Pressure (Ability)

Pressure	プレッシャー
	Pressure
Flavor text Generation III Raises the foe's PP usage. Generation IV The Pokémon raises the foe's PP usage. Generation V The Pokémon raises the foe's PP usage. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Pressure (Japanese: プレッシャー Pressure) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-five Pokémon can have this Ability, a majority of them legendary.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Pressure is targeted by a foe's move, one additional PP is deducted upon execution. Consequently, extra PP is deducted even if the foe's move misses, has multiple targets, or is rendered ineffective due to immunity.

If the move of a Pokémon targets several foes with Pressure, one additional PP will be deducted for each one.

This Ability isn't affected by Teravolt and Turboblaze.

As of Generation IV, one is alerted to the presence of Pressure by the message "<name> is exerting its Pressure!"

In Generation IV, Pressure increases PP usage of moves executed not only by foes, but also by Double Battle allies. This does not happen in Generation V.

Outside of battle

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

Pokémon with Pressure

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	Rock Head	Pressure	Unnerve
0144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	Pressure	None	Snow Cloak
0145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	Pressure	None	Lightningrod
0146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	Pressure	None	Flame Body
0150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	Unnerve
0243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	Pressure	None	Volt Absorb
0244		Entei	Fire		Fire	Pressure	None	Flash Fire
0245		Suicune	Water		Water	Pressure	None	Water Absorb
0249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	Pressure	None	Multiscale
0250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	Pressure	None	Regenerator
0320		Wailmer	Water		Water	Water Veil	Oblivious	Pressure
0321		Wailord	Water		Water	Water Veil	Oblivious	Pressure
0356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	None
0359		Absol	Dark		Dark	Pressure	Super Luck	Justified
0386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	Pressure	None	None
0416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	Pressure	None	Unnerve
0442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	Pressure	None	Infiltrator
0461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	Pressure	None	Pickpocket
0477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	None
0483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon	Pressure	None	Telepathy
0484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	Pressure	None	Telepathy
0487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	Pressure	None	Telepathy
0624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
0625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
0646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice	Pressure	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.

Pokéstar Studios Pokémon with Pressure

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0000	Monster	Monster	Dark		Dark	Pressure	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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Entity Two Pressure.png Deoxys
The opponent cannot use powerful attacks more than once.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	The opponent attacking Deoxys can only use a powerful attack once.
Entity Two	Deoxys Gets Down		Debut

Trivia

• Pressure is shared by all members of both the legendary birds and legendary beasts, including their trio masters. All members of the creation trio can also have Pressure. This makes it the most common Ability amongst legendary Pokémon.
• Wailmer and Pawniard are the only non-evolved nor fully evolved Pokémon that have Pressure as their Abilities, and both can only have this ability when obtained from the Dream World.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 氣壓 Qìyā French Pression German Erzwinger Italian Pressione Korean 프레셔 Pressure Portuguese Pressão Spanish Presión

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