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Sheer Force (Ability)

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Sheer Force ちからずく
Sheer Force
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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. This is the most common Hidden Ability.

Effect

In battle

Sheer Force raises the base power of all attacking moves that have a secondary effect by 30%, but the secondary effects are ignored.

Sheer Force does not negate primary effects such as recoil, stat penalty/status condition for the user, increased critical hit rate, moves that never miss, moves that change power, two-turn moves, etc. Sheer Force will, however, negate all secondary effects, such as reducing a foe's stat, increasing the user's stat, or causing a status condition to the foe. Moves that have both a primary and secondary effect will have only their secondary effect negated (and gain the power boost). For example, Flare Blitz has both a primary recoil effect and a secondary chance to burn; its damage will be boosted by 30% (but not cause burn) and still inflict recoil to the user after attacking.

If (and only if) a move is boosted by the effect of Sheer Force, it will no longer trigger effects that activate after attacking. This includes the effects of Eject Button, Shell Bell, and Red Card, as well as the Ability Color Change. 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 recoil effect afterward will be ignored.

Affected moves

The Ability affects the following moves:

Move Type Cat. Pokémon learned by*
Acid  Poison  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Acid Spray  Poison  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Air Slash  Flying  Special RuffletBraviary {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
AncientPower  Rock  Special KrabbyKinglerTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMawile
CranidosRampardos 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Astonish  Ghost  Physical Mawile {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Aurora Beam  Ice  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Bite  Dark  Physical NidoqueenTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMawileTrapinch
BagonDruddigon 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Blaze Kick  Fire  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Blizzard  Ice  Special NidoqueenNidokingKrabbyKinglerTaurosTotodile
CroconawFeraligatrCranidosRampardos 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Blue Flare  Fire  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Body Slam  Normal  Physical Nidoqueen {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Bolt Strike  Electric  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Bone Club  Ground  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Bounce  Flying  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Bubble  Water  Special KrabbyKingler {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
BubbleBeam  Water  Special KrabbyKingler {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Bug Buzz  Bug  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Bulldoze  Ground  Physical NidoqueenNidokingTaurosSteelixMakuhitaHariyama
TrapinchCranidosRampardosTimburrGurdurrConkeldurr
DarmanitanDruddigonLandorus 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Charge Beam  Electric  Special MawileDruddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Chatter  Flying  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Confusion  Psychic  Special Nidoking {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Constrict  Normal  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Cross Poison  Poison  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Crunch  Dark  Physical NidoqueenTotodileCroconawFeraligatrSteelixMawile
TrapinchBagonCranidosRampardosDruddigon 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Crush Claw  Normal  Physical DruddigonRuffletBraviary {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Dark Pulse  Dark  Special SteelixMawileDruddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Discharge  Electric  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Dragon Rush  Dragon  Physical Bagon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
DragonBreath  Dragon  Special SteelixBagon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
DynamicPunch  Fighting  Physical TimburrGurdurrConkeldurr {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Earth Power  Ground  Special NidoqueenNidokingSteelixTrapinchCranidosRampardos
Landorus 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Electroweb  Electric  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Ember  Fire  Special Bagon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Energy Ball  Grass  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Extrasensory  Psychic  Special Landorus {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Fake Out  Normal  Physical MakuhitaHariyama {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Fiery Dance  Fire  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Fire Blast  Fire  Special NidoqueenNidokingTaurosMawileBagonCranidos
RampardosDarmanitanDruddigon 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Fire Fang  Fire  Physical SteelixMawileBagonDarmanitanDruddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Fire Punch  Fire  Physical NidoqueenNidokingMakuhitaHariyamaCranidosRampardos
TimburrGurdurrConkeldurrDarmanitanDruddigon 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Flame Charge  Fire  Physical Darmanitan {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Flame Wheel  Fire  Physical Darmanitan {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Flamethrower  Fire  Special NidoqueenNidokingTaurosMawileBagonCranidos
RampardosDarmanitanDruddigon 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Flare Blitz  Fire  Physical Darmanitan {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Flash Cannon  Steel  Special SteelixMawileDruddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Focus Blast  Fighting  Special NidoqueenNidokingFeraligatrMakuhitaHariyamaMawile
RampardosTimburrGurdurrConkeldurrDarmanitanDruddigon
Landorus 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Force Palm  Fighting  Physical MakuhitaHariyamaTimburrGurdurrConkeldurr {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Freeze Shock  Ice  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Glaciate  Ice  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical Druddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Headbutt  Normal  Physical BagonCranidosRampardosDarmanitan {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Heart Stamp  Psychic  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Heat Wave  Fire  Special DarmanitanDruddigonRuffletBraviary {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Hurricane  Flying  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Hyper Fang  Normal  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Ice Beam  Ice  Special NidoqueenNidokingKrabbyKinglerTaurosTotodile
CroconawFeraligatrMawileCranidosRampardos 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Ice Burn  Ice  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Ice Fang  Ice  Physical SteelixTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMawile {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Ice Punch  Ice  Physical NidoqueenNidokingTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMakuhita
HariyamaMawileTimburrGurdurrConkeldurr 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Icicle Crash  Ice  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Icy Wind  Ice  Special NidoqueenNidokingKrabbyKinglerTaurosTotodile
CroconawFeraligatrMawile 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Inferno  Fire  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Iron Head  Steel  Physical TaurosSteelixHariyamaMawileCranidosRampardos
Druddigon 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Iron Tail  Steel  Physical NidoqueenNidokingTaurosTotodileCroconawFeraligatr
SteelixCranidosRampardosDruddigonLandorus 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Lava Plume  Fire  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Leaf Tornado  Grass  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Lick  Ghost  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Low Sweep  Fighting  Physical MakuhitaHariyamaTimburrGurdurrConkeldurr {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Luster Purge  Psychic  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Metal Claw  Steel  Physical KrabbyKinglerTotodileCroconawFeraligatrDruddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Meteor Mash  Steel  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Mirror Shot  Steel  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Mist Ball  Psychic  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Mud Bomb  Ground  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Mud Shot  Ground  Special KrabbyKinglerTrapinchLandorus {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Mud-Slap  Ground  Special Trapinch {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Muddy Water  Water  Special KrabbyKingler {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Needle Arm  Grass  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Night Daze  Dark  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Octazooka  Water  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Ominous Wind  Ghost  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Poison Fang  Poison  Physical NidoqueenMawileDruddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Poison Jab  Poison  Physical NidoqueenNidokingMakuhitaHariyamaTimburrGurdurr
Conkeldurr 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Poison Sting  Poison  Physical NidoqueenNidoking {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Poison Tail  Poison  Physical NidoqueenNidokingDruddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Powder Snow  Ice  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Psybeam  Psychic  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Psychic  Psychic  Special DarmanitanLandorus {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Razor Shell  Water  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Relic Song  Normal  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Rock Climb  Normal  Physical Tauros*SteelixDruddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Rock Slide  Rock  Physical NidoqueenNidokingKrabbyKinglerTaurosTotodile
CroconawFeraligatrSteelixMakuhitaHariyamaMawile
TrapinchBagonCranidosRampardosTimburrGurdurr
ConkeldurrDarmanitanDruddigonRuffletBraviaryLandorus 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical NidoqueenNidokingKrabbyKinglerTaurosTotodile
CroconawFeraligatrSteelixMakuhitaHariyamaMawile
TrapinchBagonCranidosRampardosTimburrGurdurr
ConkeldurrDarmanitanDruddigonRuffletBraviaryLandorus 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Rock Tomb  Rock  Physical NidoqueenNidokingKrabbyKinglerTaurosTotodile
CroconawFeraligatrSteelixMakuhitaHariyamaMawile
TrapinchBagonCranidosRampardosTimburrGurdurr
ConkeldurrDarmanitanDruddigonRuffletBraviaryLandorus 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Rolling Kick  Fighting  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sacred Fire  Fire  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Scald  Water  Special KrabbyKinglerTotodileCroconawFeraligatr {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Searing Shot  Fire  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Secret Power  Normal  Physical Krabby*Kingler* {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Seed Flare  Grass  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special NidoqueenNidokingMawile {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Signal Beam  Bug  Special Trapinch {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Silver Wind  Bug  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sky Attack  Flying  Physical Braviary {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sludge  Poison  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special NidoqueenNidokingMawileDruddigonLandorus {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Sludge Wave  Poison  Special NidoqueenNidokingLandorus {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Smog  Poison  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Snarl  Dark  Special Druddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Snore  Normal  Special NidoqueenNidokingKrabbyKinglerTaurosTotodile
CroconawFeraligatrSteelixMakuhitaHariyamaMawile
TrapinchBagonCranidosRampardosTimburrGurdurr
ConkeldurrDarmanitanDruddigonRuffletBraviaryLandorus 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Spark  Electric  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Steamroller  Bug  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Steel Wing  Steel  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Stomp  Normal  Physical TaurosKrabbyKinglerCranidosRampardos {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Struggle Bug  Bug  Special Trapinch {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Thunder  Electric  Special NidoqueenNidokingTaurosCranidosRampardos {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical SteelixMawileDruddigon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Thunderbolt  Electric  Special NidoqueenNidokingTaurosCranidosRampardos {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
ThunderPunch  Electric  Physical NidoqueenNidokingMakuhitaHariyamaMawileCranidos
RampardosTimburrGurdurrConkeldurrDruddigon 		{{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
ThunderShock  Electric  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Tri Attack  Normal  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Twineedle  Bug  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Twister  Dragon  Special Bagon {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Volt Tackle  Electric  Physical 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Water Pulse  Water  Special TotodileCroconawFeraligatr {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Waterfall  Water  Physical TotodileCroconawFeraligatr {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Zap Cannon  Electric  Special 000 {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Zen Headbutt  Psychic  Physical TaurosBagonCranidosRampardosDarmanitan {{{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 Nidoqueen
 Poison Ground Poison Point Rivalry Sheer Force
0034 Nidoking Nidoking
 Poison Ground Poison Point Rivalry Sheer Force
0098 Krabby Krabby
 Water Water Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Sheer Force
0099 Kingler Kingler
 Water Water Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Sheer Force
0128 Tauros Tauros
 Normal Normal Intimidate Anger Point Sheer Force
0158 Totodile Totodile
 Water Water Torrent None Sheer Force
0159 Croconaw Croconaw
 Water Water Torrent None Sheer Force
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
 Water Water Torrent None Sheer Force
0208 Steelix Steelix
 Steel Ground Rock Head Sturdy Sheer Force
0296 Makuhita Makuhita
 Fighting Fighting Guts Thick Fat Sheer Force
0297 Hariyama Hariyama
 Fighting Fighting Guts Thick Fat Sheer Force
0303 Mawile Mawile
 Steel Steel Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force
0328 Trapinch Trapinch
 Ground Ground Hyper Cutter Arena Trap Sheer Force
0371 Bagon Bagon
 Dragon Dragon Rock Head None Sheer Force
0408 Cranidos Cranidos
 Rock Rock Mold Breaker None Sheer Force
0409 Rampardos Rampardos
 Rock Rock Mold Breaker None Sheer Force
0532 Timburr Timburr
 Fighting Fighting Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist
0533 Gurdurr Gurdurr
 Fighting Fighting Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist
0534 Conkeldurr Conkeldurr
 Fighting Fighting Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist
0555 Darmanitan Darmanitan
 Fire Fire Sheer Force None Zen Mode
0621 Druddigon Druddigon
 Dragon Dragon Rough Skin Sheer Force Mold Breaker
0627 Rufflet Rufflet
 Normal Flying Keen Eye Sheer Force Hustle
0628 Braviary Braviary
 Normal Flying Keen Eye Sheer Force Defiant
0645 Landorus 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.

In other languages

Language Title
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Germany Flag.png German Rohe Gewalt
Italy Flag.png Italian Forzabruta
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Força Absoluta
Spain Flag.png Spanish Pot. Bruta


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