Pursuit (move)

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おいうちPursuing Attack

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
PP	20(max. 32)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Makescontact Affected byProtect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected byMirror Move Affected byKing's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
Not aTM,TR,HM, orMove Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2♥♥
Jam	1♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2♥♥
Jamming	1♥
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Pursuit (Japanese:おいうちPursuing Attack) is a damage-dealingDark-type move introduced inGeneration II.

Effect

Generation II

Pursuit inflictsdamage with apower of 40. If the target Pokémon isswitched out on the turn Pursuit is used, Pursuit's power doubles, and it will immediately be used before it is switched out (including an accuracy check). This does not apply if used on an ally switching out, on afleeing Pokémon, on a Pokémon usingTeleport orBaton Pass, or on a Pokémon being forced to switch out.

Generation III

If the target is switched out, Pursuit will no longer perform an accuracy check (but always hit the target with double power before it is switched out).

Pursuit is no longer affected byKing's Rock.

Generation IV

Pursuit will now hit any adjacent opponent that attempts to switch out (but not more than one per turn), regardless of who it originally targeted. This effect bypasses redirection effects such asFollow Me.

If the target is usingU-turn, Pursuit's special effect will activate only if the user of Pursuit would usually act later than the target (its power will only be doubled in that case).

In the Japanese version ofPokémon Diamond and Pearl, when a Pokémon holding aChoice item uses Pursuit and the opponent Pokémon switches out, the Pokémon holding the item is allowed to change its move on the next turn. This glitch was fixed in localized versions andPlatinum.

InPokémon Platinum, andHeartGold and SoulSilver, this move can trigger theacid rain glitch by knocking out a target that was about to switch whileTrick Room,Gravity,Uproar, or any type ofweather other thanrain is active.

Generation V to VII

If the target is usingVolt Switch orParting Shot, Pursuit's special effect will activate only if the user of Pursuit would usually act later than the target (its power will only be doubled in that case).

Pursuit is now affected by King's Rock.

Generation VIII onwards

Pursuit cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	ADark-type attack. It inflicts major damage if the target switches out in the same turn.
GS C	Heavily strikes switchingPokémon.
RS E	Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
FRLG	An attack move that works especially well on a foe that is switching out.
ColoXD	Inflicts bad damage if used on a target switching out.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a foe that is switching out of battle.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS	An attack move that inflicts double damage if used on a target that is switching out of battle.
SM USUM PE	The power of this attack move is doubled if it's used on a target that's switching out of battle.
SwSh BDSP LA SV	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

Byleveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
									SM USUM
0015	Beedrill	Bug		Bug	30	30	22	22	22	17
0019	Rattata	Field		Field	27	27	13	13	13	13
0019	Rattata Alolan Form	Field		Field						13
0020	Raticate	Field		Field	30	30	13	13	13	13
0020	Raticate Alolan Form	Field		Field						13
0021	Spearow	Flying		Flying	25	19	13	13	13	8
0022	Fearow	Flying		Flying	26	26	13	13	13	1, 8
0056	Mankey	Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−	12
0057	Primeape	Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−	12
0084	Doduo	Flying		Flying	9	9	19	19	19^XY 17^ORAS	15
0085	Dodrio	Flying		Flying	1, 9	1, 9	19	19	19^XY 17^ORAS	15
0107	Hitmonchan	Human-Like		Human-Like	13	13	11	11	11	1, 11
0123	Scyther	Bug		Bug	12	11	9	9	9	9
0128	Tauros	Field		Field	26	26^RSE 19^FRLG	15	15	15	15
0193	Yanma	Bug		Bug	−	−	30	30	30	30
0197	Umbreon	Field		Field	16	16	15	15^BW 9^B2W2	9	1,Evo.
0198	Murkrow	Flying		Flying	11	14	5	5	5	5
0206	Dunsparce	Field		Field	26	24^RSE 31^FRLG	25	24^BW 10^B2W2	10	8
0212	Scizor	Bug		Bug	12	11	9	9	9	9
0237	Hitmontop	Human-Like		Human-Like	13	13	10	10	10	1, 10
0252	Treecko	Monster	Dragon		16	16	16	16^XY 17^ORAS	17
0253	Grovyle	Monster	Dragon		17	17	17	17^XY 18^ORAS	18
0254	Sceptile	Monster	Dragon		17	17	17	17^XY 18^ORAS	18
0278	Wingull	Water 1	Flying		43	34	34^BW 30^B2W2	30^XY 26^ORAS	26
0335	Zangoose	Field		Field		25	22	22^BW 12^B2W2	12	12
0355	Duskull	Amorphous		Amorphous		27	25	25	25^XY 22^ORAS	22
0356	Dusclops	Amorphous		Amorphous		27	25	25	25^XY 22^ORAS	22
0359	Absol	Field		Field		−	20	20^BW 12^B2W2	12^XY 10^ORAS	10
0375	Metang	Mineral		Mineral		32	28	28^BW 23^B2W2	23	23
0376	Metagross	Mineral		Mineral		32	28	28^BW 23^B2W2	23	23
0386	Deoxys Normal Forme	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		20	33	33	33^XY 25^ORAS	25
0386	Deoxys Attack Forme	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		20	33	33	33^XY 25^ORAS	25
0386	Deoxys Speed Forme	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		20	33	33	33^XY 25^ORAS	25
0408	Cranidos	Monster		Monster			10	10	10	10
0409	Rampardos	Monster		Monster			10	10	10	1, 10
0416	Vespiquen	Bug		Bug			15	15^BW 9^B2W2	9	9
0418	Buizel	Water 1	Field			10	10^BW 18^B2W2	18	18
0419	Floatzel	Water 1	Field			10	10^BW 18^B2W2	18	18
0430	Honchkrow	Flying		Flying			1	1	1	1
0442	Spiritomb	Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1	1
0451	Skorupi	Bug	Water 3			−	16^B2W2	16	16
0452	Drapion	Bug	Water 3			−	16^B2W2	16	16
0453	Croagunk	Human-Like		Human-Like			15	15	15	15
0454	Toxicroak	Human-Like		Human-Like			15	15	15	15
0469	Yanmega	Bug		Bug			30	30	30	30
0477	Dusknoir	Amorphous		Amorphous			25	25	25^XY 22^ORAS	22
0491	Darkrai	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			29^DP	−	−	−
0509	Purrloin	Field		Field				15	15	15
0510	Liepard	Field		Field				15	15	15
0522	Blitzle	Field		Field				22	22	22
0523	Zebstrika	Field		Field				22	22	22
0543	Venipede	Bug		Bug				12	12	12
0544	Whirlipede	Bug		Bug				12	12	12
0545	Scolipede	Bug		Bug				12	12	12
0570	Zorua	Field		Field				5	5	5
0571	Zoroark	Field		Field				1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
0587	Emolga	Field		Field				16	16	16
0626	Bouffalant	Field		Field				1	1	1
0679	Honedge	Mineral		Mineral					13	13
0680	Doublade	Mineral		Mineral					13	13
0681	Aegislash	Mineral		Mineral					1	1
0734	Yungoos	Field		Field						7
0735	Gumshoos	Field		Field						1, 7
0739	Crabrawler	Water 3		Water 3						13
0740	Crabominable	Water 3		Water 3						1, 13
0772	Type: Null	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						10
0773	Silvally All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						10
0802	Marshadow	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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.

Bybreeding

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
									SM USUM
0016	Pidgey	Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0023	Ekans	Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0029	Nidoran♀	Monster	Field	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔
0041	Zubat	Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0046	Paras	Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0050	Diglett	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0050	Diglett Alolan Form	Field		Field						✔
0088	Grimer Alolan Form	Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
0111	Rhyhorn	Monster	Field	✔	−	−	−	−	−
0142	Aerodactyl	Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0143	Snorlax	Monster		Monster	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔
0161	Sentret	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0167	Spinarak	Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0190	Aipom	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0193	Yanma	Bug		Bug	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔
0214	Heracross	Bug		Bug	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔
0215	Sneasel	Field		Field	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔
0227	Skarmory	Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0228	Houndour	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0236	Tyrogue	Human-Like		Human-Like	−	−	−	✔	✔	✔
0246	Larvitar	Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0263	Zigzagoon	Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0276	Taillow	Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0287	Slakoth	Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0333	Swablu	Flying	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0353	Shuppet	Amorphous		Amorphous		-	✔	✔	✔	✔
0396	Starly	Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
0434	Stunky	Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0446	Munchlax	Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
0451	Skorupi	Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
0495	Snivy	Field	Grass				✔	✔	✔
0504	Patrat	Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0506	Lillipup	Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0551	Sandile	Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0588	Karrablast	Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0595	Joltik	Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0616	Shelmet	Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0621	Druddigon	Dragon	Monster				✔	✔	✔
0624	Pawniard	Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔
0631	Heatmor	Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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 V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug	Dream World -Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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.

Byevent

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0239		Elekid		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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

In theRescue Team,Explorers andAdventure Squad series, Pursuit is a non-damaging move which gives the user theCounter status condition. With this status condition, the user will reflect any damage taken from physical moves (including the regular A button attack) back to any adjacent opponents equal to the damage received. Oddly in Explorers of Time and Darkness, though moves are assigned as Physical or Special in game, the Counter status will return damage from damaging moves from types previously assigned as physical prior to the Physical/Special split. The status lasts for 7-12 turns.

FromGates to Infinity onward, Pursuit deals damage, inflicting 50% extra damage when used on a target afflicted with abad status condition.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	-	-	17	-	—%	-	User	User	Yes
MDTD S	-	-	17	-	—%	-	User	User	Yes
BSL	-	-	17	-	—%	-	User	User	Yes
MDGtI	5	99	17	99	95%	99%	Front	Enemy	No
SMD	5	99	17	99	95%	99%	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pursuit

★
Attack power	14.17646
Charge time	0.62 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Number of hits	2
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Pursuit isAbsol's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 5 and upgradingFeint into it instead ofNight Slash. The user ashes in an arc, damaging and slowing the first Pokémon hit. If the user hits, it can be activated again for a brief period of time – allowing the user to dash, dealing damage to all Pokémon hit. At level 11, the move heals the user heals on hit, and if the damage is a critical hit, the heal doubles.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	The user gains the Counter status. Any damage from Physical Attack moves or a regular attack is partially returned.
MDTD	Gives the user the Counter status. It returns damage from certain types of moves or a regular attack back to the attacking enemy.
MDS	Gives the user the Counter status. It returns damage from Physical Attack moves back to the attacking enemy.
BSL	じぶんをカウンターじょうたいにかえるてきからうけたぶつりこうげきのわざやこうげきのダメージをあいてにかえす
MDGtI	It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if the enemy has a bad status condition.
SMD	It damages an enemy. The damage goes up if the enemy has a bad status condition.
MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. The damage goes up if the enemy has a bad status.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Murkrow Whirlipede
The user quickly attacks a fleeing opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	When the opponent tries to retreat, Murkrow quickly charges at them with its beak, or Murkrow waves its wing, releasing black waves of energy from it at the opponent.
Silver's Murkrow	Raise the Red Gyarados	Debut
	When the opponent tries to escape, Whirlipede launches itself at the opponent, spinning its body quickly and slamming its body into the opponent horizontally.
Burgh's Whirlipede	The Mystery of the Missing Fossil	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Although Pursuit is the only move that can be performed beforeswitching, itspriority is still 0.

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	追打Jēuidá
Chinese	Mandarin	追打Zhuīdǎ
Czech		Pronásledování
French		Poursuite
German		Verfolgung
Greek		Καταδίωξη
Italian		Inseguimento
Korean		따라가때리기Ttaragattaerigi
Portuguese		Perseguição
Serbian		Gonjenje
Spanish		Persecución
Vietnamese		Đuổi Đánh

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Special move

Generation V

Byevent

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