Pokémon Ability

Sheer Force

Removes additional effects to increase the power of moves when attacking.

In-depth effect

Moves with a secondary effect are increased in power by 30% but lose their secondary effect

Pokémon with Sheer Force

2 Pokémon known to have Sheer Force (Gen 9 dataset)

Cetitan

Cetoddle

About the Sheer Force ability

Sheer Force is one of 112+ abilities in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Each Pokémon has one active ability at a time, drawn from a list of 1-3 possible abilities per species (the third slot, when present, is the Hidden Ability — only accessible via Tera raids, Mass Outbreaks, or Ability Patch).

Official game text: Removes additional effects to increase the power of moves when attacking.

How it works: Moves with a secondary effect are increased in power by 30% but lose their secondary effect

How to get a Pokémon with Sheer Force

If Sheer Force is a regular ability (not Hidden Ability), simply catch the Pokémon and it has a 50% chance per slot of having Sheer Force. You can use an Ability Capsule (50 BP at Chansey Supply) to swap between regular ability slots. If Sheer Force is the Hidden Ability of one of the 2 Pokémon listed above, you'll need either:

To catch the Pokémon from a 5-star or 6-star Tera raid
To use an Ability Patch (consumable from picnic crafting / raid rewards) on a Pokémon that already has Sheer Force as a regular ability
To transfer a Pokémon with Hidden Ability via Pokémon HOME from older games

For the full list of abilities and their competitive impact, see our abilities reference. To check how an ability affects damage calculations, use our damage calculator.