Hustle (Ability)

Hustle (Japanese: はりきり Enthusiasm) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Hustle increases the user's Attack stat by 50%, but lowers the accuracy of the user's physical moves by 20% (approximated as a multiplier of 3277/4096 from Generation V onwards). OHKO moves and special moves are unaffected by Hustle.

Generation III

In addition to lowering the accuracy of the user's physical moves, Hustle lowers the accuracy of status moves with types corresponding to physical moves.^[1]

The type of damage dealt by Hidden Power determines whether its accuracy is affected by Hustle.

Generation IV

Status moves are no longer affected by Hustle, regardless of their type.

Hustle increases self-inflicted confusion damage.

Generation V onwards

Hustle no longer affects confusion damage.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Hustle is in the first slot in the party (even if fainted), there's a 50% chance that a Pokémon will be forced to the upper bound of their encounter level range. It shares this effect with Pressure and Vital Spirit.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Hustle appears to have no effect on the level range of wild Pokémon.

Generation IX

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Hustle appears to have no effect on the level range of wild Pokémon.

Pokémon with Hustle

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts
0019		Rattata Alolan Form	Dark	Normal	Gluttony		Thick Fat
0020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts
0020		Raticate Alolan Form	Dark	Normal	Gluttony		Thick Fat
0029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+
0030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+
0032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+
0033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+
0175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy		Serene Grace	Super Luck
0176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying		Serene Grace	Super Luck
0222		Corsola	Water	Rock		Natural Cure	Regenerator
0223		Remoraid	Water		Water		SniperGen IV+	Moody
0225		Delibird	Ice	Flying	Vital Spirit		Insomnia
0415		Combee	Bug	Flying	Honey Gather	None
0468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying		Serene Grace	Super Luck
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form	Grass	Fighting	Chlorophyll		Leaf Guard
0554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire		None	Inner Focus
0554		Darumaka Galarian Form	Ice		Ice		None	Inner Focus
0627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Sheer Force
0632		Durant	Bug	Steel	Swarm		Truant
0633		Deino	Dark	Dragon		None	None
0634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon		None	None
0841		Flapple	Grass	Dragon	Ripen	Gluttony
0880		Dracozolt	Electric	Dragon	Volt Absorb		Sand Rush
0931		Squawkabilly Green Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate		Guts
0931		Squawkabilly Blue Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate		Guts
0931		Squawkabilly Yellow Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate		Sheer Force
0931		Squawkabilly White Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate		Sheer Force
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Hustle increases the power of physical moves by 50%, but lowers the user's accuracy by two stages.

Description

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 42, Gold's Togepi, Togebo, was revealed to have Hustle as his Ability.

References

In other languages

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.