Hard Press (move)

Hard Press ハードプレス Hard Press

Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IX TM225 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Hard Press (Japanese: ハードプレス Hard Press) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IX. It is TM225 in Generation IX.

Effect

Hard Press inflicts damage. Its power varies between 1 and 100, and is greater the more HP the target has:

$Power=100\times {\dfrac {CurrentHP_{target}}{MaxHP_{target}}}$

Description

Games Description SV The target is crushed with an arm, a claw, or the like to inflict damage. The more HP the target has left, the greater the move's power.

Learnset

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I [[|]]	II [[|]]	III [[|]]	IV [[|]]	V [[|]]	VI [[|]]	VII [[|]]	VIII [[|]]	IX TM225
0075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Egg color;" |	✔
0205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	✔
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	✔
0289		Slaking		Field		Field	✔
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0377		Regirock		No Eggs Discovered		style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Egg color;" |	✔
0379		Registeel		No Eggs Discovered		style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Egg color;" |	✔
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster	✔
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster	✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field	✔
0460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass	✔
0462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field	✔
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Egg color;" |	✔
0486		Regigigas		No Eggs Discovered		style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Egg color;" |	✔
0500		Emboar		Field		Field	✔
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0614		Beartic		Field		Field	✔
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral	✔
0740		Crabominable		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0874		Stonjourner		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0879		Copperajah		Field	Mineral	✔
0901		Ursaluna		Field		Field	✔
0901		Ursaluna Bloodmoon		Field		Field	✔
0934		Garganacl		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0959		Tinkaton		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0964		Palafin		Field	Water 2	✔
0966		Revavroom		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0975		Cetitan		Field		Field	✔
0990		Iron Treads		No Eggs Discovered		style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Egg color;" |	✔
0992		Iron Hands		No Eggs Discovered		style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Egg color;" |	✔
1014		Okidogi		No Eggs Discovered		style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Egg color;" |	✔
1018		Archaludon		Mineral	Dragon	✔
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.

Trivia

• This move is the variation of Crush Grip and Wring Out, but with lower PP. Both of them are Normal-type.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 硬壓 Ngaahng'aat Mandarin 硬壓 / 硬压 Yìngyā French Pression Extrême German Stahlpresse Italian Pressa d’Acciaio Korean 하드프레스 Hadeu Peureseu Spanish Prensa Metálica

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