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Special Ability Listing
For your convenience, this page lists all of Nintendo's Special Abilities, so you can make an informed decision about the best Special Ability for your pokémon. Also, on the rare occasion that we accept a new Special Ability, it'll be listed here...so, for PF Pokémon, this is truly the best reference!
Entries appear as follows:
ABILITY NAME
This line explains what the Special Ability does.
In-game description.
EXAMPLES: Some pokémon who have this Special Ability
Special Abilities sorted by effect
Abilities that protect you
Abilities that boost your power
Abilities that harm the foe
Abilities that trap the foe
Weather-affecting Abilities
2-on-2-battle Abilities
Out-Of-Battle Abilities
Abilities that harm you
Miscellaneous Abilities
Special Abilities sorted alphabetically
Adaptability
Aftermath
Air-Lock
Ambush
Anger Point
Anticipation
Arena Trap
Bad Dreams
Battle Armor
Blaze
Bloodsucking
Cacophony
Chlorophyll
Clear Body
Cloud Nine
Color Change
CompoundEyes
Cute Charm
Damp
Download
Drizzle
Drought
Dry Skin
Durable
Early Bird
Effect Spore
Filter
Flame Body
Flash Fire
Flower Gift
Focus
Forecast
Forewarn
Frigid
Frisk
Graze
Guts
Gluttony
Gravity Pull
Heat Proof
Honey Gather
Hot Temper
Huge Power
Hustle
Hydration
Hyper Cutter
Illuminate
Ice Body
Immunity
Inner Focus
Insomnia
Intimidate
Iron Fist
Keen Eye
Klutz
Leaf Guard
Levitate
Liar Liar
LightningRod
Limber
Liquid Ooze
Magic Guard
Magma Armor
Magnet Pull
Marvel Scale
Minus
Mold Breaker
Motor Drive
Multitype
Natural Cure
Neutral
No Ability
No Guard
Normalize
Oblivious
Overgrow
Own Tempo
Pain
Panic
Perfume
PickUp
Pitiful
Plus
Poison Heal
Poison Point
Pressure
Pure Power
Quick Feet
Radioactive
Rain Dish
Reckless
Rivalry
Rock Head
Rough Skin
Rubber Skin
Run Away
Sand Stream
Sand Veil
Scrappy
Serene Grace
Shadow Tag
Shed Skin
Shell Armor
Shield Dust
Simple
Skill Link
Slow Start
Sniper
Snow Cloak
Snow Warning
Solar Panels
Solar Power
Solid Rock
Soundproof
Speed Boost
Stall
Static
Steadfast
Stench
Sticky Hold
Storm Drain
Sturdy
Suction Cups
Super Luck
Swarm
Swift Swim
Synchronize
Tangled Feet
Technician
Thick Fat
Thick Skin
Tinted Lens
Torrent
Trace
Trickster
Truant
Truth Tell
Twilight
Unaware
Unburden
Vital Flow
Vital Spirit
Volt Absorb
Water Absorb
Water Veil
WellPolished
White Out
White Smoke
Wind Absorb
Wonder Guard
Abilities That Protect You
ANTICIPATION
This pokémon has a sixth sense when it comes to incoming Super-Effective attacks. It will shudder when it sees one coming to warn its trainer.
Senses the foe's dangerous moves.
EXAMPLES: Barboach, Toxicroak
BATTLE ARMOR
This pokémon's tough exoskeleton makes critical hits impossible.
The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.
EXAMPLES: Kabuto, Drapion
CACOPHONY
This pokémon's senses are used to having to cope with loud sounds all the time, which is why it is immune to sound-based attacks and effects.
Gives full immunity to all sound-based moves.
EXAMPLES: Magcry
CLEAR BODY
This pokémon's pristine body is unaffected by stat-lowering moves and effects unless they are self-inflicted.
Prevents the Pokémon's stats from being lowered.
EXAMPLES: Tentacool, Metagross
DAMP
The humid air that surrounds this pokémon makes detonation difficult, effectively disabling SELFDESTRUCT and EXPLOSION for all battlers. The ability AFTERMATH cannot be activated either.
Prevents combatants from self destructing.
EXAMPLES: Psyduck, Poliwhirl
DRY SKIN
This pokémon's skin is very dry. It cannot stand the burning heat of the sun as a result and will loose HP when exposed to the sun. During rain, however, its skin flourishes and its HP will recover.
Reduces HP if it is hot. Water restores HP.
EXAMPLES: Croagunk, Parasect
DURABLE
This pokémon's metal is so solid that it doesn't hurt itself when using dangerous moves like SUBMISSION or TAKE DOWN.
Prevents the Pokémon from recoil damage.
EXAMPLES: Possessord
EARLY BIRD
This pokémon is a light sleeper, and has a better-than-average chance of waking up on any given turn.
The Pokémon awakens quickly from sleep.
EXAMPLES: Doduo, Houndour
FILTER
This pokémon is able to erect a special type of filter that absorbs impacts and makes Super-Effective attacks deal half-again damage instead of double.
Powers down super-effective moves.
EXAMPLES: Mr. Mime
FOREWARN
This pokémon's psychic senses are so well-developed that is able to see what attacks its foe has learned. It does not hesitate to share this knowledge with its trainer.
Determines what moves the foe has.
EXAMPLES: Smoochum, Hypno
FRISK
This pokémon has an extremely curious nature. It will investigate, sniffle or touch in order to find any item that may be concealed, including those of the opponent.
The Pokémon can check the foe's held item.
EXAMPLES: Shuppet, Stantler
GRAZE
This pokémon is so large or its metabolism is so fast that it must constantly stop to eat for energy. Because of this, it needs to rest every two turns. It regains some HP during that turn, though.
The Pokémon rests to restore HP every two turns.
EXAMPLES: Alpaquick
HEAT PROOF
The polished body of this pokémon is so well-crafted that it is protected against extreme heat. Therefore it is protected against damage from Fire-type attacks and burns, halving their damage.
Weakens the power of Fire-type moves.
EXAMPLES: Bronzong
HYDRATION
This pokémon enjoys the water so much, that rain has a healing effect on it. Whenever it starts to rain, any status problems this pokémon may be inflicted with are immediately healed.
Heals status problems if it is raining.
EXAMPLES: Seel, Manaphy
HYPER CUTTER
The sharp edges or points that this pokémon possesses ensure that nothing short of a steel file can lower its Attack stat.
Prevents the ATTACK stat from being lowered.
EXAMPLES: Krabby, Gliscor
ICE BODY
This pokémon's body consists of pure, cold ice. Whenever hail or snow sets in, some of it gets added to its body, which recovers this way.
The Pokémon regains HP in a hailstorm.
EXAMPLES: Snorunt, Walrein
IMMUNITY
This pokémon, although not Poison-type, has developed an immunity to toxins that rivals that of Poison-types.
Prevents the Pokémon from getting poisoned.
EXAMPLES: Zangoose, Snorlax
INNER FOCUS
This pokémon is sufficiently focused that it cannot be frightened out of making a move. Well, either that, or it has no eyes; that achieves the same effect. FOCUS PUNCH still poses a problem, though.
The Pokémon is protected from flinching.
EXAMPLES: Zubat, Kadabra
INSOMNIA
This pokémon is mostly nocturnal, and quite difficult to put to sleep normally. REST will, of course, fail.
Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.
EXAMPLES: Hoothoot, Drowzee
KEEN EYE
This pokémon's vision is so superb that no accuracy-lowering moves work on it.
Prevents the Pokémon from losing accuracy.
EXAMPLES: Hoothoot, Hitmonchan
LEAF GUARD
Thanks to its plant-like nature, this pokémon thrives when the sun shines. In fact, sunlight has a healing effect on it. Whenever SUNNY DAY is in effect, any status problems are cured right away.
Prevents status problems in sunny weather.
EXAMPLES: Hoppip, Tangrowth
LEVITATE
This pokémon hovers above the ground, and so is immune to Ground-based attacks and effects and the ARENA TRAP ability, even though it isn't technically Flying-type. On the other hand, being airborne also renders it 1.5 times weaker to Wind-type attacks.
Gives immunity to GROUND but weakness to WIND.
EXAMPLES: Gastly, Carnivine
LIMBER
This pokémon is so flexible that being paralyzed doesn't really hinder it.
The Pokémon is protected from paralysis.
EXAMPLES: Ditto, Persian
MAGIC GUARD
This pokémon is mysteriously protected from non-damaging attacks. The effect of any attack that does not do damage just vanishes into thin air. Direct damage will hurt it, though.
The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.
EXAMPLES: Clefairy
MAGMA ARMOR
This pokémon's body is so hot that any ice forming on it melts immediately.
Prevents the Pokémon from becoming frozen.
EXAMPLES: Slugma, Camerupt
MOLD BREAKER
This pokémon is a rampaging brute and just smashes head-long into battle. It will not pay attention to any effect of other pokémon's abilities and will attack without noticing their effect.
Moves can be used regardless of abilities.
EXAMPLES: Pinsir, Rampardos
MOTOR DRIVE
This pokémon's body is made to thrive on electricity. When it is hit with an Electric-type attack, its inner electricity-driven processes accelerate, as does its Speed as a result.
Raises Speed if hit by an Electric-type move.
EXAMPLES: Electivire
NATURAL CURE
This pokémon's ability to heal itself will even extend to curing status conditions, if it is allowed to escape the thick of battle.
All status problems are healed upon switching out.
EXAMPLES: Chansey, Altaria
OBLIVIOUS
This pokémon is rather slow to pick up on things, so attempts to make it infatuated tend to be embarrassing failures.
Prevents the Pokémon from becoming infatuated.
EXAMPLES: Slowpoke, Lickilicky
OWN TEMPO
This pokémon's brain works just a little differently from most, making it quite difficult to confuse.
Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused.
EXAMPLES: Spinda, Spoink
POISON HEAL
This pokémon, although not Poison-type, shows some toxic characteristics. Because these thrive on poison, this pokémon will recover HP each turn it is poisoned, instead of losing HP.
Restores HP if the Pokémon is poisoned.
EXAMPLES: Shroomish
RAIN DISH
The leafy 'dish' on top of this pokémon collects rainwater that it can derive extra energy from.
The Pokémon gradually recovers HP in rain.
EXAMPLES: Lotad
ROCK HEAD
This pokémon's head is so hard that it doesn't hurt itself when using dangerous moves like SUBMISSION or TAKE DOWN.
Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
EXAMPLES: Geodude, Marowak
RUBBER SKIN
This pokémon's body is composed entirely of rubber, thus granting it immunity to all Electric-type attacks.
Gives full immunity to all ELECTRIC-type moves.
EXAMPLES: Rubbarvaz
RUN AWAY
This pokémon is a fast runner, and able to escape from any foe (although running from a trainer battle is still a no-no.)
Enables sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
EXAMPLES: Rattata, Dodrio
SAND VEIL
Living in a desert, this pokémon has learned to use sandstorms to obscure its location. If it is not Ground, Rock or Steel-type, this Ability also prevents sandstorm damage.
Boosts the Pokémon's evasion in a sandstorm.
EXAMPLES: Sandshrew, Cacturne
SHED SKIN
This pokémon is capable of shedding its old skin, growing a new one underneath, to rid itself of unwanted status conditions.
The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
EXAMPLES: Ekans, Metapod
SHELL ARMOR
This pokémon's tough shell guards its sensitive body parts, ensuring that no enemy attack will be a critical hit.
The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.
EXAMPLES: Shellder, Omastar
SHIELD DUST
This pokémon is constantly enveloped in a fine dust that prevents moves like POISON STING or FIRE PUNCH from ever scoring their possible side effects. Effect-only moves like THUNDERWAVE are not prevented, though.
Blocks the added effects of attacks taken.
EXAMPLES: Wurmple, Venomoth
SNOW CLOAK
Living in artic wastes, this pokémon has learned to use hailstorms to obscure its location. If it is not Ice-type, this Ability also prevents hailstorm damage.
Raises evasion in a hailstorm.
EXAMPLES: Swinub, Froslass
SOLID ROCK
This pokémon's body consists of hard, solid rocks that absorb impacts and makes Super-Effective attacks deal half-again damage instead of double.
Powers down super-effective moves.
EXAMPLES: Camerupt, Rhyperior
SOUNDPROOF
This pokémon's body is reinforced against sonic waves, granting immunity to sound-based attacks and effects.
Gives full immunity to all sound-based moves.
EXAMPLES: Voltorb, Loudred
STICKY HOLD
This pokémon's sludgey body sticks to things, so that stealing items from it is just too difficult to bother trying.
Protects the Pokémon from item theft.
EXAMPLES: Grimer, Gastrodon
STURDY
This pokémon's body is too solid to penetrate, making One-Hit KO moves worthless against it.
The Pokémon is protected against 1-hit KO attacks.
EXAMPLES: Pineco, Bastiodon
SUCTION CUPS
The bottom of this pokémon firmly attaches to the ground, allowing it to resist moves like ROAR and WHIRLWIND.
Negates moves that force switching out.
EXAMPLES: Lileep, Octillery
THICK FAT
This pokémon sports a layer of insulation that halves damage from fire and ice.
Raises resistance to FIRE-type and ICE-type moves.
EXAMPLES: Munchlax, Dewgong
THICK SKIN
This pokémon's skin is thick enough to absorb impacts, so that Super-Effective physical attacks deal half-again damage instead of double.
Protects the Pokémon from super effective hits.
EXAMPLES: Peipelt
UNAWARE
This pokémon is rather slow to pick up on things, making it completely unaware of any positive stat changes of the foe. The only change it will notice is the Speed of its foe.
Ignores any change in ability by the foe.
EXAMPLES: Bidoof
VITAL FLOW
This pokémon has an aura of energy around it, which not only protects itself from falling asleep, but all other pokémon on the battlefield as well. REST will, of course, fail.
Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.
EXAMPLES: Pharaleoh
VITAL SPIRIT
This pokémon is bursting with energy, so much so that it couldn't even fall asleep if it tried. REST will, of course, fail.
Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.
EXAMPLES: Mankey, Vigoroth
VOLT ABSORB
This pokémon's body is made to channel electricity, so when hit with an Electric-type attack, it actually regains some HP instead of losing it.
Restores HP if hit by an ELECTRIC-type move.
EXAMPLES: Chinchou, Jolteon
WATER ABSORB
This pokémon lives by taking in water, so when hit with a Water-type attack, it can actually regain some HP instead of losing it.
Restores HP if hit by a WATER-type move.
EXAMPLES: Wooper, Vaporeon
WATER VEIL
This pokémon is constantly coated in a watery sheen that keeps it cool, even under Fire attacks that would otherwise burn it.
Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
EXAMPLES: Wailmer, Seaking
WHITE SMOKE
This pokémon's body constantly issues a dense white smoke that blocks stat-lowering moves and effects unless they are self-inflicted.
Prevents the Pokémon's stats from being lowered.
EXAMPLES: Torkoal
WIND ABSORB
This pokémon feeds on wind energy, so when hit with a Wind-type attack, it can actually regain some HP instead of losing it.
Restores HP if hit by a WIND-type move.
EXAMPLES: Hurricroak
WONDER GUARD
This pokémon is mysteriously protected from most damaging attacks—an attack has to be Super Effective just to get through to it. However, it is not protected from indirect damage such as LEECH SEED or SANDSTORM.
Only super effective moves will hit.
EXAMPLES: Shedinja
Abilities That Boost Your Power
ADAPTABILITY
If this pokémon uses an attack that is the same type as it, the move's power does 2 times as much damage (instead of 1.5 times), showing just how versatile a pokémon it is.
Powers up moves of the same type.
EXAMPLES: Eevee, Porygon-Z
ANGER POINT
If this pokémon is hit by a hard-hitting, critical attack, it gets steamed up. In fact, it gets so angry, that its Attack is raised with six levels in order to retaliate.
Raises Attack upon taking a critical hit.
EXAMPLES: Tauros, Primeape
BLAZE
If this pokémon's health drops to a third of maximum, it can boost the power of its Fire-type attacks by 1.5 times to enable it to pull through.
Powers up Fire-type moves in a pinch.
EXAMPLES: Charmander, Torchic
CHLOROPHYLL
This pokémon takes energy directly from sunlight, so when the sun is shining brightly, it can move twice as fast as usual.
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in sunshine.
EXAMPLES: Oddish, Bellsprout
COMPOUNDEYES
This pokémon's eyes are specially suited for tracking movement, allowing for better accuracy.
The Pokémon's accuracy is boosted.
EXAMPLES: Butterfree, Venonat
DOWNLOAD
This pokémon's digital nature allows it reprogram itself to match the specialization of its foe. It will raise one of its stats accordingly.
Adjusts power according to the foe's ability.
EXAMPLES: Porygon2
FLASH FIRE
This pokémon is good at manipulating heat. If hit with a Fire-type attack, it can use the heat from that attack to supercharge its own fire power. While supercharged, the pokémon's Fire-type attacks deal 1.5 times as much damage, and it is immune to any further Fire-type attacks from the opponent.
Powers up Fire-type moves if hit by a fire move.
EXAMPLES: Vulpix, Rapidash
FLOWER GIFT
This pokémon has a close bond to sunlight. When the sun is shining brightly, not only will it change its form by flourishing, but it will also raise the stats of its ally.
Powers up party Pokémon when it is sunny.
EXAMPLES: Cherrim
FOCUS
If this pokémon is inflicted with a status condition, it will compensate by concentrating more, dealing 1.5 times as much damage with its special attacks.
Boosts Sp. Atk if there is a status problem.
EXAMPLES: Miravistel
GUTS
If this pokémon is inflicted with a status condition, it will compensate by striking harder, dealing 1.5 times as much damage with its physical attacks.
Boosts Attack if there is a status problem.
EXAMPLES: Machop, Tyrogue
HOT TEMPER
If this pokémon's health drops to a third of maximum, it reacts by lowering its own Special Defense one level and raising its Special Attack one level.
Boosts Sp. Atk, but lowers Sp. Def when HP is low.
EXAMPLES: Tyrantorch
HUGE POWER
This pokémon is able to use its bulky body to make physical attacks hit harder, dealing twice as much damage as its Attack stat would normally indicate.
Raises the Pokémon's Attack stat.
EXAMPLES: Marill
HUSTLE
This pokémon likes to hit hard, dealing 1.5 times as much damage with all of its damaging attacks. However, this gung-ho approach makes its attacks easy to avoid; attack accuracy is only four-fifths of the usual for each move.
Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy.
EXAMPLES: Togepi, Delibird
IRON FIST
This pokémon has specialized itself in punching foes. As a result, any hit it lands with its fist will deal 20% more damage than it normally would.
Boosts the power of punching moves.
EXAMPLES: Hitmonchan
MARVEL SCALE
When this pokémon is suffering from a status condition, the scales on its body compensate by hardening, to raise Defense to 1.5 times its normal level.
Boosts Defense if there is a status problem.
EXAMPLES: Milotic
OVERGROW
If this pokémon's health drops to a third of maximum, it can boost the power of its Grass-type attacks by 1.5 times to enable it to pull through.
Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch.
EXAMPLES: Bulbasaur, Chikorita
PAIN
If this pokémon's health drops to one half of maximum, it reacts by lowering its own Defense one level and raising its Attack one level.
Boosts Attack, but lowers Defense when HP is low.
EXAMPLES: Phobain
PANIC
If this pokémon's health drops to one half of maximum, it reacts by lowering its own Attack one level and raising its Defense one level.
Boosts Defense, but lowers Attack when HP is low.
EXAMPLES: Depanos
PURE POWER
Daily meditation has raised this pokémon's power to the point where its physical attacks inflict twice as much damage as its Attack stat would normally indicate.
Boosts the power of physical attacks.
EXAMPLES: Medicham
QUICK FEET
If this pokémon is inflicted with a status condition, it will compensate by moving faster, increasing its speed by 2 times. This won't work if it got paralyzed, though.
Boosts Speed if there is a status problem.
EXAMPLES: Poochyena, Granbull
RECKLESS
This pokémon likes to get rough and attack recklessly. Any attack with recoil will deal twice as much damage as it normally would. This, however, also goes for the recoil.
Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
EXAMPLES: Hitmonlee
RIVALRY
This pokémon is very territorial. Therefore, its Attack will rise if it is up against a foe of the same gender, but will lower if it is up against a foe of the opposite gender.
Raises Attack if the foe is of the same gender.
EXAMPLES: Shinx, Nidorino
SERENE GRACE
Fortune smiles on this pokémon, so that when it uses an attack that has a chance of causing a side effect, the chance of that side effect doubles.
Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing.
EXAMPLES: Chansey, Jirachi
SIMPLE
This pokémon has an extemele simple nature. It has no strategy in battle and falls easily prey to wild stat changes that will either boost its stats or lower them.
The Pokémon is prone to wild stat changes.
EXAMPLES: Numel, Bibarel
SKILL LINK
This pokémon has a very persistent nature and tends to clamp down on its foes. Moves that hit multiple times hit more frequently in a row as a result of this.
Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.
EXAMPLES: Shellder
SNIPER
This pokémon attacks in a unique way: it launches high-precision attacks from a distance. When such a well-aimed attack becomes a critical hit, it deals thrice instead of twice as much damage.
Powers up moves if they become critical hits.
EXAMPLES: Remoraid, Seadra
SOLAR PANELS
This pokémon charges itself by soaking up sunrays. As a result, its Special Attack and Speed stats are raised when the sun shines. However, both stats are lowered when it starts to rain.
Boosts in sunshine, but lowers in rain.
EXAMPLES: Stegolar
SOLAR POWER
This pokémon flourishes in sunshine, but also gets dehydrated. As a result, its Special Attack stat is raised when the sun shines, but its HP lowers.
Boosts Sp. Atk, but lowers HP in sunshine.
EXAMPLES: Sunkern, Tropius
SPEED BOOST
This pokémon can move at insane speeds if it's allowed to build momentum. Every turn this pokémon stays out in battle, its Speed is raised another level.
The Pokémon's Speed stat is gradually boosted.
EXAMPLES: Ninjask, Yanma
STEADFAST
This pokémon is unwavering in battle. Each time it flinches after an attack by the opponent, it will compensate by moving faster, increasing its Speed by 1.5 times.
Raises Speed each time the Pokémon flinches.
EXAMPLES: Riolu, Gallade
SUPER LUCK
A bizarre amount of fortune smiles on this pokémon: the chances of its attacks becoming critical attacks double. It can also make use of Dire Hit and FOCUS ENERGY simultaneously.
Heightens the critical-hit ratios of moves.
EXAMPLES: Murkrow, Absol
SWARM
If this pokémon's health drops to a third of maximum, it can boost the power of its Bug-type attacks by 1.5 times to enable it to pull through.
Powers up Bug-type moves in a pinch.
EXAMPLES: Beedrill, Scyther
SWIFT SWIM
This pokémon can move fast through water. It can even get a speed boost if it's just raining hard enough, moving at twice its normal speed.
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in rain.
EXAMPLES: Goldeen, Horsea
TANGLED FEET
Because this pokémon's feet are tangled, it will start moving in a very odd way once it becomes confused. This will make it harder to hit; thus, its evasion increases with 20%.
Raises evasion if the Pokémon is confused.
EXAMPLES: Chatot, Pidgeotto
TECHNICIAN
This pokémon executes the attacks which cost it less energy with in the most perfect way possible. As a result, the power of all moves that deal less than Power-60 is boosted by 1.5 times.
Powers up the Pokémon's weaker moves.
EXAMPLES: Meowth, Persian
TINTED LENS
With its tinted lenses, this pokémon is able to search for weak spots on its foe. For this reason, any attack it uses which would normally be "not very effective" has its power doubled.
Powers up "not very effective" moves.
EXAMPLES: Venonat, Yanmega
TORRENT
If this pokémon's health drops to a third of maximum, it can boost the power of its Water-type attacks by 1.5 times to enable it to pull through.
Powers up Water-type moves in a pinch.
EXAMPLES: Squirtle, Totodile
UNBURDEN
This pokémon is held down by weight, but will move faster when releaved of that weight. If its held item is lost, therefore, it will move twice as fast as before.
Raises Speed if a held item is used.
EXAMPLES: Drifloon
Abilities That Harm The Foe
AFTERMATH
This pokémon's body functions in a unique way. Whenever it faints after getting hit by a physical attack, it produces an attack. The foe looses 1/4th of its HP due to this 'aftermath'.
Damages the foe landing the finishing hit.
EXAMPLES: Drifloon, Skuntank
AMBUSH
This pokémon is a silent hunter and strikes when it is least expected. Since it catches its opponents by surprise, their Defense is lowered by one level. There is also a 50% chance pokémon with this ability attack first.
May go first and lowers the foe's Defense.
EXAMPLES: Bamboozl'
BAD DREAMS
If its opponent is asleep, this pokémon will use its nightmare-like powers to feed on the dreams its foe is having. Losing its fantasy-filled dreams damages the foe: it looses 1/8th of its HP each turn it is asleep.
Reduces a sleeping foe's HP.
EXAMPLES: Darkrai
BLOODSUCKING
This pokémon feeds on blood. Each time it is hit with a contact move, the opponent has a 30% chance of losing 1/16th of its HP. This pokémon's HP recovers with that same amount.
Drains the foe's HP on contact.
EXAMPLES: Transquito
CUTE CHARM
The adorable face or smooth fur of this pokémon is so irresistably cute that a pokémon of the opposite gender has a 30% chance to become infatuated with it every time it hits this pokémon with a contact move.
Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.
EXAMPLES: Skitty, Clefairy
EFFECT SPORE
This pokémon is coated with spores of several kinds. Any pokémon hitting it with a contact move has a 10% chance to get spores on itself and be either poisoned, paralyzed or put to sleep at random.
Contact may paralyze, poison, or cause sleep.
EXAMPLES: Shroomish, Paras
FLAME BODY
Since this pokémon's body is literally on fire, any opponent hitting it with a contact move has a 30% chance of burning itself.
Contact with the Pokémon may burn the foe.
EXAMPLES: Slugma, Magmar
FRIGID
This pokémon's body is frozen solid and so cold, that any opponent hitting it with a contact move has a 30% chance of freezing itself.
Contact with the Pokémon may freeze the foe.
EXAMPLES: Midice
INTIMIDATE
This pokémon has so fearsome a visage that its battle cry on entering combat actually counts as a use of GROWL, lowering the enemy's Attack by one level.
Lowers the foe's Attack stat.
EXAMPLES: Gyarados, Arcanine
LIQUID OOZE
This pokémon's body is made of toxic substances that will actually hurt anyone trying to drain its energy with moves like ABSORB or LEECH LIFE.
Inflicts damage on foes using any draining move.
EXAMPLES: Tentacool, Gulpin
PITIFUL
This pokémon looks so extremely sad and full of woe that once it enters combat, the opponent will feel so sorry for it that there is a 30% chance the opponent will not attack.
The Pokémon may cause the foe to flinch.
EXAMPLES: Phantrough
POISON POINT
This pokémon has poisonous barbs on its body. Any opponent hitting it with a contact move has a 30% chance of touching a barb and poisoning itself.
Contact with the Pokémon may poison the foe.
EXAMPLES: Nidoran, Roselia
PRESSURE
Battling this pokémon can be very strenuous. Its opponents tend to tire themselves out quickly, using up 2 PP instead of 1 for every move used.
The Pokémon raises the foe's PP usage.
EXAMPLES: Dusclops, Mewtwo
RADIOACTIVE
This pokémon's body emits radiation constantly. Everyone other than Poison-types and Steel-types will lose 5 hit points every round this pokémon remains on the field.
Damages the foe by emitting radiation.
EXAMPLES: Abominatom
ROUGH SKIN
This pokémon's surface is serrated, so that merely touching it hurts. Opponents hitting it with a contact move take a small fraction of the damage dealt as recoil (Rock Head does not prevent this damage.)
Inflicts damage to the foe on contact.
EXAMPLES: Carvanha
STATIC
Electricity courses through this pokémon's body at all times. Opponents hitting it with a contact move have a 30% chance of getting a paralyzing shock.
Contact with the Pokémon may cause paralysis.
EXAMPLES: Mareep, Pikachu
SYNCHRONIZE
If this pokémon is inflicted with a status condition (except for those that fully incapacitate it,) it retaliates by duplicating the effect on the opponent.
Passes on a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe.
EXAMPLES: Ralts, Espeon
WELLPOLISHED
This pokémon's body is so perfectly polished that it reflects all incoming light. This reflection will catch incoming opponents by surprise and actually counts as a use of FLASH, lowering the Enemy's Accuracy by one level.
Lowers the foe's accuracy.
EXAMPLES: Toucrisma
Abilities That Trap The Foe
ARENA TRAP
This pokémon digs a slippery slope into the ground around it, making opponents unable to get away from it. Flying-types and pokémon with Levitate are unaffected, however.
Prevents the foe from fleeing.
EXAMPLES: Trapinch, Diglett
GRAVITY PULL
This pokémon's gravitational forces are so strong, that it pulls opponents towards it, so that they are unable to get away.
Prevents the foe from escaping.
EXAMPLES: Gravitark
MAGNET PULL
This pokémon magnetically attracts Steel-types, so that they are unable to escape from it.
Prevents Steel-type Pokémon from escaping.
EXAMPLES: Magneton, Nosepass
SHADOW TAG
An unearthly aura surrounds this pokémon, holding opponents in place so that they are unable to escape from it.
Prevents the foe from escaping.
EXAMPLES: Wobbuffet
Weather-Affecting Abilities
AIR-LOCK
This pokémon can exert control over the atmosphere and prevent all unusual weather from occuring.
Eliminates the effects of weather.
EXAMPLES: Rayquaza
CLOUD NINE
An aura surrounding this pokémon has a calming effect on local climate that prevents any unusual weather from occuring.
Eliminates the effects of weather.
EXAMPLES: Golduck
DRIZZLE
This pokémon's water-based powers generate a rain shower wherever it appears. The shower can be cancelled by other weather moves, but does not wear off in five turns.
The Pokémon makes it rain if it appears in battle.
EXAMPLES: Kyogre
DROUGHT
This pokémon's heat-based powers intensify the sun's rays wherever it appears. The effect can be cancelled by other weather moves, but does not wear off in five turns.
The Pokémon makes it sunny if it is in battle.
EXAMPLES: Groudon
SAND STREAM
This pokémon's dry, rocky body starts sandstorms blowing wherever it appears. The effect can be cancelled by other weather moves, but does not wear off in five turns.
The Pokémon summons a sandstorm in battle.
EXAMPLES: Tyranitar
SNOW WARNING
This pokémon's cold, snowy body generates a hailstorm wherever it appears. The effect can be cancelled by other weather moves, but does not wear off in five turns.
The Pokémon summons a hailstorm in battle.
EXAMPLES: Abomasnow
TWILIGHT
The dark, ghostly aura surrounding this pokémon's body creates a blanket of night that covers the area, hindering vision. Evasiveness for all pokémon on the field increases and time of the day is set to night. The effect can be cancelled by other weather moves, but does not wear off in five turns.
The Pokémon summons darkness in battle.
EXAMPLES: Stalker
WHITE OUT
This pokémon's deep-frozen presence generates a hailstorm wherever it appears. The effect can be cancelled by other weather moves, but does not wear off in five turns.
The Pokémon summons a hailstorm in battle.
EXAMPLES: Midice
2-On-2 Battle Abilities
LIGHTNINGROD
This pokémon's body naturally attracts electricity, ensuring that no Electric-type attack will be able to hit its ally.
The Pokémon draws in all Electric-type moves.
EXAMPLES: Rhydon, Manectric
MINUS
If this negatively-charged pokémon teams up with a pokémon with Plus, each will be able to deal 1.5 times as much damage with their special attacks.
Boosts Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Plus.
EXAMPLES: Minun
NEUTRAL
When an Electric-type move affects this pokémon, it gains either the Plus or Minus special ability, at random.
Changes charge into Plus or Minus at random.
EXAMPLES: Neutri
PLUS
If this positively-charged pokémon teams up with a pokémon with Minus, each will be able to deal 1.5 times as much damage with their special attacks.
Boosts Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.
EXAMPLES: Plusle
STORM DRAIN
This pokémon's body naturally attracts water, ensuring that no Water-type attack will be able to hit its ally.
The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves.
EXAMPLES: Finneon, Gastrodon
Out-Of-Battle Abilities
HONEY GATHER
This pokémon is all about honey and always searches for some. After battle, chances are it may collect some honey; this chance is higher if the pokémon is higher-levelled.
The Pokémon may gather Honey from somewhere.
EXAMPLES: Combee
ILLUMINATE
This pokémon emits a bright light from its body. If you put it in the lead, its light will draw wild pokémon to you.
Raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon.
EXAMPLES: Volbeat, Chinchou
PERFUME
This pokémon smells downright delicious. If you put it in the lead, its gorgeous odor will attract various wild pokémon.
The perfume helps attract wild Pokémon.
EXAMPLES: Syruple
PICKUP
This curious pokémon likes to find things. Every time you win a battle of any kind, there is a 10% chance that this pokémon will be holding a random item it didn't have before (unless it was already holding something.)
The Pokémon may pick up items.
EXAMPLES: Zigzagoon, Meowth
STENCH
This pokémon is downright putrid. If you put it in the lead, its offensive odor will drive away most wild pokémon.
The stench helps keep wild Pokémon away.
EXAMPLES: Grimer
Abilities That Harm You
DRY SKIN
This pokémon's skin is very dry. It cannot stand the burning heat of the sun as a result and will loose HP when exposed to the sun. During rain, however, its skin flourishes and its HP will recover.
Reduces HP if it is hot. Water restores HP.
EXAMPLES: Croagunk, Parasect
GLUTTONY
This pokémon eats and drinks so greedingly, that is will consume anything that is can lay its hands on right away.
Encourages the early use of a held Berry.
EXAMPLES: Shuckle, Linoone
KLUTZ
This pokémon is so clumsy, that is unable to hold any item. It cannot use held items during battle as a result. Items that increase its experience somehow do stay in its fingers, though.
The Pokémon can't use any held items.
EXAMPLES: Buneary
RIVALRY
This pokémon is very territorial. Therefore, its Attack will rise if it is up against a foe of the same gender, but will lower if it is up against a foe of the opposite gender.
Raises Attack if the foe is of the same gender.
EXAMPLES: Shinx, Nidorino
SIMPLE
This pokémon has an extemele simple nature. It has no strategy in battle and falls easily prey to wild stat changes that will either boost its stats or lower them.
The Pokémon is prone to wild stat changes.
EXAMPLES: Numel, Bibarel
SLOW START
This pokémon needs some time to fully reach its potential. Until it is ready five turns later, its Speed and Attack remain at half power.
Temporarily halves Attack and Speed.
EXAMPLES: Regigigas
SOLAR PANELS
This pokémon charges itself by soaking up sunrays. As a result, its Special Attack and Speed stats are raised when the sun shines. However, both stats are lowered when it starts to rain.
Boosts in sunshine, but lowers in rain.
EXAMPLES: Stegolar
SOLAR POWER
This pokémon flourishes in sunshine, but also gets dehydrated. As a result, its Special Attack stat is raised when the sun shines, but its HP lowers.
Boosts Sp. Atk, but lowers HP in sunshine.
EXAMPLES: Sunkern, Tropius
TRUANT
This pokémon is so lazy that, regardless of how many badges you have, it cannot bring itself to do more than sit there on every second turn.
The Pokémon can't attack on consecutive turns.
EXAMPLES: Slakoth
Miscellaneous Abilities
COLOR CHANGE
This pokémon's ability to blend in with its surroundings works in battle, too. Every time it's hit with a damaging attack, it changes its element to match.
Changes the Pokémon's type to the foe's move.
EXAMPLES: Kecleon
FORECAST
This pokémon alters its form—and its element—to match the weather.
CASTFORM transforms with the weather.
EXAMPLES: Castform
LIAR LIAR
This pokémon is never the same type as the last move the user used. The user is able to see his/her pokémon's type, but it is hidden from the opponent. This lasts until next turn, or the next time it attacks.
The Pokémon counteracts foe's last move's type.
EXAMPLES: Gaolah
MULTITYPE
This pokémon has a special bond with 19 plates, which can attach to its body. Once one of these plates is attached, this pokémon will adapt its body accordingly, changing both its colors and type.
Changes type to match the held Plate.
EXAMPLES: Arceus
NO ABILITY
This pokémon doesn't actually have any Special Ability!
The Pokémon has no special ability.
EXAMPLES: -none currently known- Even though the data for a "No Ability" Ability is in Nintendo's games, all pokémon to date have some Special Ability. Perhaps the concept of an Ability-less pokémon was an idea that was abandoned mid-production.
NO GUARD
This pokémon likes to fight clean and use all of its power in battle. It therefore convinces its opponents to do likewise and drop their guards as well.
Ensures the Pokémon and its foe's attacks land.
EXAMPLES: Machop
NORMALIZE
This pokémon's characteristics are the epitome of normalness. Devoid of any special element, all attacks it uses cannot be anything else than Normal-type either.
All the Pokémon's moves become the Normal type.
EXAMPLES: Skitty
SCRAPPY
This pokémon is very fond of fighting. It lets nothing stand in the way of its fighting spirit and even manages to land hits with its Normal- and Fighting-type moves on Ghost-type foes.
Enables moves to hit Ghost-type foes.
EXAMPLES: Kangaskahn, Miltank
STALL
This pokémon has a dark nature and a habit of stalling before attacking its foe or prey in battle. For this reasons, it will execute its attack last and generally after its foe did so.
The Pokémon moves after even slower foes.
EXAMPLES: Sableye
TRACE
When this pokémon is sent into battle, it copies the opponent's Special Ability and can use that Ability until it is recalled.
The Pokémon copies the foe's ability.
EXAMPLES: Ralts, Porygon
TRICKSTER
This pokémon will disguise itself randomly for five turns in a battle, once per battle. There is a 10% chance of happening each turn until the disguise is accomplished. It can only disguise as basic pokemon.
The Pokémon disguises as a random Pokémon.
EXAMPLES: Prankstar
TRUTH TELL
This pokémon is always the same type as the last move the user used. This lasts until next turn, or the next time it attacks. ???-type attacks will revert it back to Normal-type
The Pokémon copies foe's last move's type.
EXAMPLES: Gaolah
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