Pressure (Ability)
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Pressure (Japanese: プレッシャー Pressure) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
Effect
In battle
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Generation III
When another Pokémon (including an ally) uses a move targeting a Pokémon that has Pressure, when PP is deducted from that move, one more PP than usual is deducted. If multiple targets have Pressure, each one results in additional PP being deducted.
Pressure deducts additional PP whenever PP would normally be deducted; this means that it still applies even if the move misses, has multiple targets, or is rendered ineffective due to immunity.
Pressure applies to moves that target the entire field, such as Rain Dance.
Generation IV
If a Pokémon that has Pressure is sent into battle, the message "<name> is exerting its Pressure!" is displayed.
Generation V onward
Pressure now only affects opponents' moves.
Pressure increases the PP consumption of an opponent's Imprison and Snatch even though those are self-targeting moves; in Snatch's case the additional PP is consumed even if Snatch fails or snatches a move from a Pokémon other than the one with Pressure. It increases the PP consumption of Spikes, Stealth Rock, and Toxic Spikes, but not Sticky Web.
Wild Pokémon are more likely to call for help when facing a Pokémon with Pressure. It shares this effect with Intimidate and Unnerve.
Outside of battle
From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Pressure is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), there's a 50% chance that a Pokémon will be forced to the upper bound of their encounter level range. It shares this effect with Hustle and Vital Spirit.
Pokémon with Pressure
Pokéstar Studios opponents with Pressure
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In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
When a Pokémon with Pressure is targeted by a foe's move, one additional PP is deducted upon execution.
In Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, multiple instances of Pressure now stack on each other. (e.g: Hitting two enemies with the ability at the same time will cause the user to lose 3 PP.)
Description
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In the anime
Mewtwo was confirmed to have Pressure on the official Pokémon website,[citation needed] even though it was never demonstrated or mentioned in the anime.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Deoxys  Spiritomb and Weavile | |||
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The opponent attacking Deoxys can only use a powerful attack once. | ||
| Giovanni's Organism No. 2 | Don't Doubt Deoxys | Debut | |
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Spiritomb's opponent is forced to spend more energy in battle than usual. | ||
| Cynthia's Spiritomb | Shunning Spiritomb | None | |
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Weavile's opponent is forced to spend more energy in battle than usual. | ||
| Cyrus's Weavile | Shunning Spiritomb | None | |
- In Storming the Forretress, Poli gained Pressure when Organism No. 2 used Skill Swap on him.
- In Volume 42, Silver's Weavile was revealed to have Pressure as his Ability.
- Green's Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres were revealed to have Pressure as their Ability.
- Emerald's Dusclops was revealed to have Pressure as his Ability.
- Blaine's Mewtwo is revealed to have Pressure as its Ability.
- A Roughneck's Vespiquen was revealed to have Pressure as her Ability.
- The Tower duo were revealed to have Pressure as their Ability.
- The Legendary beasts were revealed to have Pressure as their Ability.
- The Creation trio were revealed to have Pressure as their Ability.
Trivia
- Pressure is the most common Ability amongst Legendary Pokémon.
- Wailmer and Pawniard are the only non-evolved Pokémon that have Pressure as their Abilities, and both can only have this ability as their Hidden Ability.
In other languages
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