Pokémon Abilities

An Ability is a special trait that each individual Pokémon have that cause special effects. This is a list of all the known abilities.

A

Ability	Description	Gen.
Adaptability	Doubles the power of the move, if the type of the Pokémon matches the type of the move.	IV
Aftermath	When fainting because of a direct attack, causes damage equal to 1/4 of his max HP to the inflicting opponent.	IV
Air Lock	Nullify the effects caused by weather change on the entire battle field.	III
Analytic	Boosts move power when the Pokémon moves last.	V
Anger Point	Raises attack stat to its max level when a Pokémon if afflicted with a critical-hit.	IV
Anticipation	Detects if the opponent has super effective moves or one-hit KO moves.	IV
Arena Trap	Prevents foe from switching Pokémon or escaping. Not effective against Flying-types and Pokémon with the Levitate ability.	III

B

Ability	Description	Gen.
Bad Dreams	If the opponent is asleep, it loses health every turn.	IV
Battle Armor	Prevents your opponent from gaining a critical hit on you.	III
Big Pecks	Protects the Pokémon from Defense-lowering attacks.	V
Blaze	Increases the strength of Fire-type moves by 1.5x when HP falls below 1/3 of its max HP.	III

C

Ability	Description	Gen.
Cacophony	Avoids sound-based moves.	III
Chlorophyll	Doubles speed when it's sunny.	III
Clear Body	Defends against moves that lower stats.	III
Cloud Nine	Prevents all Pokémon in battle from being affected by weather conditions.	III
Color Change	Changes Pokémon's type to match the type of a move that hits it.	III
Compoundeyes	Increases accuracy by 30%.	III
Contrary	Makes stat changes have an opposite effect.	V
Cursed Body	May disable a move used on the Pokémon.	V
Cute Charm	When attacked with a direct attack, contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.	III

D

Ability	Description	Gen.
Damp	Stops moves like Selfdestruct and Explosion. The ability Aftermath doesn't work either.	III
Dark Aura	boosts the stats of dark type pokémon.	VI
Defeatist	Lowers stats when HP becomes half or less.	V
Defiant	When its stats are lowered its Attack increases.	V
Download	Adjusts power according to the foe’s lowest defensive stat.	IV
Drizzle	Changes weather to rain during battle.	III
Drought	Changes weather to strong sunlight during battle.	III
Dry Skin	Restores HP without receiving damage when attacked by Water-type moves. Recovers HP every turn when it is raining.	IV

E

Ability	Description	Gen.
Early Bird	Recovers from Sleep more quickly.	III
Effect Spore	Afflicts opponent with a Poison, Paralyze or Sleep condition 30% of the time when attacking a Pokémon directly.	III

F

Ability	Description	Gen.
Fairy Aura	boosts the power of fairy type attacks.	VI
Filter	Decreases the damage received from super effective moves.	IV
Flame Body	Afflicts opponent with a Burn condition 30% of the time when attacking Pokémon directly.	III
Flare Boost	Powers up special attacks by 1.5× when burned.	V
Flash Fire	Protects from receiving Fire-type moves and increases the strength of Fire-type moves by 1.5x.	III
Flower Gift	Increases user and allies' attack and special defense by 1.5x when it's sunny.	IV
Forecast	Allows Pokémon to a form and type that's connected to weather (strong Sunlight = Fire-type, Rain = Water-type, Hail = Ice-type, Sandstorm - Normal-type)	III
Forewarn	Determines what moves the foe has.	IV
Friend Guard	Reduces damage done to allies.	V
Frisk	Allows Pokémon to know opponent's held item when sent out on the battle field. When 2 opponent Pokémon are there, it will be selected randomly from the two.	IV

G

Ability	Description	Gen.
Gluttony	Uses an HP recovering berry before HP goes down too low.	IV
Guts	Raises attack by 1.5x when suffering from status condition.	III

H

Ability	Description	Gen.
Harvest	May create another Berry after one is used.	V
Healer	May heal an ally's status conditions.	V
Heatproof	Halves the damage inflicted on the Pokémon by opponent's Fire-type moves and by having the burn condition.	IV
Heavy Metal	Doubles the Pokémon's weight.	V
Honey Gather	Sometimes gathers Honey during battles.	IV
Huge Power	Raises attack. Halved when ability is lost.	III
Hustle	Raises attack by 1.5x but lowers physical attack accuracy to 80%.	III
Hydration	Recovers from status conditions at the end of the turn when it is raining.	IV
Hyper Cutter	Prevents effects that reduce the Pokémon's attack power.	III

I

Ability	Description	Gen.
Ice Body	Restores HP gradually when the weather is "Hail".	IV
Illuminate	Prevents from being afflicted with the Sleep condition.	III
Illusion	Comes out disguised as the Pokémon in back.	V
Immunity	Protects from the Poison condition.	III
Imposter	It transforms itself into the Pokémon it is facing.	V
Infiltrator	Passes through the foe's barrier and strikes.	V
Inner Focus	Prevents Flinch condition.	III
Insomnia	Prevents from being inflicted with the Sleep condition.	III
Intimidate	Upon entering the battle the user of this ability lowers the opponent's attack by 1.	III
Iron Barbs	Inflicts damage to the Pokémon on contact.	V
Iron Fist	Increases power of Punching moves.	IV

J

Ability	Description	Gen.
Justified	Raises Attack when hit by a Dark-type move.	V

K

Ability	Description	Gen.
Keen Eye	Prevents opponent from lowering user's accuracy.	III
Klutz	Prevents effective items from being effective in battles.	IV

L

Ability	Description	Gen.
Leaf Guard	Prevents Pokémon from falling into certain conditions when the weather is strong sunlight.	IV
Levitate	Protects from Ground-type moves.	III
Light Metal	Halves the Pokémon's weight.	V
Lightningrod	Draws Electric-type attacks away from partner to Pokémon when it's in a two-on-two battle.	III
Limber	Prevents from being inflicted with the Paralyze condition.	III
Liquid Ooze	Inflicts damage on opponent when they use a healing move that absorbs HP.	III

M

Ability	Description	Gen.
Magic Bounce	Reflects status-changing moves.	V
Magic Guard	Prevents all moves (except direct attacks) from decreasing HP.	III
Magma Armor	Prevents Pokémon from receiving the Freeze condition.	III
Magnet Pull	Prevents Steel-type opponents from escaping (does not work on own party).	III
Marvel Scale	Increases defense by 1.5x when affected by status conditions.	III
Minus	Multiplies special attack by 1.5x when positively charged Pokémon is also in battle.	III
Mold Breaker	Allows Pokémon to use moves without being affected by opponent's abilities.	IV
Moody	Raises one stat and lowers another.	V
Motor Drive	Increases speed by 1 when receiving Electric-type moves, but no damage will be inflicted on the Pokémon.	IV
Moxie	Boosts Attack after knocking out any Pokémon.	V
Multiscale	Reduces damage when HP is full.	V
Multitype	Changes type to match the held Plate.	IV
Mummy	Contact with this Pokémon spreads this Ability.	V

N

Ability	Description	Gen.
Natural Cure	Heals status conditions when withdrawn from battle.	III
No Guard	Makes each other's move land without fail.	III
Normalize	Changes all four of the Pokémon's moves to Normal-type.	IV

O

Ability	Description	Gen.
Oblivious	Prevents the attracted condition.	III
Overcoat	Protects the Pokémon from damage from weather.	V
Overgrow	Increases the strength of Grass-type moves by 1.5x when HP falls below 1/3 of its max HP.	III
Own Tempo	Protects from the confused condition.	III

P

Ability	Description	Gen.
Pickpocket	Steals an item when hit by another Pokémon.	V
Pick-Up	Occasionally picks up items during battles.	III
Plus	Multiplies special attack power by 1.5 when negatively charged Pokémon is also in battle.	III
Poison Heal	Restores HP every turn when poisoned.	IV
Poison Point	When attacked with a direct attack, causes opponent to be poisoned with a 30% probability.	III
Poison Touch	May poison targets when a Pokémon makes contact.	V
Prankster	Gives priority to a status move.	V
Pressure	When attacked, PP of opponent's move is decreased by 2.	III
Pure Power	Raises attack. Halved when ability is lost.	III

Q

Ability	Description	Gen.
Quick Feet	Multiples speed when in certain conditions (Poison, Paralysis, Burn, Freezing, Sleep, Badly Poisoned). Ignores the effect of Paralysis.	IV

R

Ability	Description	Gen.
Rain Dish	Recovers HP every turn when it's raining during battle.	III
Rattled	Some move types scare it and boost its Speed.	V
Reckless	When using a move with a backlash effect, it increases the power.	IV
Regenerator	Restores a little HP when withdrawn from battle.	V
Rivalry	Raises attack towards the same-gender opponents. Lowers it towards opposite gender opponents.	IV
Rock Head	Prevents from suffering the effects of moves like Take Down and Double-Edge.	III
Rough Skin	Causes opponent's HP to decrease when opponent attacks Pokémon directly.	III
Run Away	Lets all Pokémon flee except for Trainer battles.	III

S

Ability	Description	Gen.
Sand Force	Boosts certain moves' power in a sandstorm.	V
Sand Rush	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in a sandstorm.	V
Sand Stream	Upon entering the battle the user creates a Sandstorm.	III
Sand Veil	Raises accuracy when a Sandstorm occurs.	III
Sap Sipper	Boosts Attack when hit by a Grass-type move.	V
Scrappy	Makes it possible to attack Ghost-type opponent with Normal-type moves.	IV
Serene Grace	Doubles the probability of producing the move's additional effects.	III
Shadow Tag	Prevents foe from changing Pokémon or escaping.	III
Shed Skin	Heals status conditions in each turn with a 1/3 probability.	III
Sheer Force	Removes added effects to increase move damage.	V
Shell Armor	Helps Pokémon avoid critical hits.	III
Shield Dust	Defends against additional effects of moves.	III
Simple	Doubles stat changes.	IV
Skill Link	Makes consecutive moves last to limit.	IV
Slow Start	Halves attack and speed during the first five turns of battle.	IV
Sniper	Increases the damage of the move when it is a critical hit.	IV
Snow Cloak	Raises evasiveness when the weather is "Hail".	IV
Snow Warning	Makes it Hail upon entering the battle.	IV
Solar Power	Multiplies special attack, but lowers HP when the weather is strong sunlight.	IV
Solid Rock	Adjusts the damage of "Super effective" hit to 3/4 of the usual.	IV
Soundproof	Defends against sound moves like Uproar and Sing.	III
Speed Boost	Increase Pokémon's speed every turn.	III
Stall	Makes Pokémon attack last.	IV
Static	When attacked with a direct attack, causes opponent to be Paralyzed with a 30% probability.	III
Steadfast	Raises speed by 1 every time opponent flinches.	IV
Stench	No effect in battle. Makes it less probable to come across wild Pokémon.	III
Sticky Hold	Prevents theft of items.	III
Storm Drain	Draws all Water-type move to Pokémon in two-on-two battles.	IV
Sturdy	Defends against one-hit-knockout moves like Horn Drill and Sheer Cold. In Generation V it prevents any move from knocking out the Pokémon in one hit if HP is max.	III
Suction Cups	Defends against moves that makes the Pokémon switch in and out such as Whirlwind and Roar.	III
Super Luck	Makes it more probable that the Pokémon produces a critical hit.	IV
Swarm	Increases the strength of Bug-type moves by 1.5x when HP falls below 1/3 of its max HP.	III
Sweet Veil	Makes it so allies can't fall asleep.	VI
Swift Swim	Doubles speed when it is raining.	III
Synchronize	Makes opponent suffer from the same status conditions when the user is inflicted with the Poison, Paralyze or Burn condition.	III

T

Ability	Description	Gen.
Tangled Feet	Raises accuracy when Confused.	IV
Technician	Raise the power of moves that are less than 60 in power by 1.5x.	IV
Telepathy	Anticipates an ally's attack and dodges it.	V
Teravolt	Moves can be used regardless of Abilities.	V
Thick Fat	Halves the damage inflicted on the user by the opponent's Fire and Ice-type moves.	III
Tinted Lens	Boosts "not very effective" moves against opponents.	IV
Torrent	Increases the strength of Water-type moves by 1.5x when HP falls below 1/3 of its max HP.	III
Toxic Boost	Powers up physical attacks when poisoned.	V
Trace	Gives the Pokémon the same ability as the opponent's.	III
Truant	Pokémon can only move every other turn.	III
Turboblaze	Moves can be used regardless of Abilities.	V

U

Ability	Description	Gen.
Unaware	Pokémon is unaffected by opponent's stat changes.	IV
Unburden	Doubles speed when the Pokémon runs out of items. Speed will return to normal if the Pokémon has items again.	IV
Unnerve	Makes the foe nervous and unable to eat Berries.	V

V

Ability	Description	Gen.
Victory Star	Boosts the accuracy of its allies and itself.	V
Vital Spirit	Prevents Pokémon from getting a Sleep condition.	III
Volt Absorb	Restores Pokémon's HP when Pokémon is attacked by Electric-type attacks.	III

W

Ability	Description	Gen.
Water Absorb	Restores Pokémon's HP when Pokémon is attacked by Water-type attacks.	III
Water Veil	Protects Pokémon from the Burn condition.	III
Weak Armor	Physical attacks lower Defense and raise Speed.	V
White Smoke	Prevents from being affected by opponent moves and abilities that lower stats.	III
Wonder Guard	Prevents all damage, except from "super effective" hits.	III
Wonder Skin	Makes status-changing moves more likely to miss.	V

Z

Ability	Description	Gen.
Zen Mode	Changes the Pokémon's shape when HP is halved.	V