Legendary Pokémon - Pokémon Abilities

Pokémon Abilites

Pokémon in Diamond & Pearl have a special Ability, depending on their species, which affects the battlefield, their statistics, the opponent or even the player's journeys accross the game's world (map). Abilities' map effects continue to be in effect even if the Pokémon that has them is fainted.

There are 123 different abilities and some Pokémon may be listed in two categories in the following list in which case it will randomly know one of the two. Some abilities that also appeared in Advanced Generation games may have been changed.

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Adaptability

Game's description: Powers up moves of the same type.
Battle effect: Doubles the power of same type moves.
Pokémon that know this ability: Eevee, Porygon-Z

Aftermath

Game's description: Damages the foe landing the finishing hit.
Battle effect: The foe that dealt the final hit loses 1/4 of its maximum HP.
Pokémon that know this ability: Drifblim, Drifloon, Skuntank, Stunky

Air Lock

Game's description: Eliminates the effects of weather.
Battle effect: All weather effects are negated while the Pokémon is on the field.
Pokémon that know this ability: Rayquaza

Anger Point

Game's description: Raises Attack upon taking a critical hit.
Battle effect: Increases Attack to maximum level upon taking a critical hit.
Pokémon that know this ability: Mankey, Primeape, Tauros

Anticipation

Game's description: Senses the foe’s dangerous moves.
Battle effect: Warns when the foe knows 1-hit KO or super-effective moves.
Pokémon that know this ability: Barboach, Croagunk, Toxicroak, Whiscash, Wormadam, Wormadam (Ground), Wormadam (Steel)

Arena Trap

Game's description: Prevents the foe from fleeing.
Battle effect: The opponent cannot run nor switch. Flying-type Pokémon and Pokémon with the Levitate special ability are unaffected. If this Pokémon switches, the opponent is still trapped for that turn. The opponent may still switch by using Baton Pass.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon increases to 200%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Diglett, Dugtrio, Trapinch

Bad Dreams

Game's description: Reduces a sleeping foe’s HP.
Pokémon that know this ability: Darkrai

Battle Armor

Game's description: The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.
Battle effect: Opponent’s moves cannot Critical Hit.
Pokémon that know this ability: Anorith, Armaldo, Drapion, Kabuto, Kabutops, Skorupi

Blaze

Game's description: Powers up Fire-type moves in a pinch.
Battle effect: When HP is below 1/3rd, Fire’s power increases to 1.5 times.
Pokémon that know this ability: Blaziken, Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Chimchar, Combusken, Cyndaquil, Infernape, Monferno, Quilava, Torchic, Typhlosion

Chlorophyll

Game's description: Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed in sunshine.
Battle effect: When sunny, the Pokémon’s Speed doubles. However, Speed will not double on the turn weather becomes Clear Skies.
Pokémon that know this ability: Bellossom, Bellsprout, Cherubi, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Gloom, Hoppip, Jumpluff, Nuzleaf, Oddish, Seedot, Shiftry, Skiploom, Sunflora, Sunkern, Tangela, Tangrowth, Tropius, Victreebel, Vileplume, Weepinbell

Clear Body

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon’s stats from being lowered.
Battle effect: Opponents’ moves which lower this Pokémon’s ability values have no effect. However this Pokémon may lower its own stats with its own moves.
Pokémon that know this ability: Beldum, Metagross, Metang, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Tentacool, Tentacruel

Cloud Nine

Game's description: Eliminates the effects of weather.
Battle effect: All weather effects are negated while the Pokémon is on the field.
Pokémon that know this ability: Golduck, Psyduck

Color Change

Game's description: Changes the Pokémon’s type to the foe’s move.
Battle effect: This Pokémon’s type becomes the type of the last damaging move which hit it.
Pokémon that know this ability: Kecleon

Compoundeyes

Game's description: The Pokémon’s accuracy is boosted.
Battle effect: Raises the Pokémon’s accuracy by 30%.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon holding an item increases.
Pokémon that know this ability: Butterfree, Nincada, Venonat, Yanma

Cute Charm

Game's description: Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.
Battle effect: The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with ATTRACT when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon of the opposite gender will be 66.6%. Does not effect swarming Pokémon.
Pokémon that know this ability: Clefable, Clefairy, Cleffa, Delcatty, Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Lopunny, Skitty, Wigglytuff

Damp

Game's description: Prevents combatants from self destructing.
Battle effect: Explosion and Selfdestruct will not work while the Pokémon is on the field.
Pokémon that know this ability: Golduck, Politoed, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Psyduck, Quagsire, Wooper

Download

Game's description: Adjusts power according to the foe’s ability.
Battle effect: Attack is increased when the foe’s Defense is lower than its Special Defense or increases Special Attack when the foe’s Special Defense is lower than its Defense.
Pokémon that know this ability: Porygon, Porygon-Z, Porygon2

Drizzle

Game's description: The Pokémon makes it rain if it appears in battle.
Battle effect: Weather changes to Heavy Rain when the Pokémon enters the battle.
Pokémon that know this ability: Kyogre

Drought

Game's description: The Pokémon makes it sunny if it is in battle.
Battle effect: Weather changes to Clear Skies when the Pokémon enters the battle.
Pokémon that know this ability: Groudon

Dry Skin

Game's description: Reduces HP if it is hot. Water restores HP.
Battle effect: HP is restored when hit by Water-type moves or when it is raining but also makes the Pokémon weak to Fire-type moves and reduces HP during strong sunlight.
Pokémon that know this ability: Croagunk, Paras, Parasect, Toxicroak

Early Bird

Game's description: The Pokémon awakens quickly from sleep.
Battle effect: SLEEP conditions lasts for half as long, rounding down. For example, half of three turns is 1.5, which rounds down to one turn. When the number of turns to sleep is one, half of this rounded down is zero, and the Pokémon wakes up instantly.
Pokémon that know this ability: Dodrio, Doduo, Girafarig, Houndoom, Houndour, Kangaskhan, Ledian, Ledyba, Natu, Nuzleaf, Seedot, Shiftry, Xatu

Effect Spore

Game's description: Contact may paralyze, poison, or cause sleep.
Battle effect: The opponent has a 10% chance of being induced by PARALYZE, POISON, or SLEEP when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.
Pokémon that know this ability: Breloom, Paras, Parasect, Shroomish

Filter

Game's description: Powers down super-effective moves.
Battle effect: Damage by super-effective moves is halved.
Pokémon that know this ability: Mime Jr., Mr. Mime

Flame Body

Game's description: Contact with the Pokémon may burn the foe.
Battle effect: The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with BURN when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.
Map effect: Eggs hatch quicklier (half the number of steps are required).
Pokémon that know this ability: Magby, Magcargo, Magmar, Magmortar, Slugma

Flash Fire

Game's description: Powers up Fire-type moves if hit by a fire move.
Battle effect: Activates when user is hit by a damaging Fire-type move (including Fire-type Hidden Power). Once activated, user’s Fire-type moves deal 1.5 times damage. While this ability is in effect, this Pokémon is immune to damage from Fire-type attacks and Fire-type Hidden Power (accuracy and effect from these moves are ignored). For Fire-type Pokémon with this ability, Will-O-Wisp activates this ability without having an effect. If a non-Fire-type Pokémon has this ability, Will-O-Wisp will activate the ability and will have an effect.
Pokémon that know this ability: Arcanine, Flareon, Growlithe, Heatran, Houndoom, Houndour, Ninetales, Ponyta, Rapidash, Vulpix

Flower Gift

Game's description: Powers up party Pokémon when it is sunny.
Battle effect: Ally’s Attack and Special Defense are multiplied by 1.5 during strong sunlight.
Pokémon that know this ability: Cherrim

Forecast

Game's description: CASTFORM transforms with the weather.
Battle effect: This Pokémon’s type and figure change with the weather.
Pokémon that know this ability: Castform

Forewarn

Game's description: Determines what moves the foe has.
Battle effect: Reveals the foe’s strongest move.
Pokémon that know this ability: Drowzee, Hypno, Jynx, Smoochum

Frisk

Game's description: The Pokémon can check the foe’s held item.
Battle effect: Reveals the foe’s held item.
Pokémon that know this ability: Banette, Shuppet, Stantler

Gluttony

Game's description: Encourages the early use of a held Berry.
Battle effect: A held Berry is eaten earlier than usual when HP is low.
Pokémon that know this ability: Linoone, Shuckle, Zigzagoon

Guts

Game's description: Boosts Attack if there is a status problem.
Battle effect: Attack raises to 1.5 times when induced with a status (BURN, PARALYZE, SLEEP, POISON, FREEZE). BURN’s effect of lowering Attack is not applied.
Pokémon that know this ability: Hariyama, Heracross, Larvitar, Machamp, Machoke, Machop, Makuhita, Raticate, Rattata, Swellow, Taillow, Tyrogue, Ursaring

Heatproof

Game's description: Weakens the power of Fire-type moves.
Battle effect: Damage from Fire-type moves and BURN is halved.
Pokémon that know this ability: Bronzong, Bronzor

Honey Gather

Game's description: The Pokémon may gather Honey from somewhere.
Battle effect: May pick up a Honey after battle; the higher the level, the higher the chance.
Pokémon that know this ability: Combee

Huge Power

Game's description: Raises the Pokémon’s Attack stat.
Battle effect: The power of the Pokémon’s attacks is doubled; the effect is halved if the ability is changed (Skill Swap).
Pokémon that know this ability: Azumarill, Azurill, Marill

Hustle

Game's description: Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy.
Battle effect: Damage from physical attacks is 1.5 times, but average accuracy is only 80%.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a high level wild Pokémon decreases to 50%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Corsola, Delibird, Remoraid, Togekiss, Togepi, Togetic

Hydration

Game's description: Heals status problems if it is raining.
Battle effect: All status problems are healed when raining.
Pokémon that know this ability: Dewgong, Manaphy, Phione, Seel

Hyper Cutter

Game's description: Prevents the Attack stat from being lowered.
Battle effect: Opponent cannot lower this Pokémon’s Attack value. This Pokémon may still lower its own Attack value using a move of by itself.
Pokémon that know this ability: Corphish, Crawdaunt, Gligar, Gliscor, Kingler, Krabby, Mawile, Pinsir, Trapinch

Ice Body

Game's description: The Pokémon regains HP in a hailstorm.
Battle effect: HP is restored when it’s hailing.
Pokémon that know this ability: Glalie, Sealeo, Snorunt, Spheal, Walrein

Illuminate

Game's description: Raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon increases to 200%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Chinchou, Lanturn, Starmie, Staryu, Volbeat

Immunity

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon from getting poisoned.
Battle effect: The Pokémon cannot be under the POISON condition while having this ability.
Pokémon that know this ability: Snorlax, Zangoose

Inner Focus

Game's description: The Pokémon is protected from flinching.
Battle effect: This Pokémon will not flinch. Does not prevent flinching with Focus Punch.
Pokémon that know this ability: Abra, Alakazam, Crobat, Dragonite, Farfetch'd, Girafarig, Glalie, Golbat, Kadabra, Lucario, Riolu, Sneasel, Snorunt, Zubat

Insomnia

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.
Battle effect: The Pokémon cannot be under the SLEEP condition while having this ability.
Pokémon that know this ability: Ariados, Banette, Drowzee, Honchkrow, Hoothoot, Hypno, Murkrow, Noctowl, Shuppet, Spinarak

Intimidate

Game's description: Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.
Battle effect: Upon entering battle, the opponent’s Attack lowers one stage. In a Double Battle, both opponents’ Attack are lowered. Pokémon with the Clear Body, Hyper Cutter, or White Smoke ability are unaffected. In a link battle, if both sides switch on the same turn, and first player sends out a Pokémon with Intimidate, the opponent’s Attack will be lowered before the opponent’s Pokémon switches.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a low level wild Pokémon decreases by 50%. This applies to Pokémon five levels lower than or below the level of the lead Pokémon.
Pokémon that know this ability: Arbok, Arcanine, Ekans, Granbull, Growlithe, Gyarados, Hitmontop, Luxio, Luxray, Masquerain, Mawile, Mightyena, Salamence, Shinx, Snubbull, Stantler, Staraptor, Staravia, Tauros

Iron Fist

Game's description: Boosts the power of punching moves.
Battle effect: The power of punching moves is increased by 20%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Hitmonchan

Keen Eye

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon from losing accuracy.
Battle effect: Opponent cannot lower this Pokémon’s accuracy.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a low level wild Pokémon decreases by 50%. This applies to Pokémon five levels lower than or below the level of the lead Pokémon.
Pokémon that know this ability: Chatot, Farfetch'd, Fearow, Furret, Hitmonchan, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Pelipper, Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, Pidgey, Sableye, Sentret, Skarmory, Sneasel, Spearow, Starly, Wingull

Klutz

Game's description: The Pokémon can’t use any held items.
Battle effect: The Pokémon cannot hold any items except those that affect experience such as Exp.Share or Macho Brace.
Pokémon that know this ability: Buneary, Lopunny

Leaf Guard

Game's description: Prevents status problems in sunny weather.
Battle effect: All status problems are prevented during strong sunlight.
Pokémon that know this ability: Hoppip, Jumpluff, Leafeon, Skiploom, Tangela, Tangrowth

Levitate

Game's description: Gives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Battle effect: Damage dealing Ground-type moves have no effect on this Pokémon. Cannot be trapped by Arena Trap ability. Takes no damage from Spikes.
Pokémon that know this ability: Azelf, Baltoy, Bronzong, Bronzor, Carnivine, Chimecho, Chingling, Claydol, Cresselia, Duskull, Flygon, Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Koffing, Latias, Latios, Lunatone, Mesprit, Misdreavus, Mismagius, Rotom, Solrock, Unown, Uxie, Vibrava, Weezing

Lightningrod

Game's description: The Pokémon draws in all Electric-type moves.
Battle effect: Electric-type moves are drawn to this Pokémon.
Pokémon that know this ability: Cubone, Electrike, Manectric, Marowak, Rhydon, Rhyhorn, Rhyperior

Limber

Game's description: The Pokémon is protected from paralysis.
Battle effect: The Pokémon cannot be under the PARALYZE condition while having this ability.
Pokémon that know this ability: Ditto, Glameow, Hitmonlee, Persian

Liquid Ooze

Game's description: Inflicts damage on foes using any draining move.
Battle effect: When the opponent absorbs Hit Points from this Pokémon, the opponent instead loses Hit Points.
Pokémon that know this ability: Gulpin, Swalot, Tentacool, Tentacruel

Magic Guard

Game's description: The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.
Battle effect: Prevents all damage except from dirrect-attack moves.
Pokémon that know this ability: Clefable, Clefairy, Cleffa

Magma Armor

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon from becoming frozen.
Battle effect: This Pokémon cannot be FREEZE condition while having this ability.
Map effect: Eggs hatch quicklier (half the number of steps are required).
Pokémon that know this ability: Camerupt, Magcargo, Slugma

Magnet Pull

Game's description: Prevents Steel-type Pokémon from escaping.
Battle effect: Traps STEEL-type Pokémon.
Map effect: Steel types cannot run nor switch while this Pokémon is in battle. Because the opponent’s switching is blocked, the opponent cannot switch on the turn this Pokémon switches out of battle. The opponent may still switch with Baton Pass.
Pokémon that know this ability: Magnemite, Magneton, Magnezone, Nosepass, Probopass

Marvel Scale

Game's description: Boosts Defense if there is a status problem.
Battle effect: Ups DEFENSE if suffering.
Map effect: Defense raises to 1.5 times when induced with a status (BURN, PARALYZE, SLEEP, POISON, FREEZE).
Pokémon that know this ability: Milotic

Minus

Game's description: Boosts Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Plus.
Battle effect: When battling with Plus, Special Attack becomes 1.5 times greater.
Pokémon that know this ability: Minun

Mold Breaker

Game's description: Moves can be used regardless of abilities.
Battle effect: The Pokémon is not affected by foe’s abilities during battle
Pokémon that know this ability: Cranidos, Pinsir, Rampardos

Motor Drive

Game's description: Raises Speed if hit by an Electric-type move.
Battle effect: The Pokémon takes no damage from Electric-type attacks and Speed raises by one level.
Pokémon that know this ability: Electivire

Multitype

Game's description: Changes type to match the held Plate.
Pokémon that know this ability: Arceus

Natural Cure

Game's description: All status problems are healed upon switching out.
Battle effect: The Pokémon’s status (BURN, PARALYZE, SLEEP, POISON, FREEZE) is healed when withdrawn from battle.
Pokémon that know this ability: Altaria, Blissey, Budew, Celebi, Chansey, Corsola, Happiny, Roselia, Roserade, Shaymin, Starmie, Staryu, Swablu

No Guard

Game's description: Ensures the Pokémon and its foe’s attacks land.
Battle effect: The accuracy of all moves known by all Pokémon on the field raises to 100%
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon increases by 50%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Machamp, Machoke, Machop

Normalize

Game's description: All the Pokémon’s moves become the Normal type.
Battle effect: All moves known by the Pokémon turn into Normal-type.
Pokémon that know this ability: Delcatty, Skitty

Oblivious

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon from becoming infatuated.
Battle effect: The Pokémon cannot be under the ATTRACT condition while having this ability.
Pokémon that know this ability: Barboach, Illumise, Jynx, Lickilicky, Lickitung, Mamoswine, Numel, Piloswine, Slowbro, Slowking, Slowpoke, Smoochum, Swinub, Wailmer, Wailord, Whiscash

Overgrow

Game's description: Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch.
Battle effect: When HP is below 1/3rd, Grass’s power increases to 1.5 times.
Pokémon that know this ability: Bayleef, Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Grotle, Grovyle, Ivysaur, Meganium, Sceptile, Torterra, Treecko, Turtwig, Venusaur

Own Tempo

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused.
Battle effect: The Pokémon cannot be Confused while having this ability.
Pokémon that know this ability: Glameow, Grumpig, Lickilicky, Lickitung, Purugly, Slowbro, Slowking, Slowpoke, Smeargle, Spinda, Spoink

Pickup

Game's description: The Pokémon may pick up items.
Battle effect: Has a 10% chance of finding and holding an item after battle. Will not work if this Pokémon is already holding an item.
Pokémon that know this ability: Aipom, Ambipom, Linoone, Meowth, Munchlax, Pachirisu, Phanpy, Teddiursa, Zigzagoon

Plus

Game's description: Boosts Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.
Battle effect: When battling with Minus, Special Attack becomes 1.5 times greater.
Pokémon that know this ability: Plusle

Poison Heal

Game's description: Restores HP if the Pokémon is poisoned.
Battle effect: HP is restored every turn while the Pokémon has POISON condition.
Pokémon that know this ability: Breloom, Shroomish

Poison Point

Game's description: Contact with the Pokémon may poison the foe.
Battle effect: The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with POISON when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.
Pokémon that know this ability: Budew, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Nidorina, Nidorino, Qwilfish, Roselia, Roserade, Seadra

Pressure

Game's description: The Pokémon raises the foe’s PP usage.
Battle effect: When this Pokémon is hit by a move, the opponent’s PP lowers by 2 rather than 1.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a high level wild Pokémon decreases to 50%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Absol, Aerodactyl, Articuno, Deoxys, Deoxys ATK, Deoxys DEF, Deoxys SPD, Dialga, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Entei, Giratina, Ho-oh, Lugia, Mewtwo, Moltres, Palkia, Raikou, Spiritomb, Suicune, Vespiquen, Weavile, Zapdos

Pure Power

Game's description: Boosts the power of physical attacks.
Battle effect: The Pokémon’s attack power is doubled in battle while having this ability.
Pokémon that know this ability: Medicham, Meditite

Quick Feet

Game's description: Boosts Speed if there is a status problem.
Battle effect: Speed is doubled when induced with a status (BURN, SLEEP, POISON, FREEZE but not PARALYZE).
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon decreases to 50%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Granbull, Mightyena, Poochyena, Teddiursa, Ursaring

Rain Dish

Game's description: The Pokémon gradually recovers HP in rain.
Battle effect: If Heavy Rain weather is in effect, recovers 1/16th max Hit Points at the end of the turn.
Pokémon that know this ability: Lombre, Lotad, Ludicolo

Reckless

Game's description: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
Battle effect: The power of moves that have recoil damage is doubled, but so is the recoil.
Pokémon that know this ability: Hitmonlee

Rivalry

Game's description: Raises Attack if the foe is of the same gender.
Battle effect: Attack is increased if the foe is of the same gender; Attack is decreased if the foe is of the opposite gender.
Pokémon that know this ability: Luxio, Luxray, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Nidorina, Nidorino, Shinx

Rock Head

Game's description: Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
Battle effect: Does not receive recoil damage from recoil-causing damages.
Pokémon that know this ability: Aerodactyl, Aggron, Aron, Bagon, Bonsly, Cubone, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Lairon, Marowak, Onix, Relicanth, Rhydon, Rhyhorn, Shelgon, Steelix, Sudowoodo

Rough Skin

Game's description: Inflicts damage to the foe on contact.
Battle effect: The opponent is hurt by 1/16th of his maxium Hit Points of recoil when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.
Pokémon that know this ability: Carvanha, Sharpedo

Run Away

Game's description: Enables sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Battle effect: Except for trainer battles, can always run from battle. Cannot run during Mean Look or Block or when the opponent is trapping with the Arena Trap, Magnet Pull, or Shadow Tag ability.
Pokémon that know this ability: Aipom, Buneary, Dodrio, Doduo, Dunsparce, Eevee, Furret, Pachirisu, Ponyta, Poochyena, Rapidash, Raticate, Rattata, Sentret, Snubbull

Sand Stream

Game's description: The Pokémon summons a sandstorm in battle.
Battle effect: Sandstorm blows when the Pokémon enters battle.
Pokémon that know this ability: Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Tyranitar

Sand Veil

Game's description: Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
Battle effect: Raises the Pokémon’s evasion during a sandstorm by one level.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon during a sandstorm decreases to 50%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Cacnea, Cacturne, Diglett, Dugtrio, Gabite, Garchomp, Gible, Gligar, Gliscor, Sandshrew, Sandslash

Scrappy

Game's description: Enables moves to hit Ghost-type foes.
Battle effect: A Ghost-type foe can be hit by Normal-type attacks.
Pokémon that know this ability: Kangaskhan, Miltank

Serene Grace

Game's description: Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing.
Battle effect: The chances of a move having an effect doubles.
Pokémon that know this ability: Blissey, Chansey, Dunsparce, Happiny, Jirachi, Togekiss, Togepi, Togetic

Shadow Tag

Game's description: Prevents the foe from escaping.
Battle effect: The opponent cannot run nor switch. If this Pokémon switches, the opponent will remain trapped. The opponent may still switch by using Baton Pass.
Pokémon that know this ability: Wobbuffet, Wynaut

Shed Skin

Game's description: The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
Battle effect: Every turn, it has a 1 in 3 chance of healing from a status condition (BURN, PARALYZE, SLEEP, POISON, FREEZE).
Pokémon that know this ability: Arbok, Burmy, Cascoon, Dragonair, Dratini, Ekans, Kakuna, Kricketot, Metapod, Pupitar, Seviper, Silcoon

Shell Armor

Game's description: The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.
Battle effect: Opponent’s moves cannot Critical Hit.
Pokémon that know this ability: Clamperl, Cloyster, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Kingler, Krabby, Lapras, Omanyte, Omastar, Shellder

Shield Dust

Game's description: Blocks the added effects of attacks taken.
Battle effect: Damaging moves used by the opponent will not have an additional effect.
Pokémon that know this ability: Caterpie, Dustox, Venomoth, Weedle, Wurmple

Simple

Game's description: The Pokémon is prone to wild stat changes.
Battle effect: The effectiveness of all stat modifications is doubled.
Pokémon that know this ability: Bibarel, Bidoof, Numel

Skill Link

Game's description: Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.
Battle effect: Moves that attack 2-5 times always hit 5 times.
Pokémon that know this ability: Cloyster, Shellder

Slow Start

Game's description: Temporarily halves Attack and Speed.
Battle effect: Attack and Speed is halved during the first five turns in a battle.
Pokémon that know this ability: Regigigas

Sniper

Game's description: Powers up moves if they become critical hits.
Battle effect: Power of critical-hit moves is tripled instead of doubled.
Pokémon that know this ability: Drapion, Horsea, Kingdra, Octillery, Remoraid, Seadra, Skorupi

Snow Cloak

Game's description: Raises evasion in a hailstorm.
Battle effect: Raises the Pokémon’s evasion during a hailstorm by one level.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon during a hailstorm decreases to 50%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Froslass, Glaceon, Mamoswine, Piloswine, Swinub

Snow Warning

Game's description: The Pokémon summons a hailstorm in battle.
Battle effect: Hailstorm blows when the Pokémon enters battle.
Pokémon that know this ability: Abomasnow, Snover

Solar Power

Game's description: Boosts Sp. Atk, but lowers HP in sunshine.
Battle effect: Pokémon’s Special Attack raises to 1.5 times but HP decreases every turn.
Pokémon that know this ability: Sunflora, Sunkern, Tropius

Solid Rock

Game's description: Powers down super-effective moves.
Battle effect: Damage by super-effective moves is halved.
Pokémon that know this ability: Camerupt, Rhyperior

Soundproof

Game's description: Gives full immunity to all sound-based moves.
Battle effect: Unaffected by sound moves. If this Pokémon switches out with Baton Pass, Perish Song against the switched out will not be nullified.
Pokémon that know this ability: Electrode, Exploud, Loudred, Mime Jr., Mr. Mime, Voltorb, Whismur

Speed Boost

Game's description: The Pokémon’s Speed stat is gradually boosted.
Battle effect: Speed increases by one stage each turn except the turn that the Pokémon is switched into battle.
Pokémon that know this ability: Ninjask, Yanma, Yanmega

Stall

Game's description: The Pokémon moves after even slower foes.
Battle effect: The Pokémon always attacks last.
Pokémon that know this ability: Sableye

Static

Game's description: Contact with the Pokémon may cause paralysis.
Battle effect: The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with PARALYZE when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering an Electric-type wild Pokémon increases to 150%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Ampharos, Electabuzz, Electrike, Electrode, Elekid, Flaaffy, Manectric, Mareep, Pichu, Pikachu, Raichu, Voltorb

Steadfast

Game's description: Raises Speed each time the Pokémon flinches.
Battle effect: Speed raises by one level every time the Pokémon flinches.
Pokémon that know this ability: Gallade, Lucario, Riolu, Tyrogue

Stench

Game's description: The stench helps keep wild Pokémon away.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon decreases to 50%. In Battle Pyramid, it decreases to 75%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Grimer, Muk, Skuntank, Stunky

Sticky Hold

Game's description: Protects the Pokémon from item theft.
Battle effect: This Pokémon’s item cannot be taken.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, when fishing, Pokémon are easier to catch.
Pokémon that know this ability: Gastrodon, Grimer, Gulpin, Muk, Shellos, Swalot

Storm Drain

Game's description: The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves.
Battle effect: Water-type moves are drawn to this Pokémon.
Pokémon that know this ability: Finneon, Gastrodon, Lumineon, Shellos

Sturdy

Game's description: The Pokémon is protected against 1-hit KO attacks.
Battle effect: The Pokémon is unaffected by One Hit Knock Out moves.
Pokémon that know this ability: Aggron, Aron, Bastiodon, Bonsly, Donphan, Forretress, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Lairon, Magnemite, Magneton, Magnezone, Nosepass, Onix, Pineco, Probopass, Shieldon, Shuckle, Skarmory, Steelix, Sudowoodo

Suction Cups

Game's description: Negates moves that force switching out.
Battle effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, when fishing, Pokémon are easier to catch.
Pokémon that know this ability: Cradily, Lileep, Octillery

Super Luck

Game's description: Heightens the critical-hit ratios of moves.
Battle effect: Raises the critical-hit ratio of moves; allows simultaneous use of Dire Hit and Focus Energy.
Pokémon that know this ability: Absol, Honchkrow, Murkrow

Swarm

Game's description: Powers up Bug-type moves in a pinch.
Battle effect: When HP is below 1/3rd, Bug’s power increases to 1.5 times.
Map effect: While travelling, the roar of common wild Pokémon can be heard more often if the Pokémon is in the lead spot.
Pokémon that know this ability: Ariados, Beautifly, Beedrill, Heracross, Kricketune, Ledian, Ledyba, Mothim, Scizor, Scyther, Spinarak, Volbeat

Swift Swim

Game's description: Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed in rain.
Battle effect: When rainy, The Pokémon’s Speed doubles. However, Speed will not double on the turn weather becomes Heavy Rain.
Pokémon that know this ability: Buizel, Feebas, Finneon, Floatzel, Goldeen, Gorebyss, Horsea, Huntail, Kabuto, Kabutops, Kingdra, Lombre, Lotad, Ludicolo, Lumineon, Luvdisc, Magikarp, Mantine, Mantyke, Omanyte, Omastar, Qwilfish, Relicanth, Seaking, Surskit

Synchronize

Game's description: Passes on a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe.
Battle effect: When this Pokémon becomes POISON, PARALYZE, or BURN, so does the opponent. However, Fire-type and Water Veil ability Pokémon cannot be BURNed, Poison-type and Steel-type and Immunity ability Pokémon cannot be POISONed, and Limber ability Pokémon cannot be PARALYZEd.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon with the same nature will be 50%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Abra, Alakazam, Espeon, Gardevoir, Kadabra, Kirlia, Mew, Natu, Ralts, Umbreon, Xatu

Tangled Feet

Game's description: Raises evasion if the Pokémon is confused.
Battle effect: Pokémon’s evasion raises one level when Confused.
Pokémon that know this ability: Chatot, Pidgeot, Pidgeotto, Pidgey, Spinda

Technician

Game's description: Powers up the Pokémon’s weaker moves.
Battle effect: Moves with a base power of 60 or less raise to 1.5 times.
Pokémon that know this ability: Ambipom, Hitmontop, Meowth, Persian, Scizor, Scyther, Smeargle

Thick Fat

Game's description: Raises resistance to Fire-and Ice-type moves.
Battle effect: Fire and Ice-type moves deal 50% damage.
Pokémon that know this ability: Azumarill, Azurill, Dewgong, Grumpig, Hariyama, Makuhita, Marill, Miltank, Munchlax, Purugly, Sealeo, Seel, Snorlax, Spheal, Spoink, Walrein

Tinted Lens

Game's description: Powers up “not very effective” moves.
Battle effect: The power of “not very effective” moves is doubled.
Pokémon that know this ability: Illumise, Venomoth, Venonat, Yanmega

Torrent

Game's description: Powers up Water-type moves in a pinch.
Battle effect: When HP is below 1/3rd, Water’s power increases to 1.5 times.
Pokémon that know this ability: Blastoise, Croconaw, Empoleon, Feraligatr, Marshtomp, Mudkip, Piplup, Prinplup, Squirtle, Swampert, Totodile, Wartortle

Trace

Game's description: The Pokémon copies the foe’s ability.
Battle effect: Special ability becomes the same as that of the opponent. Switching this Pokémon out of battle restores its original ability. In a Double Battle, a random opponent’s ability will be copied.
Pokémon that know this ability: Gardevoir, Kirlia, Porygon, Porygon2, Ralts

Truant

Game's description: The Pokémon can’t attack on consecutive turns.
Battle effect: This Pokémon cannot attack consecutively while having this ability.
Pokémon that know this ability: Slaking, Slakoth

Unaware

Game's description: Ignores any change in ability by the foe.
Battle effect: Foe’s stat modifications are ignored.
Pokémon that know this ability: Bibarel, Bidoof

Unburden

Game's description: Raises Speed if a held item is used.
Battle effect: Speed is doubled once the held item is consumed.
Pokémon that know this ability: Drifblim, Drifloon

Vital Spirit

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.
Battle effect: The Pokémon cannot be under the SLEEP condition while having this ability.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a high level wild Pokémon decreases to 50%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Delibird, Mankey, Primeape, Vigoroth

Volt Absorb

Game's description: Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.
Battle effect: The Pokémon heals up to 1/4 of it’s maximum Hit Points when hit with Electric-type moves.
Pokémon that know this ability: Chinchou, Jolteon, Lanturn

Water Absorb

Game's description: Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Battle effect: The Pokémon heals up to 1/4 of it’s maximum Hit Points when hit with Water-type moves.
Pokémon that know this ability: Lapras, Mantine, Mantyke, Politoed, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Quagsire, Vaporeon, Wooper

Water Veil

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
Battle effect: This Pokémon cannot be BURN condition while having this ability.
Pokémon that know this ability: Goldeen, Seaking, Wailmer, Wailord

White Smoke

Game's description: Prevents the Pokémon’s stats from being lowered.
Battle effect: Opponents’ moves which lower this Pokémon’s ability values have no effect. However this Pokémon may lower its own stats with its own moves.
Map effect: If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon decreases to 50%.
Pokémon that know this ability: Torkoal

Wonder Guard

Game's description: Only supereffective moves will hit.
Battle effect: The Pokémon is only harmed by Super Effective damage, weather effects and condition effects.
Pokémon that know this ability: Shedinja

Detailed Ability data

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