Pursuit (move)

Pursuit
おいうち Pursuing Attack

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	+7*
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Smart
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

Pursuit (Japanese: おいうち Pursuing Attack) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II. This move has the highest possible priority value of all moves in Pokémon games.

Effect

If the target Pokémon is switched out on the turn Pursuit is used, Pursuit's power becomes 80 and will deal damage before the Pokémon is switched out. This does not apply if used on an ally switching out, used on a fleeing Pokémon, or when used on a Pokémon using Teleport, Baton Pass, U-turn, or Volt Switch or being forced to switch out.

In the Japanese version of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, when a Pokémon using a choice item uses Pursuit and the target Pokémon switches out, the Pokémon holding the item is allowed to change its move on the next turn. This glitch was fixed in localized versions and Platinum.

In Pokémon Platinum, and HeartGold and SoulSilver, this move can trigger the acid rain glitch by knocking out a target that was about to switch while Trick Room, Gravity, Uproar or a weather condition other than rain is active.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Unlike the main games, Pursuit has an effect similar to Counter. The user sets Counter status, which it will damage the opponents who using regular attack or any physical moves against the user.

Description

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Games	Description
	A Dark-type attack. It inflicts major damage if the target switches out in the same turn.
	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
RS E	Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
FRLG	An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out.
	Inflicts bad damage if used on a target 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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
#	Pokémon		Type		I		II		III		IV		V	VI
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	30			30			22			22			'
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	27			27			13			13			'
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	30			30			13			13			'
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	25			19			13			13			'
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	26			26			13			13			'
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	19			9			19			19			'
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	--, 19			--, 9			19			19			'
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	13			13			11			11			'
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	12			11			9			9			'
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	26			26	19	15			15			'
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying							30			30			'
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	16			16			15			15	9	''''
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	11			14			14			14			''''
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	26			24	31	25			15	10	'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	12			11			9			9			'
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	13			13			10			10			'
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass				16			16			16			'
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass				17			17			17			'
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass				17			17			17			'
278		Wingull	Water	Flying				43			34			34	30	'
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal				25			22			22	12	'
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost				27			25			25			'
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost				27			25			25			'
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							20			20	12	''''
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic				32			28			28	23	'
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic				32			28			28	23	'
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				20			33			33			'
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				20			33			33			'
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				20			33			33			'
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock							10			10			'
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock							10			10			'
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying							15			15	9	'
418		Buizel	Water		Water							10			10	18	'
419		Floatzel	Water		Water							10			10	18	'
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying							--			--			''''
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark							--			--			''''
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug											16	'''
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark											16	''''
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting							15			15			'
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting							15			15			'
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							30			30			'
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost							25			25			'
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark							20					''''
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark										15			''''
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark										15			''''
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric										22			'
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric										22			'
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison										12			'
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison										12			'
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison										12			'
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark										5			''''
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark										--, 5			''''
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying										16			'
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal										--			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
#	Pokémon		Type		II	III	IV	V	VI
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost
396		Starly	Normal	Flying
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0239		Elekid	Electric		New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric	Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Murkrow Whirlipede
The user quickly attacks a fleeing opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	When the opponent tries to retreat, Murkrow quickly charges at them with its beak, or Murkrow waves its wing, releasing black waves of energy from it at the opponent.
Silver's Murkrow	Raise the Red Gyarados	Debut
	When the opponent tries to escape, Whirlipede launches itself at the opponent, spinning its body quickly and slamming its body into the opponent horizontally.
Burgh's Whirlipede	The Mystery of the Missing Fossil	None

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	DP Pt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX
														File:Pursuit DPPt.png				File:Pursuit HGSS.png

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		追打 Zhuīdǎ
French		Poursuite
German		Verfolgung
Greek		Καταδίωξη
Italian		Inseguimento
Korean		따라가때리기 Ttaragattaerigi
Brazilian Portuguese		Perseguição
Serbian		Gonjenje
Spanish		Persecución

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