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{{Move Infobox|
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'''Acupressure''' (つぼをつく ''Point Strike'') is a status-affecting {{type|Normal}}-type move introduced in [[Generation IV]].
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'''Acupressure''' (Japanese: '''つぼをつく''' ''Point Strike'') is a {{type|Normal}}-type move introduced in [[Generation IV]].
   
 
==Effect==
  
==Effect==
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===In Battle===
 
The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its stats.
  
The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its stats.
   
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Acupressure randomly chooses one of the user's [[Statistics|stats]] ([[Attack]], [[Defense]], [[Statistics#Special Attack|Special Attack]], [[Statistics#Special Defense|Special Defense]], [[Statistics#Speed|Speed]], [[Accuracy]], or [[Evasion]]) and raises it by two stages.
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Acupressure randomly chooses one of the user's [[Statistics|stats]] ([[Attack]], [[Defense]], [[Statistics#Special Attack|Special Attack]], [[Statistics#Special Defense|Special Defense]], [[Statistics#Speed|Speed]], [[Statistics#Accuracy|Accuracy]], or [[Evasion]]) and raises it by 2. 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.
  
In a double battle, Acupressure may also raise a randomly selected stat of one of its teammates.
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===Super Contests===
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Earn double the score in the next turn.
   
 
==Learnset==
  
==Learnset==
 
===[[Generation IV]]===
  
===[[Generation IV]]===
 
====By Level Up====
  
====By Level Up====
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{| class="wikitable"
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{|width="50%" style="border:solid 1px black; -moz-border-radius:10px; align:left;"
  
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Pokédex
⚫
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:black; background:#ddccaa; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-topright: 1em;"|'''By Level-Up'''
  
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|[[Pokémon]]
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Sprite
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Type
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Level
 
|-
  
|-
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!style="background-color: #ddccaa; color: black;"|Pokemon
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#084
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!style="background-color: #ddccaa; color: black;"|Type
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Doduo]]
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!style="background-color: #ddccaa; color: black;"|Level
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:084.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Normal.gif]][[File:Type Flying.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|28
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#085
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|[[Doduo]]
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Dodrio]]
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|{{type|Normal}}/{{type|Flying}}
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:085.png]]
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|28
  
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Normal.gif]][[File:Type Flying.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|28
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#451
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|[[Dodrio]]
  
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Skorupi]]
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|{{type|Normal}}/{{type|Flying}}
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:451.png]]
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|28
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Poison.gif]][[File:Type_Bug.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|17
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#452
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|[[Skorupi]]
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Drapion]]
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|{{type|Poison}}/{{type|Bug}}
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:452.png]]
−
|style="background:#fbfbfb"|17
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Poison.gif]][[File:Type_Dark.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|17
 
|-
  
|-
  ⚫
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:black; background:#{{Normal}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em;"|<small>* '''Bold''' indicates a Pokémon which receives [[STAB]] from this move </small>
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|[[Drapion]]
  
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|{{type|Poison}}/{{type|Dark}}
  
−
|style="background:#fbfbfb"|17
  
 
|}
  
|}
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====By Breeding====
  
====By Breeding====
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{| class="wikitable"
−
{|width="50%" style="border:solid 1px black; -moz-border-radius:10px; align:left;"
  
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Pokédex
⚫
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:black; background:#ddccaa; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-topright: 1em;"|'''By Level-Up'''
  
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|[[Pokémon]]
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Sprite
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Type
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Parents; from leveling up
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Parents; from breeding
 
|-
  
|-
−
!style="background-color: #ddccaa; color: black;"|Pokemon
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#072
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!style="background-color: #ddccaa; color: black;"|Type
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Tentacool]]
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!style="background-color: #ddccaa; color: black;"|Father
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:072.png]]
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Water.gif]][[File:Type_Poison.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:451.png|Skorupi]] [[File:452.png|Drapion]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:072.png|Tentacool]] [[File:073.png|Tentacruel]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#073
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|[[Tentacool]]
  
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Tentacruel]]
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|{{type|Water}}/{{type|Poison}}
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:073.png]]
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|[[Skorupi]], [[Drapion]]
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Water.gif]][[File:Type_Poison.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:451.png|Skorupi]] [[File:452.png|Drapion]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:072.png|Tentacool]] [[File:073.png|Tentacruel]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#213
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|[[Shuckle]]
  
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Shuckle]]
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|{{type|Bug}}/{{type|Rock}}
  
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:213.png]]
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|style="background:#fbfbfb"|[[Skorupi]], [[Drapion]]
  
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Bug.gif]][[File:Type_Rock.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:451.png|Skorupi]] [[File:452.png|Drapion]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:213.png|Shuckle]]
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|-
  ⚫
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:black; background:#{{Normal}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em;"|<small>* '''Bold''' indicates a Pokémon which receives [[STAB]] from this move </small>
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|}
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===[[Generation V]]===
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====By Level Up====
  +
{| class="wikitable"
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Pokédex
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|[[Pokémon]]
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Sprite
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Type
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Level
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|-
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#084
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Doduo]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:084.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Normal.gif]][[File:Type Flying.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|28
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|-
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#085
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Dodrio]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:085.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Normal.gif]][[File:Type Flying.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|28
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|-
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#307
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Meditite]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:307.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type Fighting.gif]][[File:Type Psychic.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|39
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|-
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#308
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Medicham]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:308.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type Fighting.gif]][[File:Type Psychic.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|42
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|-
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| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|#451
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| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[Skorupi]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:451.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Poison.gif]][[File:Type_Bug.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center; background-color: #{{Steel}}; color: black;"|17 <small>([[Pokémon Black and White|<span style="color:black;">B</span><span style="color:white;">W</span>]])</small>
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13 <small>([[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|<span style="color:black;">B2</span><span style="color:white;">W2</span>]])</small>
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|-
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| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|#452
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| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[Drapion]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:452.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Poison.gif]][[File:Type_Dark.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center; background-color: #{{Steel}}; color: black;"|17 <small>([[Pokémon Black and White|<span style="color:black;">B</span><span style="color:white;">W</span>]])</small>
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13 <small>([[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|<span style="color:black;">B2</span><span style="color:white;">W2</span>]])</small>
  +
|-
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#556
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Maractus]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:556.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type Grass.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|29
  +
|-
  +
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:black; background:#{{Normal}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em;"|<small>* '''Bold''' indicates a Pokémon which receives [[STAB]] from this move </small>
  +
|}
  +
====By Breeding====
  +
{| class="wikitable"
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Pokédex
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|[[Pokémon]]
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Sprite
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Type
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Parents; from leveling up
  +
!style="background-color: #{{Normal}}; color: black;"|Parents; from breeding
  +
|-
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#072
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Tentacool]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:072.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Water.gif]][[File:Type_Poison.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:451.png|Skorupi]] [[File:452.png|Drapion]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:072.png|Tentacool]] [[File:073.png|Tentacruel]]
  +
|-
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#073
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Tentacruel]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:073.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Water.gif]][[File:Type_Poison.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:451.png|Skorupi]] [[File:452.png|Drapion]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:072.png|Tentacool]] [[File:073.png|Tentacruel]]
  +
|-
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#213
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Shuckle]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:213.png]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Bug.gif]][[File:Type_Rock.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:451.png|Skorupi]] [[File:452.png|Drapion]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:213.png|Shuckle]]
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|-
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#453
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Croagunk]]
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:453.png]]
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Poison.gif]][[File:Type Fighting.gif]]
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| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:307.png|Meditite]] [[File:308.png|Medicham]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:453.png|Croagunk]] [[File:454.png|Toxicroak]]
  +
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|#454
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[Toxicroak]]
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:454.png]]
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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[File:Type_Poison.gif]][[File:Type Fighting.gif]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:307.png|Meditite]] [[File:308.png|Medicham]]
  +
| style="vertical-align: center; text-align: center;"|[[File:453.png|Croagunk]] [[File:454.png|Toxicroak]]
  +
|-
  +
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:black; background:#{{Normal}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em;"|<small>* '''Bold''' indicates a Pokémon which receives [[STAB]] from this move </small>
 
|}
  
|}
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[[es:Acupresión]]
  
[[es:Acupresión]]
 
[[Category:Normal-type moves]]
  
[[Category:Normal-type moves]]

Revision as of 16:21, 30 August 2013

Acupressure
Generation: IV
Battle Data
Type: Type Normal
Category Status
Power: --
Accuracy: --%
PP: 30, max: ?
Affects: User and Ally
Secondary Effect: None
Priority: 0
Contact: No
Affected by
Magic Coat: No
Magic Bounce:
Bright Powder: No
Protect/Detect: No
Snatch: Yes
Mirror Move:
King's Rock: No
Contest Data
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Cool
Appeal:
Jam:
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Acupressure (Japanese: 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 2. 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

Pokédex Pokémon Sprite Type Level
#084 Doduo 084 Type NormalType Flying 28
#085 Dodrio 085 Type NormalType Flying 28
#451 Skorupi 451 Type PoisonType Bug 17
#452 Drapion 452 Type PoisonType Dark 17
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

Pokédex Pokémon Sprite Type Parents; from leveling up Parents; from breeding
#072 Tentacool 072 Type WaterType Poison Skorupi Drapion Tentacool Tentacruel
#073 Tentacruel 073 Type WaterType Poison Skorupi Drapion Tentacool Tentacruel
#213 Shuckle 213 Type BugType Rock Skorupi Drapion Shuckle
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation V

By Level Up

Pokédex Pokémon Sprite Type Level
#084 Doduo 084 Type NormalType Flying 28
#085 Dodrio 085 Type NormalType Flying 28
#307 Meditite 307 Type FightingType Psychic 39
#308 Medicham 308 Type FightingType Psychic 42
#451 Skorupi 451 Type PoisonType Bug 17 (BW)

13 (B2W2)

#452 Drapion 452 Type PoisonType Dark 17 (BW)

13 (B2W2)

#556 Maractus 556 Type Grass 29
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

Pokédex Pokémon Sprite Type Parents; from leveling up Parents; from breeding
#072 Tentacool 072 Type WaterType Poison Skorupi Drapion Tentacool Tentacruel
#073 Tentacruel 073 Type WaterType Poison Skorupi Drapion Tentacool Tentacruel
#213 Shuckle 213 Type BugType Rock Skorupi Drapion Shuckle
#453 Croagunk 453 Type PoisonType Fighting Meditite Medicham Croagunk Toxicroak
#454 Toxicroak 454 Type PoisonType Fighting Meditite Medicham Croagunk Toxicroak
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move
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