Sheer Force (Ability)

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Sheer Force	ちからずく
	Sheer Force
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Removes added effects to increase move damage. Generation VI Removes additional effects to increase move damage. Generation VII Removes additional effects to increase the power of moves when attacking. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Sheer Force (Japanese: ちからずく Sheer Force) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

Sheer Force raises the base power of all damaging moves that have an additional effect by 30%, but the additional effects are ignored.

Reducing the target's stats, increasing the user's stats, inflicting a status condition or confusion to the target, and causing the target to flinch are all considered additional effects, so moves with these effects will have their power increased and their additional effect ignored.

Sheer Force does not consider recoil or decreasing the user's own stats to be additional effects. Properties of moves—such as having a high critical-hit ratio, being unable to miss, having variable power or powering up, or having a charging turn, among others—are not considered additional effects. Moves that have one of these properties in addition to an additional effect will be powered up and only the additional effect will be negated. For example, Flare Blitz inflicts recoil damage to the user, but also has an additional effect to burn; if the user has Sheer Force, Flare Blitz's damage will be boosted by 30% and the user will take recoil damage, but it cannot burn the target.

If (and only if) a move is boosted by the effect of Sheer Force, that move will no longer trigger item or Ability effects that activate after attacking. This includes the effects of Eject Button, Shell Bell, and Red Card, as well as the Abilities Color Change and Emergency Exit. If an item has two effects, only the effect(s) that activate after attacking will be negated; therefore, if a Pokémon holds a Life Orb, it will gain the passive damage boost (because it is not activated after the attack) but the user is not damaged by the Life Orb.

Affected moves

The Ability affects the following moves:

Move Type Cat. Pokémon learned by* Air Slash  Flying  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ancient Power  Rock  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Astonish  Ghost  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bite  Dark  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blizzard  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Body Slam  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bubble  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bubble Beam  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bulldoze  Ground  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Charge Beam  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Confusion  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Crunch  Dark  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dark Pulse  Dark  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dragon Rush  Dragon  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dragon Breath  Dragon  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dynamic Punch  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Earth Power  Ground  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ember  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Extrasensory  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fake Out  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Blast  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flame Charge  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flame Wheel  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flamethrower  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flare Blitz  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flash Cannon  Steel  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Focus Blast  Fighting  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Force Palm  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Headbutt  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heat Wave  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Beam  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Fang  Ice  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Icy Wind  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Head  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lava Plume  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Low Sweep  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Metal Claw  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mud Bomb  Ground  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mud Shot  Ground  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mud-Slap  Ground  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Play Rough  Fairy  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Fang  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Jab  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Sting  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Tail  Poison  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Power-Up Punch  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psychic  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Climb  Normal  Physical * {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Slide  Rock  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Tomb  Rock  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Scald  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Secret Power  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Signal Beam  Bug  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sky Attack  Flying  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Wave  Poison  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Snarl  Dark  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Snore  Normal  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steel Wing  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Stomp  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Struggle Bug  Bug  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunderbolt  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Twister  Dragon  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Water Pulse  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Waterfall  Water  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Zen Headbutt  Psychic  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Sheer Force. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Mirror Move, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Sheer Force by Trace or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Move Type Cat. Acid  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Acid Spray  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Aurora Beam  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blaze Kick  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blue Flare  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bolt Strike  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bone Club  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bounce  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bug Buzz  Bug  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Chatter  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Constrict  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Cross Poison  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Diamond Storm  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Discharge  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Electroweb  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Energy Ball  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fiery Dance  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Lash  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Freeze-Dry  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Freeze Shock  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Glaciate  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heart Stamp  Psychic  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hurricane  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hyper Fang  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Burn  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Icicle Crash  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Inferno  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Leaf Tornado  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lick  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Liquidation  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lunge  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Luster Purge  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Meteor Mash  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mirror Shot  Steel  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mist Ball  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Moonblast  Fairy  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Muddy Water  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mystical Fire  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Needle Arm  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Night Daze  Dark  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Nuzzle  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Octazooka  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ominous Wind  Ghost  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Powder Snow  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psybeam  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Relic Song  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rolling Kick  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sacred Fire  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Searing Shot  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Seed Flare  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Bone  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Silver Wind  Bug  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Smog  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Spark  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steam Eruption  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steamroller  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Shock  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Tri Attack  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Trop Kick  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Twineedle  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Volt Tackle  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Zap Cannon  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Zing Zap  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Sheer Force does not have an effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Sheer Force

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
0034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
0098		Krabby	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
0099		Kingler	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
0128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	Intimidate	Anger Point	Sheer Force
0158		Totodile	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0159		Croconaw	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sheer Force
0296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy	Hyper Cutter	Intimidate	Sheer Force
323M	Camerupt	Camerupt	Fire	Ground	Sheer Force	None	None
0328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	Hyper Cutter	Arena Trap	Sheer Force
0371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	Rock Head	None	Sheer Force
0408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	Mold Breaker	None	Sheer Force
0409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	Mold Breaker	None	Sheer Force
0532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	Sheer Force	None	Zen Mode
0621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon	Rough Skin	Sheer Force	Mold Breaker
0627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Sheer Force	Hustle
0628		Braviary	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Sheer Force	Defiant
0645		Landorus	Ground	Flying	Sand Force	None	Sheer Force
0733		Toucannon	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Skill Link	Sheer Force
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

• In A Cold Reception, Drayden's Druddigon was mentioned to have Sheer Force as its Ability.
• In volume 44, Black's Brav was revealed to have Sheer Force as his Ability.

Trivia

• When this Ability was first revealed in CoroCoro Comic, it was named ちからづく (Invigorate) in Japanese. In the games, it is named ちからずく (Sheer Force) in Japanese. Both have the same pronunciation, but different spelling.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 強行 Kèuhnghàahng * 用力 Yuhnglihk * Mandarin 強行 / 强行 Qiángxíng * 用力 Yònglì * French Sans Limite German Rohe Gewalt Italian Forzabruta Korean 우격다짐 Ugyeokdajim Portuguese Força Absoluta Spanish Potencia Bruta* Pot. Bruta*

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