Move immunity abilities
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These are abilities which make the Pokémon be immune to certain moves.
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[edit] Clear Body
The Pokémon is not affected by opponent moves that lower its statistics (such as Leer, Growl or Scary Face). Compare to Hyper Cutter and White Smoke.
Pokémon with this ability:
| Pokémon Name | Primary Type | Secondary Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beldum | Psychic | Steel | |
| Metagross | Psychic | Steel | |
| Metang | Psychic | Steel | |
| Regice | Ice | ||
| Regirock | Rock | ||
| Registeel | Steel | ||
| Tentacool | Water | Poison | Not all Tentacools have this abilites; some have a different ability instead. |
| Tentacruel | Water | Poison | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Tentacool. |
[edit] Damp
No Pokémon in battle can use the moves Explosion or Selfdestruct. As the name suggests, all the Pokémon with this ability are Water type.
Pokémon with this ability:
| Pokémon Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | Comments |
| Golduck | Water | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Psyduck | |
| Politoed | Water | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Poliwhirl | |
| Poliwag | Water | May have other ability instead | |
| Poliwhirl | Water | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Poliwag | |
| Poliwrath | Water | Fighting | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Poliwhirl |
| Psyduck | Water | May have other ability instead | |
| Quagsire | Water | Ground | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Wooper |
| Wooper | Water | Ground | May have other ability instead |
[edit] Hyper Cutter
The Pokémon's attack statistic cannot be lowered by the opponent's moves (such as Growl or Charm). Compare to Clear Body and White Smoke.
In Pokémon Emerald, if a Pokémon with Hyper Cutter uses the HM Cut in the field, more grass will be cut than usual.
Pokémon with this ability:
| Pokémon Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | Comments |
| Corphish | Water | May have a different ability instead | |
| Crawdaunt | Water | Dark | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Corphish |
| Gligar | Ground | Flying | May have a different ability instead |
| Kingler | Water | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Krabby | |
| Krabby | Water | May have a different ability instead | |
| Mawile | Steel | May have a different ability instead | |
| Pinsir | Bug | ||
| Trapinch | Ground | May have a different ability instead |
[edit] Levitate
The Pokémon will not receive damage from Ground-elemental attacks, as if one of its elemental types was Flying but without the rest of that type's weaknesses and resistances. It will also not be affected by the Arena Trap ability, nor receive damage from the Spikes attack when it enters or leaves battle. Compare to Thick Fat and Wonder Guard.
Pokémon with this ability:
| Pokémon Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | Comments |
| Baltoy | Psychic | Ground | |
| Bronzor | Steel | Psychic | May have a different ability instead |
| Claydol | Psychic | Ground | |
| Chimecho | Psychic | ||
| Duskull | Ghost | ||
| Flygon | Ground | Dragon | |
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | |
| Gengar | Ghost | Poison | |
| Haunter | Ghost | Poison | |
| Koffing | Poison | ||
| Latias | Psychic | Dragon | |
| Latios | Psychic | Dragon | |
| Lunatone | Psychic | Rock | |
| Misdreavus | Ghost | ||
| Solrock | Psychic | Rock | |
| Unown | Psychic | ||
| Vibrava | Ground | Dragon | |
| Weezing | Poison |
[edit] Soundproof
The Pokémon is unaffacted by all attacks which are based on loud sounds and noises. These attacks are:
Grasswhistle, Growl, Heal Bell, Hyper Voice, Metal Sound, Perish Song, Roar, Screech, Sing, Snore, Supersonic and Uproar.
Pokémon with this ability:
| Pokémon Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | Comments |
| Electrode | Electric | ||
| Exploud | Normal | ||
| Loudred | Normal | ||
| Mr. Mime | Psychic | ||
| Voltorb | Electric | ||
| Whismur | Normal |
[edit] Sturdy
The One-Hit Knock-Out moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill and Sheer Cold will never work against this Pokémon.
Pokémon with this ability:
| Pokémon Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | Comments |
| Aggron | Rock | Steel | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Lairon |
| Aron | Rock | Steel | May have a different ability instead |
| Donphan | Ground | ||
| Forretress | Steel | Bug | |
| Geodude | Rock | Ground | May have a different ability instead |
| Golem | Rock | Ground | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Graveler |
| Graveler | Rock | Ground | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Geodude |
| Lairon | Rock | Steel | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Aron |
| Magnemite | Steel | Electric | May have a different ability instead |
| Magneton | Steel | Electric | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Magnemite |
| Nosepass | Rock | May have a different ability instead | |
| Onix | Rock | Ground | May have a different ability instead |
| Pineco | Bug | ||
| Shuckle | Rock | Bug | |
| Skarmory | Steel | Flying | May have a different ability instead |
| Steelix | Steel | Ground | Keeps its old ability when evolves from Onix |
| Sudowoodo | Rock | May have a different ability instead |
[edit] White Smoke
The opponent's moves that lower statistics (like Growl, Leer or Scary Face) have no effect. Compare to Clear Body and Hyper Cutter. In Pokémon Emerald, if a Pokémon with White Smoke is put first in the trainer's team, the chance of encountering a wild Pokémon is halved.
Pokémon with this ability:
| Pokémon Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | Comments |
| Torkoal | Fire |
[edit] Wonder Guard
The Pokémon only receives damage from attacks which are super effective against its type(s). Compare to Levitate and Thick Fat.
Pokémon with this ability:
| Pokémon Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | Comments |
| Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | It can only receive damage from Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost and Dark attacks. |
