Frustration (move)

Frustration
やつあたり Angry Outburst
Frustration VII.png
Frustration VII 2.png
Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
An appeal that excites the audience in any contest.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Frustration (Japanese: やつあたり Angry Outburst) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM21 from Generation II to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Effect

Frustration inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. The base power of Frustration is dependent on the user's friendship. The lower the user's friendship is, the greater the base power of Frustration.

The base power can be calculated using the following formula:

If the user's friendship is 128 or more, Return is stronger than Frustration.

Generation II

The power of Frustration varies between 0 (at the maximum friendship value of 255) and 102 (at the minimum friendship value of 0).

Generation III to VII

The base power of Frustration is now set to 1 if the formula outputs 0.

Generation VIII onwards

Frustration cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A Normal-type attack. The more the user dislikes its trainer, the more powerful the move.
GSC An attack based on lack of loyalty.
RSE An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.*
The less the user likes you, the more powerful this move.*
FRLG This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
ColoXD An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
SMUSUMPE This full-power attack grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0427 Buneary NormalIC Big.png Field Human-Like 13 13 13 1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
TM21
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010 Caterpie BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0011 Metapod BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0013 Weedle BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0014 Kakuna BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0129 Magikarp WaterIC Big.png Water 2 Dragon
0132 Ditto NormalIC Big.png Ditto Ditto
0201 Unown
Unown
All forms
PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0202 Wobbuffet PsychicIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0235 Smeargle NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0265 Wurmple BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0266 Silcoon BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0268 Cascoon BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0360 Wynaut PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0374 Beldum SteelIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Mineral Mineral
0401 Kricketot BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0412 Burmy
Burmy
All forms
BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0415 Combee BugIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0602 Tynamo ElectricIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0664 Scatterbug BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0665 Spewpa BugIC Big.png Bug Bug
0771 Pyukumuku WaterIC Big.png Water 1 Water 1
0789 Cosmog PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0790 Cosmoem PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0273 Seedot GrassIC Big.png Field Grass Mass outbreak - Route 120
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

151Mew.png This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: new damage formula
You can discuss this on the talk page.

In the Rescue Team and Explorers series, Frustration deals damage depending on the user's IQ. At 0 IQ, it deals 45 damage. The damage is decreased by 5 after reaching 50 and 100 IQ, and every 100 IQ after that, until it deals 5 damage at 700 IQ. Although not possible under normal gameplay, IQ of 1000 or higher makes Frustration deal only 1 damage, while a negative value makes it behave like a one-hit knockout move.

In the Adventure Squad series, the damage instead starts at 35 at 0-199 IQ, and decreases by 5 every 100 IQ until it reaches 5 damage at 700 IQ.

In Gates to Infinity onwards, with the removal of the IQ system, damage now decreases the more dungeons the user has been taken into.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 20 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS - - 16 - 100% - Front Enemy No
BSL - - 16 - 70% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI - - 17 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 3 99 17 40 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Frustration is a Charged Attack that has been available since July 22, 2019. It is exclusive to and the default Charged Attack of Shadow Pokémon. Upon purification, Frustration is replaced by Return as the Charged Attack. Frustration cannot be replaced using a Charged TM or Elite Charged TM, except during specified events. It also cannot be retaught via Charged TM nor Elite Charged TM.

GO Normal.png Frustration
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 10
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.0 seconds
Damage window 1 - 1.8 seconds
Frustration GO.png
Trainer Battles
Power 10
Energy cost 70
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
See List of Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon GO
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Trainer Battles
  • December 11, 2019
    • Energy cost: 40 → 70

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target. It inflicts greater damage if the user's IQ is low.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる じぶんの かしこさが ひくいほど ダメージが おおきくなる
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.


In animation

Pokémon animated series

Harley Banette Frustration.png
Banette
Jessie Pumpkaboo Frustration.png
Pumpkaboo
Gumshoos Frustration.png
Gumshoos
A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Banette Banette has a temper tantrum, hitting the opponent with its arms, smacking it with its head, and stomping or kicking it with its legs.
Harley's Banette Going for Choke! Debut
Pumpkaboo Pumpkaboo's body and eyes glow bright red and puffs out white smoke. It then charges at the opponent.
Jessie's Pumpkaboo A PokéVision of Things to Come! None
Gumshoos Gumshoos's body glows red and puffs out white smoke. It then charges and punches the opponent with its fist.
Totem Gumshoos To Top a Totem! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battle Stories


Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪


In other generations

Core series games

Frustration III 31-100.png Frustration III 101-200.png Frustration III 201+.png
31-100 Friendship 101-200 Friendship 201+ Friendship

Side series games

Frustration Colo 31-100.png Frustration Colo 101-200.png Frustration Colo 201+.png
Frustration XD 31-100.png Frustration XD 101-200.png Frustration XD 201+.png
Frustration PBR 31-100.png Frustration PBR 101-200.png Frustration PBR 201+.png
31-100 Friendship 101-200 Friendship 201+ Friendship

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 遷怒 Chīnnouh *
牽連 Hīnlìhn *
Mandarin 遷怒 / 迁怒 Qiānnù *
牽連 Qiānlián *
乱发脾气 Luànfā Píqì *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Frustrace
Denmark Flag.png Danish Frustration
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Frustratie
France Flag.png French Frustration
Germany Flag.png German Frustration
Greece Flag.png Greek Απογοήτευση Apogoetéuse
Italy Flag.png Italian Frustrazione
South Korea Flag.png Korean 화풀이 Hwapuri
Poland Flag.png Polish Frustracja
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Frustração
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Frustracija
Spain Flag.png Spanish Frustración
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Frustration
Thailand Flag.png Thai ระเบิดอารมณ์
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Làm Mình Làm Mẩy



Variations of the move Return
PhysicalIC HOME.png ReturnFrustration


Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
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Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
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Generation IV TMs
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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Generation V HMs
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Generation VI TMs
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798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
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Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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PE
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