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General

Pursuit

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Flavor text: An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.
Eevine summary: If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: 40
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20; maximum is 32
Target: enemy
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: 40.0
Power percentile: 51.8
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: おいうち
Romaji: Oiuchi

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: Not a TM
RSE TM: Not a TM
DPPT TM: Not a TM

Effect Details

If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally.

Flavor Text

Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 2
Jam: 1
Flavor text: Attempts to jam all Pokemon that have appealed this turn for half their appeal points (minimum 1).

Similar Moves

: Perish Song, Sheer Cold
: Bullet Seed, Cut, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Thunder Wave
: Beat Up, Psywave, Snatch, Stun Spore
: Fissure, Super Fang

Combos

Use Pursuit before: none
Use Pursuit after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

By leveling up

41 Pokémon

						Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
				20	20	Absol	3'11.2"	103.6 lb		Ground	Pressure Super Luck	65	130	60	75	60	75	77.5
30	30	30	30	22	22	Beedrill	3'3.4"	65 lb		Bug	Swarm	65	80	40	45	80	75	64.2
				10	10	Buizel	2'3.6"	65 lb		Water 1 Ground	Swift Swim	55	65	35	60	30	85	55.0
				10	10	Cranidos	2'11.4"	69.4 lb		Monster	Mold Breaker	67	125	40	30	30	58	58.3
				15	15	Croagunk	2'3.6"	50.7 lb		Humanshape	Dry Skin Anticipation	48	61	40	61	40	50	50.0
				29		Darkrai	4'11.1"	111.3 lb		No Eggs	Bad Dreams	70	90	90	135	90	125	100.0
		20	20	33	33	Deoxys [normal]	5'6.9"	134 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	50	150	50	150	50	150	100.0
		20	20	33	33	Deoxys [attack]	5'6.9"	134 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	50	180	20	180	20	150	100.0
		20	20	33	33	Deoxys [speed]	5'6.9"	134 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	50	95	90	95	90	180	100.0
--	--	9	9	19	19	Dodrio	5'10.9"	187.8 lb		Flying	Early Bird Run Away	60	110	70	60	60	100	76.7
9	9	9	9	19	19	Doduo	4'7.1"	86.4 lb		Flying	Early Bird Run Away	35	85	45	35	35	75	51.7
26	26	24	31	25	25	Dunsparce	4'11.1"	30.9 lb		Ground	Serene Grace Run Away	100	70	70	65	65	45	69.2
		27	27	25	25	Dusclops	5'3"	67.5 lb		Indeterminate	Pressure	40	70	130	60	130	25	75.8
				25	25	Dusknoir	7'2.6"	235 lb		Indeterminate	Pressure	45	100	135	65	135	45	87.5
		27	27	25	25	Duskull	2'7.5"	33.1 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	20	40	90	30	90	25	49.2
26	26	26	26	13	13	Fearow	3'11.2"	83.8 lb		Flying	Keen Eye	65	90	65	61	61	100	73.7
				10	10	Floatzel	3'7.3"	73.9 lb		Water 1 Ground	Swift Swim	85	105	55	85	50	115	82.5
		17	17	17	17	Grovyle	2'11.4"	47.6 lb		Monster Dragon	Overgrow	50	65	45	85	65	95	67.5
13	13	13	13	11	11	Hitmonchan	4'7.1"	110.7 lb		Humanshape	Keen Eye Iron Fist	50	105	79	35	110	76	75.8
13	13	13	13	10	10	Hitmontop	4'7.1"	105.8 lb		Humanshape	Intimidate Technician	50	95	95	35	110	70	75.8
				--	--	Honchkrow	2'11.4"	60.2 lb		Flying	Insomnia Super Luck	100	125	52	105	52	71	84.2
		32	32	28	28	Metagross	5'3"	1212.5 lb		Mineral	Clear Body	80	135	130	95	90	70	100.0
		32	32	28	28	Metang	3'11.2"	446.4 lb		Mineral	Clear Body	60	75	100	55	80	50	70.0
11	11	14	14	5	5	Murkrow	1'7.7"	4.6 lb		Flying	Insomnia Super Luck	60	85	42	85	42	91	67.5
				10	10	Rampardos	5'3"	226 lb		Monster	Mold Breaker	97	165	60	65	50	58	82.5
30	30	30	30	13	13	Raticate	2'3.6"	40.8 lb		Ground	Run Away Guts	55	81	60	50	70	97	68.8
27	27	27	27	13	13	Rattata	11.8"	7.7 lb		Ground	Run Away Guts	30	56	35	25	35	72	42.2
		17	17	17	17	Sceptile	5'6.9"	115.1 lb		Monster Dragon	Overgrow	70	85	65	105	85	120	88.3
12	12	11	11	9	9	Scizor	5'10.9"	260.1 lb		Bug	Swarm Technician	70	130	100	55	80	65	83.3
12	12	11	11	9	9	Scyther	4'11.1"	123.5 lb		Bug	Swarm Technician	70	110	80	55	80	105	83.3
25	25	19	19	13	13	Spearow	11.8"	4.4 lb		Flying	Keen Eye	40	60	30	31	31	70	43.7
				--	--	Spiritomb	3'3.4"	238.1 lb		Indeterminate	Pressure	50	92	108	92	108	35	80.8
26	26	26	19	15	15	Tauros	4'7.1"	194.9 lb		Ground	Intimidate Anger Point	75	100	95	40	70	110	81.7
				15	15	Toxicroak	4'3.2"	97.9 lb		Humanshape	Dry Skin Anticipation	83	106	65	86	65	85	81.7
		16	16	16	16	Treecko	1'7.7"	11 lb		Monster Dragon	Overgrow	40	45	35	65	55	70	51.7
16	16	16	16	15	15	Umbreon	3'3.4"	59.5 lb		Ground	Synchronize Synchronize	95	65	110	60	130	65	87.5
				15	15	Vespiquen	3'11.2"	84.9 lb		Bug	Pressure	70	80	102	80	102	40	79.0
		43	43	34	34	Wingull	1'11.6"	20.9 lb		Water 1 Flying	Keen Eye	40	30	30	55	30	85	45.0
				30	30	Yanma	3'11.2"	83.8 lb		Bug	Speed Boost Compoundeyes	65	65	45	75	45	95	65.0
				30	30	Yanmega	6'2.8"	113.5 lb		Bug	Speed Boost Tinted Lens	86	76	86	116	56	95	85.8
		25	25	22	22	Zangoose	4'3.2"	88.8 lb		Ground	Immunity	73	115	60	60	60	90	76.3

Egg

27 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Aerodactyl	5'10.9"	130.1 lb	Flying	Pressure Rock Head	80	105	65	60	75	130	85.8
Aipom	2'7.5"	25.4 lb	Ground	Run Away Pickup	55	70	55	40	55	85	60.0
Diglett	7.9"	1.8 lb	Ground	Sand Veil Arena Trap	10	55	25	35	45	95	44.2
Ekans	6'6.7"	15.2 lb	Ground Dragon	Intimidate Shed Skin	35	60	44	40	54	55	48.0
Heracross	4'11.1"	119 lb	Bug	Guts Swarm	80	125	75	40	95	85	83.3
Houndour	1'11.6"	23.8 lb	Ground	Flash Fire Early Bird	45	60	30	80	50	65	55.0
Larvitar	1'11.6"	158.7 lb	Monster	Guts	50	64	50	45	50	41	50.0
Munchlax	1'11.6"	231.5 lb	No Eggs	Thick Fat Pickup	135	85	40	40	85	5	65.0
Nidoran F	1'3.7"	15.4 lb	Monster Ground	Poison Point Rivalry	55	47	52	40	40	41	45.8
Paras	11.8"	11.9 lb	Bug Plant	Effect Spore Dry Skin	35	70	55	45	55	25	47.5
Pidgey	11.8"	4 lb	Flying	Keen Eye Tangled Feet	40	45	40	35	35	56	41.8
Rhyhorn	3'3.4"	253.5 lb	Monster Ground	Lightningrod Rock Head	80	85	95	30	30	25	57.5
Sentret	2'7.5"	13.2 lb	Ground	Run Away Keen Eye	35	46	34	35	45	20	35.8
Shuppet	1'11.6"	5.1 lb	Indeterminate	Insomnia Frisk	44	75	35	63	33	45	49.2
Skarmory	5'6.9"	111.3 lb	Flying	Sturdy Keen Eye	65	80	140	40	70	70	77.5
Skorupi	2'7.5"	26.5 lb	Bug Water 3	Battle Armor Sniper	40	50	90	30	55	65	55.0
Slakoth	2'7.5"	52.9 lb	Ground	Truant	60	60	60	35	35	30	46.7
Sneasel	2'11.4"	61.7 lb	Ground	Inner Focus Keen Eye	55	95	55	35	75	115	71.7
Snorlax	6'10.7"	1014.1 lb	Monster	Immunity Thick Fat	160	110	65	65	110	30	90.0
Spinarak	1'7.7"	18.7 lb	Bug	Insomnia Swarm	40	60	40	40	40	30	41.7
Starly	11.8"	4.4 lb	Flying	Keen Eye	40	55	30	30	30	60	40.8
Stunky	1'3.7"	42.3 lb	Ground	Stench Aftermath	63	63	47	41	41	74	54.8
Swablu	1'3.7"	2.6 lb	Flying Dragon	Natural Cure	45	40	60	40	75	50	51.7
Taillow	11.8"	5.1 lb	Flying	Guts	40	55	30	30	30	85	45.0
Yanma	3'11.2"	83.8 lb	Bug	Speed Boost Compoundeyes	65	65	45	75	45	95	65.0
Zigzagoon	1'3.7"	38.6 lb	Ground	Pickup Gluttony	38	30	41	30	41	60	40.0
Zubat	2'7.5"	16.5 lb	Flying	Inner Focus	40	45	35	30	40	55	40.8