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Pressure

In Pokémon ChampionsGen III
Game

Pokémon Champions

If this Pokémon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.

Who has it
29 Pokémon
On Showdown
0.2% of Champions VGC teams bring it
Showdown rating

How it works in Champions

If this Pokémon is the target of an opposing Pokémon's move, that move loses one additional PP. Imprison, Snatch, and Tera Blast also lose one additional PP when used by an opposing Pokémon, but Sticky Web does not.

“Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Changes over time

How Pressure changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen IX

    … that move loses one additional PP. dropped: Imprison added: Imprison, Snatch, and dropped: Snatch added: Tera Blast also lose one additional PP when …

  2. Gen VI

    … PP when used by an opposing dropped: Pokémon. added: Pokémon, but Sticky Web does not.

  3. Gen V

    If this Pokémon is the target of dropped: another added: an opposing Pokémon's move, that move loses one additional PP. added: Imprison and Snatch also lose one additional PP when used by an opposing Pokémon.

  4. Gen IV

    … miss. This ability does not affect dropped: friendly Pokémon's added: ally moves that target dropped: all other Pokémon, added: either the entire field or just its side, nor this Pokémon's self-targetted moves; it … it will use all remaining PP. added: When this Pokémon enters battle, all participating trainers are notified that it has this ability. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, higher-levelled Pokémon have their encounter rate increased.

  5. Gen III · Emerald

    … miss. This ability does not affect dropped: ally added: friendly Pokémon's moves that target dropped: either the entire field or just its side, added: all other Pokémon, nor this Pokémon's self-targetted moves; it … it will use all remaining PP. dropped: When this Pokémon enters battle, all participating trainers are notified that it has this ability.

Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, and PokéAPI’s notes on the changes they don’t show. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

Good to know

  • Activates when it enters battle.

Who runs Pressure on Showdown

  1. Weavile#86 on the Doubles ladder · 29.1% of its sets
  2. Spiritomb#121 on the Doubles ladder · 36.3% of its sets
  3. Corviknight#52 on the Doubles ladder · 2.2% of its sets
  4. Aerodactyl#46 on the Doubles ladder · 1.1% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown; the ranks are from today’s in-game ladder.

Pokémon with Pressure

AerodactylArticunoZapdosMoltresMewtwoRaikouEnteiSuicuneLugiaHo-OhDusclopsAbsolDeoxysVespiquenSpiritombWeavileDusknoirDialgaPalkiaGiratinaKyuremCorviknightEternatusSneasler

As a hidden ability

WailmerWailordPawniardBisharpKingambit