Sheer Force (Ability)

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 Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown 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. Twenty-four Pokémon have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Sheer Force raises the base power of all moves that have a secondary effect by 30%, whereas the secondary effects are ignored. However, this ability is not applied to moves that have a negative effect on the user, such as recoil, two-turn moves, and stat reduction after using certain moves. Flare Blitz is the only exception, as it has 10% chance to burn, therefore despite being a recoil move, it is still boosted by Sheer Force (though the recoil still occurs).

Also, in order for Sheer Force to boost the move, the secondary effect must be the ones with a chance to activate (not 100%).

If a Pokémon with Sheer Force is holding a Life Orb and uses an attack that would be boosted by Sheer Force, then the move gains both boosts but the user does not receive the Life Orb recoil damage. The effects of Escape Button, Shell Bell, and Red Card are also negated by Sheer Force.

Outside of battle

None.

Moves that works with this ability

• Air Slash
• Body Slam
• Blaze Kick
• Blizzard
• Crunch
• Crush Claw
• Earth Power
• Extrasensory
• Fire Blast
• Fire Fang
• Fire Punch
• Flamethrower
• Flare Blitz
• Flash Cannon
• Focus Blast
• Force Palm
• Heat Wave
• Ice Beam
• Ice Fang
• Ice Punch
• Iron Head
• Iron Tail
• Lava Plume
• Poison Jab
• Psychic
• Rock Climb
• Rock Slide
• Scald
• Sludge Bomb
• Thunder
• Thunder Fang
• Thunderbolt
• Thunderpunch
• Waterfall
• Zen Headbutt

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	Guts	Thick Fat	Sheer Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Thick Fat	Sheer Force
0303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	Hyper Cutter	Intimidate	Sheer Force
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
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.

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