Hustle (Ability)

Hustle	はりきり
	Enthusiasm
Flavor text Generation III Trades accuracy for power. Generation IV Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy. Generation V Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Hustle (Japanese: はりきり Enthusiasm) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Eighteen Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Hustle increases the user's Attack stat by 50%, but lowers the accuracy of the user's physical moves by 20%. Special moves and status moves are unaffected by Hustle.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Hustle is leading the party, the chance of encountering a higher-leveled wild Pokémon increase by 50%. It shares this effect with Pressure and Vital Spirit.

Pokémon with Hustle

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
0020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
0029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
0030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
0032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
0033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
0175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0222		Corsola	Water	Rock	Hustle	Natural Cure	Regenerator
0223		Remoraid	Water		Water	Hustle	Sniper	Moody
0225		Delibird	Ice	Flying	Hustle	Vital Spirit	Insomnia
0415		Combee	Bug	Flying	Honey Gather	None	Hustle
0468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire	Hustle	None	Inner Focus
0627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Sheer Force	Hustle
0632		Durant	Bug	Steel	Swarm	Hustle	Truant
0633		Deino	Dark	Dragon	Hustle	None	None
0634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon	Hustle	None	None
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 Mandarin Chinese 活力 Huó​lì​ French Agitation German Übereifer Italian Tuttafretta Korean 의욕 Yiyok Portuguese Entusiasmo Spanish Entusiasmo

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