Frustration

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Frustration

やつあたり Angry Outburst

Generation:	II

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	Varies
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20, max: 32
Affects:	Selected Target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Frustration is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	An attack based on lack of loyalty.
RSE	An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
FRLG	This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
XYORAS	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
SMUSUM	This full-power attack grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.

Effect

In Battle

Frustration inflicts damage. The higher the friendship the user's Friendship is, the less damage Frustration deals.

Frustration's total damage (denoted by Ξ (capital xi)) is calculated by the following formula, based on the Pokémon's current friendship:

$\Xi = (\frac{255 - h}{2.5}, 1)$

• Ξ is the Frustration's damage.
• h is the current happiness of a Pokémon.

The possible damage values that can be attained by Frustration is between Ξ = 1 (lowest damage) to Ξ = 102 (highest damage).

Contests

Excites the audience in any contest.

Super Contests

Earn +2 if Pokémon the performs last in the turn.

Learnset

Generation II

By TM27

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation II can learn Frustration.

Generation III

By TM27

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation III can learn Frustration.

Generation IV

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Buneary	Normal	13
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By TM27

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation IV can learn Frustration.

Generation V

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Buneary	Normal	13
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By TM27

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation V can learn Frustration.

Trivia

• Frustration inflicts damage. The higher the friendship the user's Friendship is, the less damage Frustration deals. This is the counterpart of the move Return, a move that inflicts more damage, the more the user loves it's trainer.
• In Pokémon Black2/White2, Ghestis’s Hydregion knows frustration, a move which only gets stronger the less your Pokémon likes you. Appropriately, Hydregion’s affection value is zero making the move deal max damage. Ghestis’s Hydreigon is the only NPC Pokémon in a main series game to have a lower-than-base affection. This indicates how much hatred Hydreigon possesses against Ghetsis and that he could possibly be an abusive trainer.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Frustration depicted in Generation II

Main series

Frustration being used by Harley's Banette.

Frustration being used by Jessie's Pumpkaboo.

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