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Pursuit
おいうち Pursuing Attack
Pursuit VII
Introduced: Generation II
Battle Data
Type: Type Dark
Category: Type Physical
Power: 40
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20, max: 32
Priority: 0[1]
Contact: Yes
Affected by
Magic Coat: No
Magic Bounce: No
Bright Powder: Yes
Detect/Protect: Yes
Snatch: No
Mirror Move: Yes
King's Rock: No
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Condition: Smart
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Jam: 1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Super Contests (DPPt)
Condition: Smart
Appeal: 1
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Condition: Clever
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Jam: 1
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

Pursuit is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation II.

Description[]

Games Description
GSC Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
RSE Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
FRLG An attack move that works especially well against a foe that is switching out.
DPPtHGSS An attack move that inflicts double the damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
An attack move that inflicts double the damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.
SMUSUM An attack move that causes double the damage if used on the opponent that is switching out of the battle.

Effect[]

In battle[]

Pursuit does damage to the target. If the target is about the switch out, Pursuit is executed first, and its power is doubled. In a Double Battle, Pursuit can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Pursuit can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

In Side games[]

In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Pursuit gives the user the Counter condition. From Gates to Infinity onward, Pursuit's damage is increased if the target has a status condition, similar to Hex.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
VI VII VIII IX
0015 Beedrill bug/poison 30 30 22 22 22
0019 Rattata normal 27 27 13 13 13
0019A Rattata dark/normal
0020 Raticate normal 30 30 13 13 13
0020A Raticate dark/normal
0021 Spearow normal/flying 25 19 13 13 13
0022 Fearow normal/flying 26 26 13 13 13
0056 Mankey fighting
0057 Primeape fighting
0084 Doduo normal/flying 19 9 19 19 19 (XY)
17 (ORAS)
0085 Dodrio normal/flying 1, 19 1, 9 1, 19 1, 19 1, 19 (XY)
1, 17 (ORAS)
0107 Hitmonchan fighting 13 13 11 11 11
0123 Scyther bug/flying 12 11 9 9 9
0128 Tauros normal 26 26 (RSE)
19 (FRLG)
15 15 15
0193 Yanma bug/flying 30 30 30
0197 Umbreon dark 16 16 15 15 (BW)
9 (B2W2)
9
0198 Murkrow dark/flying 11 14 14 14 5
0206 Dunsparce normal 26 24 (RSE)
31 (FRLG)
25 15 (BW)
10 (B2W2)
15
0212 Scizor bug/steel 12 11 9 9 9
0237 Hitmontop fighting 13 13 10 10 10
0252 Treecko grass 16 16 16 16 (XY)
17 (ORAS)
0253 Grovyle grass 17 17 17 17 (XY)
18 (ORAS)
0254 Sceptile grass 17 17 17 17 (XY)
18 (ORAS)
0278 Wingull water/flying 43 34 34 (BW)
30 (B2W2)
30 (XY)
26 (ORAS)
0335 Zangoose normal 25 22 22 (BW)
12 (B2W2)
12
0355 Duskull ghost 27 25 25 25 (XY)
22 (ORAS)
0356 Dusclops ghost 27 25 25 (BW)
22 (B2W2)
22
0359 Absol dark 20 20 (BW)
12 (B2W2)
12 (XY)
10 (ORAS)
0375 Metang steel/psychic 32 28 28 (BW)
23 (B2W2)
23
0376 Metagross steel/psychic 32 28 28 (BW)
23 (B2W2)
23
0386 Deoxys psychic 20 33 33 33 (XY)
25 (ORAS)
0386B Deoxys psychic 20 33 33 33 (XY)
25 (ORAS)
File:0386D.png Deoxys psychic 20 33 33 33 (XY)
25 (ORAS)
0408 Cranidos rock 10 10 10
0409 Rampardos rock 10 10 10
0416 Vespiquen bug/flying 15 15 (BW)
9 (B2W2)
9
0418 Buizel water 10 10 (BW)
18 (B2W2)
18
0419 Floatzel water 10 10 (BW)
18 (B2W2)
18
0430 Honchkrow dark/flying 1 1 1
0442 Spiritomb ghost/dark 1 1 1
0451 Skorupi poison/bug 16 (B2W2) 16
0452 Drapion poison/dark 16 (B2W2) 16
0453 Croagunk poison/fighting 15 15 15
0454 Toxicroak poison/fighting 15 15 15
0469 Yanmega bug/flying 30 30 30
0477 Dusknoir ghost 25 25 25 (XY)
22 (ORAS)
0491 Darkrai dark 29 (DP)
0509 Purrloin dark 15 15
0510 Liepard dark 15 15
0522 Blitzle electric 22 22
0523 Zebstrika electric 22 22
0543 Venipede bug/poison 12 12
0544 Whirlipede bug/poison 12 12
0545 Scolipede bug/poison 12 12
0570 Zorua dark 5 5
0571 Zoroark dark 1, 5 1, 5
0587 Emolga electric/flying 16 16
0626 Bouffalant normal 1 1
0587 Emolga electric/flying 16 16
0679 Honedge steel/ghost 13
0680 Doublade steel/ghost 13
0681 Aegislash steel/ghost 1
0734 Yungoos normal
0735 Gumshoos normal
0739 Crabrawler fighting
0740 Crabominable fighting/ice
0772 Type: Null normal
0773 Silvally normal
0802 Marshadow fighting/ghost
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[]

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Gallery[]

Main games
Side games

Pokémon Adventures

References[]

  1. ^ Pursuit's priorty is normally 0, however if the target is about to switch out, its priority becomes +7
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