Pressure

Essentials

Pressure

Generation 3

Summary

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

Effect

Moves targetting this Pokémon use one extra PP.

This ability stacks if multiple targets have it. This ability still affects moves that fail or miss. This ability does not affect ally moves that target either the entire field or just its side, nor this Pokémon's self-targetted moves; it does, however, affect single-targetted ally moves aimed at this Pokémon, ally moves that target all other Pokémon, and opponents' moves that target the entire field. If this ability raises a move's PP cost above its remaining PP, it will use all remaining PP.

When this Pokémon enters battle, all participating trainers are notified that it has this ability.

Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, higher-levelled Pokémon have their encounter rate increased.

History

Before: Does not affect friendly Pokémon's moves that target all other Pokémon. This ability's presence is not announced upon entering battle.
Before: Has no overworld effect.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Raises foe’s PP usage.

: The Pokémon raises the foe’s PP usage.

: The Pokémon raises the foe’s PP usage.

: The Pokémon raises opposing Pokémon’s PP usage.

: By putting pressure on the opposing Pokémon, it raises their PP usage.

Foreign Names

Japanese: プレッシャー (puresshaa)
: プレッシャー
Korean: 프레셔
Chinese: 壓迫感
: 压迫感
French: Pression
German: Erzwinger
Spanish: Presión
Italian: Pressione
Czech: Tlak

Pokémon

	Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Normal: May be found normally on Pokémon.
	Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure Unnerve		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
	Articuno		Pressure Snow Cloak		Undiscovered	90	85	100	95	125	85	580
	Zapdos		Pressure Static		Undiscovered	90	90	85	125	90	100	580
	Moltres		Pressure Flame Body		Undiscovered	90	100	90	125	85	90	580
	Mewtwo		Pressure Unnerve		Undiscovered	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
	Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Field	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
	Raikou		Pressure Inner Focus		Undiscovered	90	85	75	115	100	115	580
	Entei		Pressure Inner Focus		Undiscovered	115	115	85	90	75	100	580
	Suicune		Pressure Inner Focus		Undiscovered	100	75	115	90	115	85	580
	Lugia		Pressure Multiscale		Undiscovered	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
	Ho-Oh		Pressure Regenerator		Undiscovered	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
	Dusclops		Pressure Frisk		Amorphous	40	70	130	60	130	25	455
	Dusknoir		Pressure Frisk		Amorphous	45	100	135	65	135	45	525
	Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Field	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
	Normal Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	150	50	150	50	150	600
	Attack Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	180	20	180	20	150	600
	Defense Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	70	160	70	160	90	600
	Speed Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	95	90	95	90	180	600
	Vespiquen		Pressure Unnerve		Bug	70	80	102	80	102	40	474
	Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Amorphous	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
	Dialga		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
	Palkia		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	90	120	100	150	120	100	680
	Altered Giratina		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
	Kyurem		Pressure		Undiscovered	125	130	90	130	90	95	660
	Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Hidden: Found on Pokémon from the Dream World and Dream Radar, as well as a few Pokémon from specific in-game encounters.
	Wailmer		Water Veil Oblivious Pressure		Field Water 2	130	70	35	70	35	60	400
	Wailord		Water Veil Oblivious Pressure		Field Water 2	170	90	45	90	45	60	500
	Pawniard		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Human-Like	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
	Bisharp		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Human-Like	65	125	100	60	70	70	490

28 Pokémon