Frustration (move)

Frustration やつあたり Angry Outburst

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) 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 II TM21 in Generation II TM21 in Generation III TM21 in Generation IV TM21 in Generation V TM21 in Generation VI TM21 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   An appeal that excites the audience in any contest.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Frustration (Japanese: やつあたり Angry Outburst) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM21 from Generation II to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Effect

Frustration inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. The base power of Frustration is dependent on the user's friendship. The lower the user's friendship is, the greater the base power of Frustration.

The base power can be calculated using the following formula:

$Power={\dfrac {255-Friendship}{2.5}}$

If the user's friendship is 128 or more, Return is stronger than Frustration.

Generation II

The power of Frustration varies between 0 (at the maximum friendship value of 255) and 102 (at the minimum friendship value of 0).

Generation III to VII

The base power of Frustration is now set to 1 if the formula outputs 0.

Generation VIII onwards

Frustration cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Normal-type attack. The more the user dislikes its trainer, the more powerful the move. GSC An attack based on lack of loyalty. RSE An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.* The less the user likes you, the more powerful this move.* FRLG This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer. ColoXD An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 XYORAS A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer. SMUSUMPE This full-power attack grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IV	V	VI	VII
									SMUSUM
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like	13	13	13	1
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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
						TM21	TM21	TM21	TM21	TM21	SMUSUM TM21
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010		Caterpie		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0011		Metapod		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0013		Weedle		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0014		Kakuna		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0129		Magikarp		Water 2	Dragon	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0132		Ditto		Ditto		Ditto	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0201		Unown All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0202		Wobbuffet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0235		Smeargle		Field		Field	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0266		Silcoon		Bug		Bug		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0268		Cascoon		Bug		Bug		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0360		Wynaut		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0374		Beldum		Mineral		Mineral		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0401		Kricketot		Bug		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘
0412		Burmy All forms		Bug		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘
0415		Combee		Bug		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘
0602		Tynamo		Amorphous		Amorphous				✘	✘	✘
0664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug					✘	✘
0665		Spewpa		Bug		Bug					✘	✘
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1						✘
0789		Cosmog		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✘
0790		Cosmoem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✘
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.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass	Mass outbreak - Route 120
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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: new damage formula You can discuss this on the talk page.

In the Rescue Team and Explorers series, Frustration deals damage depending on the user's IQ. At 0 IQ, it deals 45 damage. The damage is decreased by 5 after reaching 50 and 100 IQ, and every 100 IQ after that, until it deals 5 damage at 700 IQ. Although not possible under normal gameplay, IQ of 1000 or higher makes Frustration deal only 1 damage, while a negative value makes it behave like a one-hit knockout move.

In the Adventure Squad series, the damage instead starts at 35 at 0-199 IQ, and decreases by 5 every 100 IQ until it reaches 5 damage at 700 IQ.

In Gates to Infinity onwards, with the removal of the IQ system, damage now decreases the more dungeons the user has been taken into.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB - - 20 - 100% - Front Enemy No MDTDS - - 16 - 100% - Front Enemy No BSL - - 16 - 70% - Front Enemy No MDGtI - - 17 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No SMD 3 99 17 40 95% 98% Front Enemy No With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Frustration is a Charged Attack that has been available since July 22, 2019. It is exclusive to and the default Charged Attack of Shadow Pokémon. Upon purification, Frustration is replaced by Return as the Charged Attack. Frustration cannot be replaced using a Charged TM or Elite Charged TM, except during specified events. It also cannot be retaught via Charged TM nor Elite Charged TM.

Frustration
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 10 Energy cost 33 Duration 2.0 seconds Damage window 1 - 1.8 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 10 Energy cost 70 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon See List of Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon GO As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Trainer Battles

• December 11, 2019
  • Energy cost: 40 → 70

Description

Games Description MDRB MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It inflicts greater damage if the user's IQ is low. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる じぶんの かしこさが ひくいほど ダメージが おおきくなる MDGtI SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.

In the anime

Banette Pumpkaboo Gumshoos
A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Banette has a temper tantrum, hitting the opponent with its arms, smacking it with its head, and stomping or kicking it with its legs.
Harley's Banette	Going for Choke!		Debut
	Pumpkaboo's body and eyes glow bright red and puffs out white smoke. It then charges at the opponent.
Jessie's Pumpkaboo	A PokéVision of Things to Come!		None
	Gumshoos's body glows red and puffs out white smoke. It then charges and punches the opponent with its fist.
Totem Gumshoos	To Top a Totem!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Anorith Totodile Linoone
The user unleashes its frustration and attacks the target at full power. This attack grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Totodile repeatedly hits the opponent with its claws.
Silver's Totodile	Elekid Incorporated		Debut
	Anorith tackles the opponent.
A wild Anorith	Tanks, but No Tanks, Anorith and Lileep		None
	Linoone repeatedly smacks the opponent with its claws. The attack grows more powerful the less Linoone likes its Trainer.
The Battle Factory's Linoone	Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming		None

Pokémon Battle Stories

Pansage
The user hits the opponent repeatedly with its hands.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pansage flails its hands, hitting the opponent repeatedly with them.
Wakaba's Pansage	Pokémon Battle Stories		None

Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪

Torchic
The user unleashes its frustration.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Torchic flares up in frustration during the contest.
Princess Torchic	Cuteness Contest ~Chic!		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

31-100 Friendship	101-200 Friendship	201+ Friendship

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

31-100 Friendship	101-200 Friendship	201+ Friendship

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Frustration is the weakest Charged attack in Pokémon GO.
• In Crystal's Battle Tower and all core series games from Generation III to Generation VII, every non-playable Trainer's Pokémon that knows Frustration has 0 friendship.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 遷怒 Chīnnouh * 牽連 Hīnlìhn * Mandarin 遷怒 / 迁怒 Qiānnù * 牽連 Qiānlián * 乱发脾气 Luànfā Píqì * Czech Frustrace Danish Frustration Dutch Frustratie French Frustration German Frustration Greek Απογοήτευση Apogoetéuse Italian Frustrazione Korean 화풀이 Hwapuri Polish Frustracja Portuguese Frustração Serbian Frustracija Spanish Frustración Swedish Frustration Thai ระเบิดอารมณ์ Vietnamese Làm Mình Làm Mẩy

Variations of the move Return
Return • Frustration

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