Change your preferences here. Acupressure
DescriptionIf any the user's stat levels can be raised, then Acupressure raises one of those stat levels by 2, chosen at random with uniform probability among the stat levels that can be raised. If none of the target's stat's levels can be raised, Acupressure fails. In a double or triple battle, Acupressure may also be used on an adjacent ally Pokemon to boost their stats instead. Competitive UseAcupressure is an intriguing move that could have many useful applications. Its biggest draw is undoubtedly its ability to increase the evasion stat of the user without breaking the Evasion clause, which prevents the use of moves such as Minimize and Double Team in Smogon's standard competitive metagames. However, in most cases it is not worth the bother to try to stall for the evasion boost, as the chances of it occurring before the user is knocked out by the opponent's attacks, and then being of use afterwards, are at best minimal. Competitively speaking, more reliable boosting moves are favored; however, Acupressure is infamous for its integral role in several noteworthy strategies for pulling off win streaks in the Battle Subway, when coupled with a Trick or Flash user—Drapion with Acupressure, Rest, Substitute, and Crunch is the most well-known of these.
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