Ability · Generation III · Ability No. 46
Pressure
Spanish name: Presión
Effect
Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.
Moves targetting this Pokémon use one extra PP. This ability stacks if multiple targets have it. This ability still affects moves that fail or miss. This ability does not affect ally moves that target either the entire field or just its side, nor this Pokémon's self-targetted moves; it does, however, affect single-targetted ally moves aimed at this Pokémon, ally moves that target all other Pokémon, and opponents' moves that target the entire field. If this ability raises a move's PP cost above its remaining PP, it will use all remaining PP. When this Pokémon enters battle, all participating trainers are notified that it has this ability. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, higher-levelled Pokémon have their encounter rate increased.
Changes by generation
How this ability worked in older games:
- Before Emerald: Moves targetting this Pokémon use one extra PP. This ability stacks if multiple targets have it. This ability still affects moves that fail or miss. This ability does not affect ally moves that target either the entire field or just its side, nor this Pokémon's self-targetted moves; it does, however, affect single-targetted ally moves aimed at this Pokémon, ally moves that target all other Pokémon, and opponents' moves that target the entire field. If this ability raises a move's PP cost above its remaining PP, it will use all remaining PP. When this Pokémon enters battle, all participating trainers are notified that it has this ability.
- Before Diamond & Pearl: Moves targetting this Pokémon use one extra PP. This ability stacks if multiple targets have it. This ability still affects moves that fail or miss. This ability does not affect friendly Pokémon's moves that target all other Pokémon, nor this Pokémon's self-targetted moves; it does, however, affect single-targetted ally moves aimed at this Pokémon, ally moves that target all other Pokémon, and opponents' moves that target the entire field. If this ability raises a move's PP cost above its remaining PP, it will use all remaining PP.
Pokémon with Pressure as a regular ability
#0142 Aerodactyl
#0144 Articuno
#0145 Zapdos
#0146 Moltres
#0150 Mewtwo
#0243 Raikou
#0244 Entei
#0245 Suicune
#0249 Lugia
#0250 Ho-Oh
#0356 Dusclops
#0359 Absol
#0386 Deoxys
#0416 Vespiquen
#0442 Spiritomb
#0461 Weavile
#0477 Dusknoir
#0483 Dialga
#0483 Dialga (Origin)
#0484 Palkia
#0484 Palkia (Origin)
#0487 Giratina
#0646 Kyurem
#0823 Corviknight
#0823 Corviknight (Gigantamax)
#0890 Eternatus
#0890 Eternatus (Eternamax)
#0903 Sneasler
#0320 Wailmer
#0321 Wailord
#0624 Pawniard
#0625 Bisharp
#0983 Kingambit