Pressure (Ability)

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Pressure (Japanese: プレッシャー Pressure) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
==Effect==
===In battle===
====Generation III====
When another Pokémon (including an ally) uses a move targeting a Pokémon that has Pressure, when PP is deducted from that move, one more PP than usual is deducted. If multiple targets have Pressure, each one results in additional PP being deducted.
Pressure deducts additional PP whenever PP would normally be deducted; this means that it still applies even if the move misses, has multiple targets, or is rendered ineffective due to a target's typing or use of or .
Pressure applies to moves that target the entire field, such as .
Pressure applies to when used by non- Pokémon, but only when used by a wild Pokémon or in-game .
====Generation IV====
If a Pokémon that has Pressure is sent into battle, a message "<name> is exerting its Pressure!" is now displayed.
====Generation V onward====
Pressure now only affects opponents' moves.
Pressure increases the PP consumption of an opponent's and even though those are self-targeting moves; in Snatch's case the additional PP is consumed even if Snatch fails or snatches a move from a Pokémon other than the one with Pressure. It increases the PP consumption of , , and , but not .
If a Pokémon uses while one of its opponents has Pressure, the additional PP will be deducted even if the Pressure Pokémon is not the move's target.
Wild Pokémon's calls for help are more likely to be answered when facing a Pokémon with Pressure. It shares this effect with and .
===Outside of battle===
From onwards, if a Pokémon with Pressure 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 and .
When fishing with a Pokémon with Pressure, Vital Spirit, or Hustle as its Ability leading the party in Pokémon Emerald, , or any Generation IV game, it will trigger with its standard 50% activation rate. In the Generation V games, Pressure, Vital Spirit, and Hustle will not have any effect on the levels of wild Pokémon found through fishing.
====Generation VIII====
In , Pressure appears to have no effect on the level range of wild Pokémon.
====Generation IX====
In , Pressure appears to have no effect on the level range of wild Pokémon.
==Pokémon with Pressure==
===Pokéstar Studios opponents with Pressure===
==In other games==
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When a Pokémon with Pressure is targeted by a foe's move, one additional PP is deducted upon execution. 
In Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, multiple instances of Pressure now stack on each other. (e.g: Hitting two enemies with the Ability at the same time will cause the user to lose 3 PP.)
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
* from Genesect and the Legend Awakened was confirmed to have Pressure as its Ability on the official Pokémon website, even though it was never demonstrated or mentioned on-screen.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
*In Storming the Forretress, Poli gained Pressure when used on him.
*In , Silver's Weavile was revealed to have Pressure as his Ability.
* Emerald's Dusclops was revealed to have Pressure as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
* 's Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, Blaine's , a 's , the , the , the , and Zinzolin's were revealed to have Pressure as their Ability.
==Trivia==
* Pressure is the most common Ability amongst Legendary Pokémon.
==In other languages==
Category:Abilities that affect appearance of wild Pokémon
Category:Abilities with field effects
Category:Abilities that activate upon entering battle
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zh:压迫感（特性）