Pressure (Ability)

Pressure	プレッシャー
	Pressure
Flavor text Generation III Raises the foe's PP usage. Generation IV The Pokémon raises the foe's PP usage. Generation V The Pokémon raises the foe's PP usage. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Pressure (Japanese: プレッシャー Pressure) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-three Pokémon can have this Ability, a majority of them legendary.

Effect

In battle

Pressure increases the foe's PP usage by one for every successful hit. This Ability works even if the Pokémon is immune to the attack's type, for example, using Earthquake against a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

Starting in Generation IV, Pressure also affects ally Pokémon in a double battle when using moves such as Earthquake, Surf, Lava Plume, Discharge or any other move which affect all Pokémon engaged in battle.

As of Generation IV, one is alerted to the presence of Pressure by the message "<name> is exerting its Pressure!"

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if the Pokémon with Pressure is leading the party, then Pressure increases the chance of battling a higher-leveled wild Pokémon by 50%. See also Hustle and Vital Spirit.

Pokémon with Pressure

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	Rock Head	Pressure	Unnerve
0144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	Pressure	None	Snow Cloak
0145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	Pressure	None	Lightningrod
0146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	Pressure	None	Flame Body
0150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	Unnerve
0243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	Pressure	None	Volt Absorb
0244		Entei	Fire		Fire	Pressure	None	Flash Fire
0245		Suicune	Water		Water	Pressure	None	Water Absorb
0249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	Pressure	None	Multiscale
0250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	Pressure	None	Regenerator
0320		Wailmer	Water		Water	Water Veil	Oblivious	Pressure
0321		Wailord	Water		Water	Water Veil	Oblivious	Pressure
0356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	None
0359		Absol	Dark		Dark	Pressure	Super Luck	Justified
0386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	None
0416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	Pressure	None	Unnerve
0442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	Pressure	None	Infiltrator
0461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	Pressure	None	Pickpocket
0477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	None
0483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon	Pressure	None	Telepathy
0484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	Pressure	None	Telepathy
0487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	Pressure	None	Telepathy
0624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
0625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
0646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice	Pressure	None	None
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 the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Entity Two Pressure.png Deoxys
The opponent cannot use powerful attacks more than once.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	The opponent attacking Deoxys can only use a powerful attack once.
Entity Two	Deoxys Gets Down		Debut

Trivia

• Pressure is shared by all members of both the legendary birds and legendary beasts, including their trio masters, as well as the creation trio.
• Generation V has the fewest Pokémon with the Ability Pressure, with only Kyurem and Pawniard's evolutionary line (as the Hidden Ability for the latter).
• Every Pokémon with Pressure prior to Generation V (besides Aerodactyl) was introduced only able to have that Ability. Absol got a second Ability in Generation IV, while all others aside from Dusclops, Dusknoir, and Deoxys received a Hidden Ability in Generation V.
• Wailmer and Pawniard are the only non-evolved nor fully evolved Pokémon having Pressure as their Ability.

In other languages

Language Title French Pression German Erzwinger Greek Πίεση Italian Pressione Korean 프레셔 Pressure Portuguese Pressão Spanish Presión

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