Ability profile
Hustle Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation III
Pokémon with ability
30
Effect
This Pokémon's physical moves do 1.5× as much regular damage, but have 0.8× their usual accuracy. Special moves are unaffected. Moves that do set damage, such as Seismic Toss, have their accuracy affected, but not their damage. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, higher-levelled Pokémon have their encounter rate increased.
Flavor text
Trades accuracy for power.
Quick summary
Hustle is a main-series ability from Generation III. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation III
Hustle first appeared in Generation III. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Hustle is used in main-series battles and links to 30 species profiles below.
30 Pokémon can have Hustle in the official dataset.
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