Pursuit
Dark
Effect Summary
Deals damage and has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.
Detailed Effect
Pursuit deals double damage if the target is switching out.
Pursuit has maximally enhanced priority meaning it will move before most other moves.
Pursuit has maximally enhanced priority meaning it will move before most other moves.
- In Gen 3-4 Pursuit is not affected by
King's Rock
- From Gen 8 onwards this move can not be selected in battle.
Description
GS C | Heavily strikes switching POKéMON. |
RS E | Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out. |
FRLG | An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out. |
DP HGSS PL | An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle. |
COL B2W2 XY ORAS | An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle. |
SM USUM LGPLGE | The power of this attack move is doubled if it’s used on a target that’s switching out of battle. |
SWSH | This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered. |
Meta Information
| Move Target |  Normalmeans that the Pokémon can not be selected.means that the Pokémon can be selected.means that the Pokémon will be selected. | ||||||
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Level Up
Egg Breeding
Contest Information
Contest
| Contest Condition | Smart |
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| Color | Green |
| Flavor | Bitter |
Contest Effect
| Effect | Attempts to jam all Pokémon that have appealed this turn for half their appeal points (minimum 1). |
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| Description | Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals. |
| Jam | 🖤 |
| Appeal | ❤️❤️ |
Super Contest Effect
| Description | Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row. |
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| Appeal | ❤️ |