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* bowser194's *
* Pokemon Abilities In-Depth FAQ *
* Version 1.10 (Final) *
* FAQ Created: January 6, 2005 *
* Latest Update: January 12, 2005 *
* E-Mail: bowser194(at)gmail(dot)com *
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* Section 1 - Quick Intro & Version History *
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Table Of Contents
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Section 1 - Quick Intro & Version History
Section 2 - The Abilities
Section 3 - Copyright & Contact
Version History
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Version 1.00 - FAQ Size: 19.5KB - Date: January 6, 2006
This In-Depth FAQ was submitted to GameFAQs and has been completed.
Version 1.05 - FAQ Size: 19.8KB - Date: January 9, 2006
I missed a couple of abilities, and also spruced up the FAQ a little bit.
Version 1.10 - FAQ Size: 20.2KB - Date: January 12, 2006
Corrected the number of abilities in the game and made a minor altercation to
the contact section. This is also the final version of the FAQ.
Introduction
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Welcome to my FAQ for Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire Pokemon Abilities. In case you
don't already know, in this sequel of the Pokemon series, there are special
abilities that all Pokemon know naturally when you obtain them. The Pokemon
will use them automatically in battle or in-game when the time is appropriate,
just like they would with berries. That would be all that this FAQ covers. In
the next section, you'll find the full list of abilities, along with who can
learn each of them. So, let's begin.
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* Section 2 - The Abilities *
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In total, there are 74 abilities that can be found in this game. They are all
listed below, along with a description and who they're known by, in
alphabetical order. Note that some of them are very similar or the same.
Name - Air Lock
Description - Prevents Pokemon from being affected by weather during battle.
Known By - Rayquaza
Name - Arena Trap
Description - Prevents the opponent from switching Pokemon or running away, but
it doesn't have an effect on flying-types or Pokemon that have
the Levitate ability.
Known By - Trapinch
Name - Battle Armor
Description - Helps the Pokemon avoid critical hits.
Known By - Anorith, Armaldo
Name - Blaze
Description - This multiplies the power of the Pokemon's fire-type attacks by
x1.5 when the user's HP is below a third of its total.
Known By - Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Name - Chlorophyll
Description - This doubles a Pokemon's speed when the sunlight is strong.
Known By - Tropius, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Name - Clear Body
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to stat-lowering moves used by
opponents.
Known By - Beldum, Metang, Metagross, Regirock, Regice, Registeel,
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Name - Cloud Nine
Description - Prevents the weather from having an effect on any of the Pokemon
in a battle.
Known By - Psyduck, Golduck
Name - Color Change
Description - Changes the Pokemon's type to the type of the move that hit it.
Known By - Kecleon
Name - Compoundeyes
Description - Increases the Pokemon's accuracy by 30%.
Known By - Nincada
Name - Cute Charm
Description - Every time a physical attack (one that strikes the opponent) is
used, there is a 30% chance that the opponent becomes attracted.
Known By - Skitty, Delcatty, Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Name - Damp
Description - Prevents the use of Selfdestruct or Explosion by any Pokemon.
Known By - Psyduck, Golduck
Name - Drizzle
Description - Changes the weather to rain for the remander of the battle,
unless a different weather effect move is used.
Known By - Kyogre
Name - Drought
Description - Changes the weather to sunlight for the remander of the battle,
unless a different weather effect move is used.
Known By - Groudon
Name - Early Bird
Description - When the Pokemon falls asleep, they are more likely to wake up
quicker than normally.
Known By - Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, Natu, Xatu, Doduo, Dodrio, Girafarig
Name - Effect Spore
Description - Every time a physical attack (one that strikes the opponent) is
used, there is a 10% chance that the opponent becomes poisoned,
paralyzed, or falls asleep.
Known By - Shroomish, Breloom
Name - Flame Body
Description - Every time a physical attack (one that strikes the opponent) is
used, there is a 30% chance that the opponent becomes burned.
Known By - Slugma, Magcargo
Name - Flash Fire
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to fire-type attacks, and also boosts
the power of their own.
Known By - Vulpix, Ninetales
Name - Forecast
Description - Every time the weather changes, the Pokemon changes type.
(Rain = Water, Sunlight = Fire, Hail = Ice)
Known By - Castform
Name - Guts
Description - Multiplies the power of all attacks by x1.5 when it has a status
condition.
Known By - Taillow, Swellow, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Makuhita, Hariyama,
Heracross
Name - Huge Power
Description - Increases power of the Pokemon's attacks, but the effect is cut
in half when abilities are swapped. The same thing as Pure Power.
Known By - Azurill, Marill, Azumarill
Name - Hustle
Description - Multiplies the power of all attacks by x1.5, but accuracy goes
down by 20%.
Known By - Corsola
Name - Hyper Cutter
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to attacks that reduce its attack power.
Known By - Mawile, Trapinch, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Pinsir
Name - Illuminate
Description - Increases the chance of seeing a wild Pokemon when the Pokemon
with this ability is in the lead position.
Known By - Staryu, Starmie, Chinchou, Lanturn, Volbeat
Name - Immunity
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to being poisoned.
Known By - Zangoose
Name - Inner Focus
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to flinching.
Known By - Mightyena, Masquerain, Gyarados, Mawile, Salamence
Name - Insomnia
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to falling asleep. The same as Vital
Spirit.
Known By - Crobat, Snorunt, Glalie, Girafirig
Name - Intimidate
Description - Automatically reduces the opponent's attack power.
Known By - Shuppet, Banette
Name - Keen Eye
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to attacks that reduce accuracy.
Known By - Wingull, Pelipper, Sableye, Skarmory
Name - Levitate
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to ground-type attacks (this is
essentially the same thing as being a flying-type Pokemon).
Known By - Koffing, Weezing, Flygon, Vibrava, Lunatone, Solrock, Baltoy,
Claydol, Duskull, Latias, Latios, Chimecho
Name - Lightningrod
Description - In double battles when the opponent uses an electric attack, the
Pokemon that knows this ability draws the electric attack away
from its partner and always towards itself.
Known By - Electrike, Manectric, Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Name - Liquid Ooze
Description - Causes damage to the opponent when they absorb your HP.
Known By - Tentacool, Tentacruel, Gulpin, Swalot
Name - Magma Armor
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to being frozen.
Known By - Slugma, Macargo, Camerupt
Name - Magnet Pull
Description - Prevents the opponent from switching steel-type Pokemon or
running away with them in battle.
Known By - Nosepass, Magnemite, Magneton
Name - Marvel Scale
Description - This multiplies the Pokemon's defense by x1.5 when it has a
status condition.
Known By - Milotic
Name - Minus
Description - Multiplies Minun's special attack when Plusle is in battle.
Known By - Minun
Name - Natural Care
Description - When a Pokemon is withdrawn by the trainer from a battle, any
status conditions are automatically healed.
Known By - Roselia, Staru, Starmie, Swablu, Altaria, Corsola
Name - Oblivious
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to attraction.
Known By - Illumise, Numel, Barboach, Whiscash
Name - Overgrow
Description - This multiplies the power of the Pokemon's grass-type attacks by
x1.5 when the user's HP is below a third of its total.
Known By - Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Name - Own Tempo
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to confusion.
Known By - Spoink, Grumpig, Spinda
Name - Pickup
Description - Pokemon with this ability will randomly pick up items in-game and
from opponent Pokemon in battle.
Known By - Zigzagoon, Linoone, Phanpy
Name - Plus
Description - Multiplies Plusle's special attack when Minun is in battle.
Known By - Plusle
Name - Poison Point
Description - Every time a physical attack (one that strikes the opponent) is
used, there is a 30% chance that the opponent becomes poisoned.
Known By - Roselia, Seadra
Name - Pressure
Description - Every time the opponent uses an attack, the PP of the attack goes
down by two instead of one.
Known By - Absol, Dusclops, Deoxys
Name - Pure Power
Description - Increases power of the Pokemon's attacks, but the effect is cut
in half when abilities are swapped. The same thing as Huge Power.
Known By - Meditite, Medicham
Name - Rain Dish
Description - While raining in battle, the Pokemon recovers HP.
Known By - Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Name - Rock Head
Description - Prevents recoil from actually effecting the Pokemon when moves
like Take Down or Submission are used.
Known By - Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Relicanth,
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Bagon, Shelgon
Name - Rough Skin
Description - When the opponentuses a physical attack (one that strikes the
opponent) they take a bit of damage.
Known By - Carvanha, Sharpedo
Name - Run Away
Description - If this Pokemon is in battle, you can always run away safely
(except under certain conditions, of course).
Known By - Poochyena, Doduo, Dodrio
Name - Sand Stream
Description - Changes the weather to a sandstorm for the remander of the
battle, unless a different weather effect move is used.
Known By - No Pokemon from Ruby and Sapphire knows this ability.
Name - Sand Veil
Description - Makes the Pokemon more evasive and harder to hit during
sandstorms.
Known By - Sandshrew, Sandslash, Cacnea, Cacturne
Name - Serene Grace
Description - The effects of attacks used by the Pokemon with this ability are
more likely to happen with this ability.
Known By - Jirachi
Name - Shadow Tag
Description - Prevents the opponent from switching Pokemon or running away,
under any circumstances, making it better than Arena Trap.
Known By - Wynaut, Wobuffet
Name - Shed Skin
Description - The Pokemon with this ability has a 30% chance of curing any
status conditions every turn.
Known By - Silcoon, Cascoon, Seviper
Name - Shell Armor
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to critical hits.
Known By - Corphish, Crawdaunt, Clamperl
Name - Shield Dust
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to any additional effects of moves (an
example would be Thunderbolt paralyzing the opponent 10% of
the time).
Known By - Wurmple, Dustox
Name - Soundproof
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to moves that involve noise. These are
Grasswhistle, Growl, Heal Bell, Hyper Voice, Metal Sound, Perish
Song, Roar, Screech, Sing, Snore, Supersonic, and Uproar.
Known By - Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Voltorb, Electrode
Name - Speed Boost
Description - Increases the Pokemon's speed by one level every turn.
Known By - Ninjask
Name - Static
Description - Every time a physical attack (one that strikes the opponent) is
used, there is a 30% chance that the opponent becomes paralyzed.
Known By - Pichu, Pikachu, Raichu, Electrike, Manectric, Voltorb, Electrode
Name - Stench
Description - Decreases the chance of seeing a wild Pokemon when the Pokemon
with this ability is in the lead position.
Known By - Grimer, Muk
Name - Sticky Hold
Description - Prevents items from being stolen from the Pokemon.
Known By - Gulpin, Swalot, Grimer, Muk
Name - Sturdy
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to one-hit KOs.
Known By - Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Nosepass, Airon, Lairon, Aggron,
Magnemite, Magneton, Skarmory, Donphan
Name - Suction Cups
Description - Prevents the Pokemon from being taken out of battle when Roar or
Whirlwind are used.
Known By - Lileep, Cradily
Name - Swarm
Description - This multiplies the power of the Pokemon's bug-type attacks by
x1.5 when the user's HP is below a third of its total.
Known By - Beautifily, Volbeat, Heracross
Name - Swift Swim
Description - Doubles the Pokemon's speed when it's raining.
Known By - Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Surskit, Goldeen, Seaking, Magikarp,
Feebas, Huntail, Gorebyss, Relicanth, Luvdisc, Horsea, Kingdra
Name - Synchronize
Description - If the Pokemon is inflicted with a status condition, this ability
will cause the opponent's Pokemon to be inflicted by the same
one, too.
Known By - Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam, Natu, Xatu
Name - Thick Fat
Description - Fire-type and ice-type attacks have only have the power they
normally would when used on the Pokemon.
Known By - Makuhita, Hariyama, Azurill, Marill, Azumarill, Spoink, Grumpig,
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Name - Torrent
Description - This multiplies the power of the Pokemon's water-type attacks by
x1.5 when the user's HP is below a third of its total.
Known By - Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Name - Trace
Description - The Pokemon gets a copy of opponent's ability.
Known By - Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
Name - Truant
Description - Useless and annoying, this causes the Pokemon with it to make a
move only once every two turns.
Known By - Slakoth, Slaking
Name - Vital Spirit
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to falling asleep. The same as Insomnia.
Known By - Vigoroth
Name - Volt Absorb
Description - Whe the Pokemon is hit by an electric-type attack, HP is
restored. Essentially this means they are immune to electric
attacks.
Known By - Chinchou, Lantern
Name - Water Veil
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to burns.
Known By - Goldeen, Seaking, Wailmer, Wailord
Name - White Smoke
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to stat-reducing attacks.
Known By - Torkoal
Name - Wonder Guard
Description - Makes the Pokemon immune to all attacks, excpet for ones that are
super effective.
Known By - Shedinja
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* Section 3 - Copyright & Contact *
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Credits
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