Pursuit Move Detail
Pursuit is a Dark-type move with 40 power and 100% accuracy. It has a unique effect where its power doubles to 80 if the target is switching out of battle. Pursuit is particularly useful for trapping and finishing off weakened opponents before they can escape. This mechanic makes it a valuable tool in competitive play, especially against Pokémon that rely on switching to evade attacks or status conditions.
Details
- Power: 40
- Accuracy: 100%
- PP: 20
- Priority: 0
- Damage Class: Physical
- Generation: Generation-Ii
Effect
- 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.
Category
Flavor Texts
- gold-silver: Heavily strikes switching POKéMON.
- crystal: Heavily strikes switching POKéMON.
- ruby-sapphire: Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
- emerald: Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
- firered-leafgreen: An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out.
- diamond-pearl: An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.
- platinum: An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.
- heartgold-soulsilver: An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.
- black-white: An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.
- black-2-white-2: An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.
- x-y: An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.
- sun-moon: The power of this attack move is doubled if it’s used on a target that’s switching out of battle.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The power of this attack move is doubled if it’s used on a target that’s switching out of battle.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-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.
Pursuit Pokémon
Beedrill
15 - Bug, Poison
Pidgey
16 - Normal, Flying
Rattata
19 - Normal
Raticate
20 - Normal
Spearow
21 - Normal, Flying
Fearow
22 - Normal, Flying
Ekans
23 - Poison
Nidoran-F
29 - Poison
Zubat
41 - Poison, Flying
Paras
46 - Bug, Grass
Diglett
50 - Ground
Mankey
56 - Fighting
Primeape
57 - Fighting
Doduo
84 - Normal, Flying
Dodrio
85 - Normal, Flying
Hitmonchan
107 - Fighting
Rhyhorn
111 - Ground, Rock
Scyther
123 - Bug, Flying
Tauros
128 - Normal
Aerodactyl
142 - Rock, Flying
Snorlax
143 - Normal
Sentret
161 - Normal
Spinarak
167 - Bug, Poison
Aipom
190 - Normal
Yanma
193 - Bug, Flying
Umbreon
197 - Dark
Murkrow
198 - Dark, Flying
Dunsparce
206 - Normal
Scizor
212 - Bug, Steel
Heracross
214 - Bug, Fighting
Sneasel
215 - Dark, Ice
Skarmory
227 - Steel, Flying
Houndour
228 - Dark, Fire
Tyrogue
236 - Fighting
Hitmontop
237 - Fighting
Larvitar
246 - Rock, Ground
Treecko
252 - Grass
Grovyle
253 - Grass
Sceptile
254 - Grass
Zigzagoon
263 - Normal
Taillow
276 - Normal, Flying
Wingull
278 - Water, Flying
Slakoth
287 - Normal
Swablu
333 - Normal, Flying
Zangoose
335 - Normal
Shuppet
353 - Ghost
Duskull
355 - Ghost
Dusclops
356 - Ghost
Absol
359 - Dark
Metang
375 - Steel, Psychic
Metagross
376 - Steel, Psychic
Deoxys-Normal
386 - Psychic
Starly
396 - Normal, Flying
Cranidos
408 - Rock
Rampardos
409 - Rock
Vespiquen
416 - Bug, Flying
Buizel
418 - Water
Floatzel
419 - Water
Honchkrow
430 - Dark, Flying
Stunky
434 - Poison, Dark
Spiritomb
442 - Ghost, Dark
Munchlax
446 - Normal
Skorupi
451 - Poison, Bug
Drapion
452 - Poison, Dark
Croagunk
453 - Poison, Fighting
Toxicroak
454 - Poison, Fighting
Yanmega
469 - Bug, Flying
Dusknoir
477 - Ghost
Darkrai
491 - Dark
Snivy
495 - Grass
Patrat
504 - Normal
Lillipup
506 - Normal
Purrloin
509 - Dark
Liepard
510 - Dark
Blitzle
522 - Electric
Zebstrika
523 - Electric
Venipede
543 - Bug, Poison
Whirlipede
544 - Bug, Poison
Scolipede
545 - Bug, Poison
Sandile
551 - Ground, Dark
Zorua
570 - Dark
Zoroark
571 - Dark
Emolga
587 - Electric, Flying
Karrablast
588 - Bug
Joltik
595 - Bug, Electric
Shelmet
616 - Bug
Druddigon
621 - Dragon
Pawniard
624 - Dark, Steel
Bouffalant
626 - Normal
Heatmor
631 - Fire
Honedge
679 - Steel, Ghost
Doublade
680 - Steel, Ghost
Aegislash-Shield
681 - Steel, Ghost
Yungoos
734 - Normal
Gumshoos
735 - Normal
Crabrawler
739 - Fighting
Crabominable
740 - Fighting, Ice
Type-Null
772 - Normal
Silvally
773 - Normal
Marshadow
802 - Fighting, Ghost
Deoxys-Attack
10001 - Psychic
Deoxys-Speed
10003 - Psychic
Aegislash-Blade
10026 - Steel, Ghost
Aerodactyl-Mega
10042 - Rock, Flying
Scizor-Mega
10046 - Bug, Steel
Heracross-Mega
10047 - Bug, Fighting
Absol-Mega
10057 - Dark
Sceptile-Mega
10065 - Grass, Dragon
Metagross-Mega
10076 - Steel, Psychic
Beedrill-Mega
10090 - Bug, Poison
Rattata-Alola
10091 - Dark, Normal
Raticate-Alola
10092 - Dark, Normal
Raticate-Totem-Alola
10093 - Dark, Normal
Pikachu-Kalos-Cap
10098 - Electric
Diglett-Alola
10105 - Ground, Steel
Grimer-Alola
10112 - Poison, Dark
Gumshoos-Totem
10121 - Normal