Hustle

Ability used by 6 HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokémon.

Flavor

In-game flavor text and effect notes for this ability.

Flavor Text

Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy.

Short Effect

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

Effect

This Pokémon's physical moves do 1.5× as much regular damage, but have 0.8× their usual accuracy. Special moves are unaffected. Moves that do set damage, such as Seismic Toss, have their accuracy affected, but not their damage. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, higher-levelled Pokémon have their encounter rate increased.

Pokémon

Pokémon that can have this ability in this game.