Normal · Status move · Gen 4
Acupressure
Acupressure is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 4. It never misses and has 30 PP (48 with PP Max). 27 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
30 (max 48)
Priority
0
Effect
Raises a random stat of the user or an ally by 2. Raises a random stat by 2 stages as long as the stat is not already at stage 6. The user can choose to use this move on itself or an adjacent ally. Fails if no stat stage can be raised or if used on an ally with a substitute.
- Targets
- The user or an adjacent ally
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (19 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (6 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Acupressure
27 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Rock | 4–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Poison/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 |
Acupressure FAQ
What does Acupressure do?
Acupressure is a Normal-type status move. Raises a random stat by 2 stages as long as the stat is not already at stage 6. The user can choose to use this move on itself or an adjacent ally. Fails if no stat stage can be raised or if used on an ally with a substitute.
Which Pokémon can learn Acupressure?
27 Pokémon and forms can learn Acupressure in at least one game: 19 in Scarlet & Violet, 6 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Tentacool, Tentacruel, Doduo, Dodrio, Goldeen and Seaking.
Is Acupressure in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 6 Pokémon can use Acupressure in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.