

Reducing the target's stats, increasing the user's stats, inflicting a status condition or confusion to the target, and causing the target to flinch are all considered additional effects, so moves with these effects will have their power increased and their additional effect ignored.

Sheer Force does not consider recoil or decreasing the user's own stats to be additional effects. Properties of moves—such as having a high critical-hit ratio, being unable to miss, having variable power or powering up, or having a charging turn, among others—are not considered additional effects. Moves that have one of these properties in addition to an additional effect will be powered up and only the additional effect will be negated. For example, Flare Blitz inflicts recoil damage to the user, but also has an additional effect to burn; if the user has Sheer Force, Flare Blitz's damage will be boosted by 30% and the user will take recoil damage, but it cannot burn the target. Effects of Fling caused by holding specific items are not considered additional effects for the purposes of Sheer Force.

If (and only if) a move is boosted by the effect of Sheer Force, that move will no longer trigger item or Ability effects that activate after attacking. This includes the effects of Eject Button, Shell Bell, and Red Card, as well as the Abilities Color Change, Pickpocket, Wimp Out, Emergency Exit, and Berserk. Only the effect(s) that activate after attacking will be negated; therefore, if a Pokémon with Sheer Force holding a Life Orb uses a move boosted by Sheer Force, it will gain the passive damage boost (because it is not activated after the attack), but the Pokémon will not be damaged by the Life Orb.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Sheer Force, as well as the Pokémon that can have Sheer Force and learn those moves.

Move Type Cat. Pow. Acc. Learned by Air Slash  Flying  Special 75 95 {{{6}}} Ancient Power  Rock  Special 60 100 {{{6}}} Astonish  Ghost  Physical 30 100 {{{6}}} Bite  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Blizzard  Ice  Special 110 70 {{{6}}} Body Slam  Normal  Physical 85 100 ***** {{{6}}} Bubble  Water  Special 40 100 {{{6}}} Bubble Beam  Water  Special 65 100 ** {{{6}}} Bulldoze  Ground  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Charge Beam  Electric  Special 50 90 {{{6}}} Confusion  Psychic  Special 50 100 {{{6}}} Crunch  Dark  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical 75 95 {{{6}}} Dark Pulse  Dark  Special 80 100 {{{6}}} Dragon Rush  Dragon  Physical 100 75 {{{6}}} Dragon Breath  Dragon  Special 60 100 {{{6}}} Dynamic Punch  Fighting  Physical 100 50 ***** {{{6}}} Earth Power  Ground  Special 90 100 {{{6}}} Ember  Fire  Special 40 100 {{{6}}} Extrasensory  Psychic  Special 80 100 {{{6}}} Fake Out  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Fire Blast  Fire  Special 110 85 {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical 65 95 {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Flame Charge  Fire  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Flame Wheel  Fire  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Flamethrower  Fire  Special 90 100 {{{6}}} Flare Blitz  Fire  Physical 120 100 {{{6}}} Flash Cannon  Steel  Special 80 100 {{{6}}} Focus Blast  Fighting  Special 120 70 {{{6}}} Force Palm  Fighting  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical 120 80 {{{6}}} Headbutt  Normal  Physical 70 100 ****** * {{{6}}} Heat Wave  Fire  Special 95 90 {{{6}}} Ice Beam  Ice  Special 90 100 {{{6}}} Ice Fang  Ice  Physical 65 95 {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Icy Wind  Ice  Special 55 95 {{{6}}} Iron Head  Steel  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  Physical 100 75 {{{6}}} Lava Plume  Fire  Special 80 100 {{{6}}} Liquidation  Water  Physical 85 100 {{{6}}} Low Sweep  Fighting  Physical 65 100 {{{6}}} Metal Claw  Steel  Physical 50 95 {{{6}}} Mud Bomb  Ground  Special 65 85 {{{6}}} Mud Shot  Ground  Special 55 95 {{{6}}} Mud-Slap  Ground  Special 20 100 ****** ** {{{6}}} Play Rough  Fairy  Physical 90 90 {{{6}}} Poison Fang  Poison  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Poison Jab  Poison  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Poison Sting  Poison  Physical 15 100 {{{6}}} Poison Tail  Poison  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Power-Up Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Psychic  Psychic  Special 90 100 {{{6}}} Rock Climb  Normal  Physical 90 85 * {{{6}}} Rock Slide  Rock  Physical 75 90 {{{6}}} Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Rock Tomb  Rock  Physical 60 95 {{{6}}} Scald  Water  Special 80 100 {{{6}}} Secret Power  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special 80 100 {{{6}}} Signal Beam  Bug  Special 75 100 {{{6}}} Sky Attack  Flying  Physical 140 90 {{{6}}} Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special 90 100 {{{6}}} Sludge Wave  Poison  Special 95 100 {{{6}}} Snarl  Dark  Special 55 95 {{{6}}} Snore  Normal  Special 50 100 {{{6}}} Steel Wing  Steel  Physical 70 90 {{{6}}} Stomp  Normal  Physical 65 100 {{{6}}} Struggle Bug  Bug  Special 50 100 {{{6}}} Throat Chop  Dark  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Thunder  Electric  Special 110 70 {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical 65 95 {{{6}}} Thunderbolt  Electric  Special 90 100 {{{6}}} Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Twister  Dragon  Special 40 100 {{{6}}} Water Pulse  Water  Special 60 100 {{{6}}} Waterfall  Water  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Zap Cannon  Electric  Special 120 50 * {{{6}}} Zen Headbutt  Psychic  Physical 80 90 {{{6}}}

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Sheer Force. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Mirror Move, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Sheer Force by an Ability like Trace or Receiver or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Move Type Cat. Pow. Acc. Acid  Poison  Special 40 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Acid Spray  Poison  Special 40 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Anchor Shot  Steel  Physical 80 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Aurora Beam  Ice  Special 65 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blaze Kick  Fire  Physical 85 90 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blue Flare  Fire  Special 130 85 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bolt Strike  Electric  Physical 130 85 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bone Club  Ground  Physical 65 85 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bounce  Flying  Physical 85 85 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bug Buzz  Bug  Special 90 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Chatter  Flying  Special 65 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Clangorous Soulblaze  Dragon  Special 185 — {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Constrict  Normal  Physical 10 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Cross Poison  Poison  Physical 70 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Diamond Storm  Rock  Physical 100 95 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Discharge  Electric  Special 80 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Electroweb  Electric  Special 55 95 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Energy Ball  Grass  Special 90 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fiery Dance  Fire  Special 80 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Lash  Fire  Physical 80 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Freeze-Dry  Ice  Special 70 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Freeze Shock  Ice  Physical 140 90 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Genesis Supernova  Psychic  Special 185 — {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Glaciate  Ice  Special 65 95 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heart Stamp  Psychic  Physical 60 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hurricane  Flying  Special 110 70 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hyper Fang  Normal  Physical 80 90 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Burn  Ice  Special 140 90 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Icicle Crash  Ice  Physical 85 90 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Inferno  Fire  Special 100 50 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Leaf Tornado  Grass  Special 65 90 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lick  Ghost  Physical 30 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lunge  Bug  Physical 80 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Luster Purge  Psychic  Special 70 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Meteor Mash  Steel  Physical 90 90 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mirror Shot  Steel  Special 65 85 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mist Ball  Psychic  Special 70 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Moonblast  Fairy  Special 95 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Muddy Water  Water  Special 90 85 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mystical Fire  Fire  Special 75 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Needle Arm  Grass  Physical 60 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Night Daze  Dark  Special 85 95 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Nuzzle  Electric  Physical 20 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Octazooka  Water  Special 65 85 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ominous Wind  Ghost  Special 60 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Powder Snow  Ice  Special 40 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psybeam  Psychic  Special 65 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical 75 95 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Relic Song  Normal  Special 75 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rolling Kick  Fighting  Physical 60 85 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sacred Fire  Fire  Physical 100 95 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Searing Shot  Fire  Special 100 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Seed Flare  Grass  Special 120 85 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Bone  Ghost  Physical 85 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Silver Wind  Bug  Special 60 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge  Poison  Special 65 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Smog  Poison  Special 30 70 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Spark  Electric  Physical 65 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sparkling Aria  Water  Special 90 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Spirit Shackle  Ghost  Physical 80 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steam Eruption  Water  Special 110 95 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steamroller  Bug  Physical 65 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Stoked Sparksurfer  Electric  Special 175 — {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Shock  Electric  Special 40 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Tri Attack  Normal  Special 80 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Trop Kick  Grass  Physical 70 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Twineedle  Bug  Physical 25 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Volt Tackle  Electric  Physical 120 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Zing Zap  Electric  Physical 80 100 {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Sheer Force does not have an effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Sheer Force

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
0034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
0098		Krabby	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
0099		Kingler	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
0128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	Intimidate	Anger Point	Sheer Force
0158		Totodile	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0159		Croconaw	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sheer Force
0296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy	Hyper Cutter	Intimidate	Sheer Force
323M	Camerupt	Camerupt	Fire	Ground	Sheer Force	None	None
0328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	Hyper Cutter	Arena Trap	Sheer Force
0371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	Rock Head	None	Sheer Force
0408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	Mold Breaker	None	Sheer Force
0409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	Mold Breaker	None	Sheer Force
0532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	Sheer Force	None	Zen Mode
0621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon	Rough Skin	Sheer Force	Mold Breaker
0627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Sheer Force	Hustle
0628		Braviary	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Sheer Force	Defiant
0645		Landorus	Ground	Flying	Sand Force	None	Sheer Force
0733		Toucannon	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Skill Link	Sheer 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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Sheer Force raises the power of all damaging moves that have any additional effects by 20%^SMD, but their additional effects are ignored.

Description

Games Description MDGtI The Pokémon's moves are more powerful, but the additional effects are lost.* The power of the Pokémon's moves goes up, but additional effects are lost! That means Crush Claw won't lower the target's Defense anymore, but the move will deal more damage.* SMD The power of the Pokémon's moves goes up, but additional effects are lost! That means Crush Claw won't lower the target's Defense anymore, but the move will deal more damage.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

• In A Cold Reception, Drayden's Druddigon was mentioned to have Sheer Force as its Ability.
• In volume 44, Black's Brav was revealed to have Sheer Force as his Ability.

Trivia

• When this Ability was first revealed in CoroCoro Comic, it was named ちからづく (Invigorate) in Japanese. In the games, it is named ちからずく (Sheer Force) in Japanese. Both have the same pronunciation, but different spelling.
• Sheer Force, tied with Telepathy, is the most common ability to have as a hidden ability.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 強行 Kèuhnghàahng * 用力 Yuhnglihk * Mandarin 強行 / 强行 Qiángxíng * 用力 Yònglì * French Sans Limite German Rohe Gewalt Italian Forzabruta Korean 우격다짐 Ugyeokdajim Portuguese Força Absoluta Spanish Potencia Bruta* Pot. Bruta* Vietnamese Toàn Lực

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