Move profile
Pursuit Pokemon Move
Debut: Generation II
Power
40
Accuracy
100
PP
20
Priority
0
Battle context
Damage class
Physical
Target
Selected Pokemon
Flavor text
Heavily strikes switching POKéMON.
Effect
Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.
Move mechanics
Introduced in Generation II.
Category
Damage
Ailment
None
Crit rate bonus
0
Learnset
How to get Pursuit
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