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Pursuit
| Category | physical |
|---|---|
| Power | 40 |
| Accuracy | 100% |
| PP | 20 (max 32) |
| Priority | 0 |
| Introduced | Generation II |
Machines
Pursuit has no machine names in any version.
Descriptions
| Gold / Silver Crystal | Heavily strikes switching POKéMON. |
|---|---|
| Ruby / Sapphire Emerald | Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out. |
| Fire Red / Leaf Green | An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out. |
| Diamond / Pearl Platinum Heart Gold / Soul Silver | An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle. |
| Black / White Black 2 / White 2 | An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle. |
| X / Y Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle. |
| Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | The power of this attack move is doubled if it’s used on a target that’s switching out of battle. |
| Sword / Shield | This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered. |
Target
This move targets one other Pokémon on the field, selected by the trainer.
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Stat Changes
Pursuit doesn't affect any stats when used.
Effect Entries
Inflicts regular damage. If the target attempts to switch out this turn before the user acts, this move hits the target before it leaves and has double power. This effect can still hit a Pokémon that switches out when it has a substitute up or when an ally has used follow me.
Version Changes
No changes in previous Generations.Contests
Pursuit has the Smart contest type.
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|---|
| Jam | 1 |
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Super Contests
| Appeal | 1 |
|---|
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.