Acupressure

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Acupressure

つぼをつく Point Strike

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	30, max: ?
Affects:	User and Ally
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	No
King's Rock:

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:	[[File:Type_{{{contesttype}}}.gif|{{{contesttype}}}]]
Appeal:
Jam:

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Acupressure is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS	The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its stats.
SMUSUM	The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its or its allies' stats.

Effect

In Battle

The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its stats.

Acupressure randomly chooses one of the user's stats (Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed, Accuracy, or Evasion) and raises it by 2. Acupressure fails if the user or target is under the effects of Substitute.

In a double battle, Acupressure may also raise a randomly selected stat of one of its teammates.

Super Contests

Earn double the score in the next turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Doduo	Normal/Flying	28	28	28 XY 29 ORAS	33	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
	Dodrio	Normal/Flying	28	28	28 XY 29 ORAS	34	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
	Meditite	Fighting/Psychic		39	39 XY 33 ORAS	33	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
	Medicham	Fighting/Psychic		42	42 XY 33 ORAS	33	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
	Skorupi	Bug/Poison	17	17 BW 13 B2W2	13	13	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
	Drapion	Bug/Dark	17	17 BW 13 B2W2	13	13	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
	Maractus	Grass		29	29	29	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Tentacool	Water/Poison
	Shuckle	Bug/Rock
	Croagunk	Poison/Fighting
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery

• Games

Main games

Acupressure depicted in Generation V