Acupressure

Template:Move infobox

Acupressure (つぼをつく Point Strike) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In Battle

The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its stats.

Acupressure randomly chooses one of the user's stats (Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed, Accuracy, or Evasion) and raises it by two stages. Acupressure fails if the user or target is under the effects of Substitute.

In a double battle, Acupressure may also raise a randomly selected stat of one of its teammates.

Super Contests

Earn double the score in the next turn.

Learnset

Generation IV

By Level Up

By Level-Up
Pokemon	Type	Level
Doduo	Normal/Flying	28
Dodrio	Normal/Flying	28
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	17
Drapion	Poison/Dark	17
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Level-Up
Pokemon	Type	Father
Tentacool	Water/Poison	Skorupi, Drapion
Shuckle	Bug/Rock	Skorupi, Drapion
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation V

By Level Up

By Level-Up
Pokemon	Type	Level
Doduo	Normal/Flying	28
Dodrio	Normal/Flying	28
Meditite	Fighting/Psychic	39
Medicham	Fighting/Psychic	42
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	17
Drapion	Poison/Dark	17
Marakacchi	Grass	29
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Level-Up
Pokemon	Type	Father
Tentacool	Water/Poison	Skorupi, Drapion
Shuckle	Bug/Rock	Skorupi, Drapion
Croagunk	Poison/Fighting	Meditite, Medicham
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding