Pursuit
Dark
Effect Summary
Detailed Effect
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
Heavily strikes switching POKéMON.
Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out.
An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.
An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.
The power of this attack move is doubled if it’s used on a target that’s switching out of battle.
This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Additional Information
Move Target
Affects a selected adjacent target.
Effect Type
Deals damage.
Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Interactions3
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Level Up
Egg Breeding
Contest Information
Contest
Contest Effect
Attempts to jam all Pokémon that have appealed this turn for half their appeal points (minimum 1).
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Super Contest
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.