Hustle (Ability)

Hustle (Japanese: はりきり Enthusiasm) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

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 Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy. Generation VII Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy. Generation VIII Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy. Generation IX Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat but lowers its accuracy.

Effect

In battle

Hustle increases the user's Attack stat by 50%, but lowers the accuracy of the user's physical moves by 20% (approximated as a multiplier of 3277/4096 from Generation V onwards). OHKO moves and special moves are unaffected by Hustle.

Generation III

In addition to lowering the accuracy of the user's physical moves, Hustle lowers the accuracy of status moves with types corresponding to physical moves.

The type of damage dealt by Hidden Power determines whether its accuracy is affected by Hustle.

Generation IV

Status moves are no longer affected by Hustle, regardless of their type.

Hustle increases self-inflicted confusion damage.

Generation V onwards

Hustle no longer affects confusion damage.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Hustle is in the first slot in the party (even if fainted), there's a 50% chance that a Pokémon will be forced to the upper bound of their encounter level range. It shares this effect with Pressure and Vital Spirit.

Generation VIII

	This Ability effect may be in need of research. Reason: Does Hustle's field effect work in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl? You can discuss this on the talk page.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Hustle appears to have no effect on the level range of wild Pokémon.

Generation IX

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Hustle appears to have no effect on the level range of wild Pokémon.

Pokémon with Hustle

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
0019		Rattata Alolan Form	Dark	Normal	Gluttony	Hustle	Thick Fat
0020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
0020		Raticate Alolan Form	Dark	Normal	Gluttony	Hustle	Thick Fat
0029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Hustle
0030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Hustle
0032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Hustle
0033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Hustle
0175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0222		Corsola	Water	Rock	Hustle	Natural Cure	Regenerator
0223		Remoraid	Water		Water	Hustle	SniperGen IV+	Moody
0225		Delibird	Ice	Flying	Vital Spirit	Hustle	Insomnia
0415		Combee	Bug	Flying	Honey Gather	None	Hustle
0468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form	Grass	Fighting	Chlorophyll	Hustle	Leaf Guard
0554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire	Hustle	None	Inner Focus
0554		Darumaka Galarian Form	Ice		Ice	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
0841		Flapple	Grass	Dragon	Ripen	Gluttony	Hustle
0880		Dracozolt	Electric	Dragon	Volt Absorb	Hustle	Sand Rush
0931		Squawkabilly Green Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate	Hustle	Guts
0931		Squawkabilly Blue Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate	Hustle	Guts
0931		Squawkabilly Yellow Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate	Hustle	Sheer Force
0931		Squawkabilly White Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate	Hustle	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 games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Hustle increases the power of physical moves by 50%, but lowers the user's accuracy by two stages.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts Attack but lowers Accuracy. MDTDS Boosts the Pokémon's Attack but reduces its accuracy. BSL こうげきが あがるが めいちゅうが さがる MDGtI The power of physical moves increases, but accuracy decreases.* The power of the Pokémon's physical moves goes up! But their accuracy goes down.* SMD The power of the Pokémon's physical moves goes up! But their accuracy goes down. MDRTDX The power of the Pokémon's physical moves goes up, but the accuracy goes down.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 42, Gold's Togepi, Togebo, was revealed to have Hustle as his Ability.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	活力 Wuhtlihk
	Mandarin	活力 Huólì
French		Agitation
German		Übereifer
Italian		Tuttafretta
Korean		의욕 Yiyok
Brazilian Portuguese		Tranco
Russian		Кутерьма Kuter'ma
Spanish		Entusiasmo
Thai		ฮึกเหิม
Vietnamese		Hấp Tấp

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