Pressure (Ability)

Pressure	プレッシャー
	Pressure
Flavor text Generation III Raises 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 The Pokémon raises opposing Pokémon's PP usage. Generation VII By putting pressure on the opposing Pokémon, it raises their PP usage. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Pressure (Japanese: プレッシャー Pressure) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Generation III

When a Pokémon with Pressure is targeted by a foe's move, one additional PP is deducted upon execution. Consequently, extra PP is deducted even if the foe's move misses, has multiple targets, or is rendered ineffective due to immunity. Pressure applies to allies targeting the Pokémon.

If the move of a Pokémon targets several foes with Pressure, one additional PP will be deducted for each one.

Generation IV

The presence of Pressure is broadcast with the message "<name> is exerting its Pressure!"

This Ability is not affected by Mold Breaker.

Generation V

Pokémon no longer have PP deducted by allies with Pressure.

This Ability is not affected by Teravolt or Turboblaze.

Generation VII

Wild Pokémon are more likely to call for help when facing a Pokémon with Pressure.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Pressure is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), then Pressure increases the chance of battling a higher-leveled wild Pokémon by 50%. It shares this effect with 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	Static
0146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	Pressure	None	Flame Body
0150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	Unnerve
0243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	Pressure	None	Inner Focus
0244		Entei	Fire		Fire	Pressure	None	Inner Focus
0245		Suicune	Water		Water	Pressure	None	Inner Focus
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	Frisk
0359		Absol	Dark		Dark	Pressure	Super Luck	Justified
0386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	None
386A	Deoxys	Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	None
386D	Deoxys	Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	None
386S	Deoxys	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	Frisk
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.

Pokéstar Studios opponents with Pressure

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0000	Monster	Monster	Dark		Dark	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 anime

Mewtwo was confirmed to have Pressure on the official Pokémon website, even though it was never demonstrated or mentioned in the anime.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Deoxys Spiritomb and Weavile
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.
Organism No. 2	Don't Doubt Deoxys		Debut
	Spiritomb's opponent is forced to spend more energy in battle than usual.
Cynthia's Spiritomb	Shunning Spiritomb		None
	Weavile's opponent is forced to spend more energy in battle than usual.
Cyrus's Weavile	Shunning Spiritomb		None

• In volume 42, Silver's Weavile was revealed to have Pressure as his Ability.

Trivia

• Pressure is the most common Ability amongst Legendary Pokémon.
• Wailmer and Pawniard are the only Pokemon not evolved or fully evolved that have Pressure as their Abilities, and both can only have this ability as their Hidden Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 氣壓 Qìyā French Pression German Erzwinger Italian Pressione Korean 프레셔 Pressure Portuguese Pressão Spanish Presión Turkish Baskı Vietnamese Khí áp

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