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Ability No. 26
Levitate
Evades Ground moves.
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Ability No. 1
Stench
Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.
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Ability No. 2
Drizzle
Summons rain that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.
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Ability No. 3
Speed Boost
Raises Speed one stage after each turn.
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Ability No. 4
Battle Armor
Protects against critical hits.
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Ability No. 5
Sturdy
Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
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Ability No. 6
Damp
Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
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Ability No. 7
Limber
Prevents paralysis.
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Ability No. 8
Sand Veil
Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
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Ability No. 9
Static
Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.
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Fur Coat
Primary effect
Halves damage from physical attacks.
Magician
Primary effect
Steals the target's held item when the bearer uses a damaging move.
Bulletproof
Primary effect
Protects against bullet, ball, and bomb-based moves.
Competitive
Primary effect
Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.
Strong Jaw
Primary effect
Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.
Refrigerate
Primary effect
Turns the bearer's Normal moves into Ice moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.
Sweet Veil
Primary effect
Prevents friendly Pokémon from sleeping.
Stance Change
Primary effect
Changes Aegislash to Blade Forme before using a damaging move, or Shield Forme before using King’s Shield.
Gale Wings
Primary effect
Raises Flying moves' priority by one stage.
Mega Launcher
Primary effect
Strengthens aura and pulse moves to 1.5× their power.
Grass Pelt
Primary effect
Boosts Defense while Grassy Terrain is in effect.
Symbiosis
Primary effect
Passes the bearer's held item to an ally when the ally uses up its item.
Tough Claws
Primary effect
Strengthens moves that make contact to 1.33× their power.
Pixilate
Primary effect
Turns the bearer's Normal moves into Fairy moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.
Gooey
Primary effect
Lowers attacking Pokémon's Speed by one stage on contact.
Aerilate
Primary effect
Turns the bearer's Normal moves into Flying moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.
Parental Bond
Primary effect
Lets the bearer hit twice with damaging moves. The second hit has half power.
Dark Aura
Primary effect
Strengthens Dark moves to 1.33× their power for all friendly and opposing Pokémon.
Fairy Aura
Primary effect
Strengthens Fairy moves to 1.33× their power for all friendly and opposing Pokémon.
Aura Break
Primary effect
Makes Dark Aura and Fairy Aura weaken moves of their respective types.
Primordial Sea
Primary effect
Creates heavy rain, which has all the properties of Rain Dance, cannot be replaced, and causes damaging Fire moves to fail.
Desolate Land
Primary effect
Creates extremely harsh sunlight, which has all the properties of Sunny Day, cannot be replaced, and causes damaging Water moves to fail.
Delta Stream
Primary effect
Creates a mysterious air current, which cannot be replaced and causes moves to never be super effective against Flying Pokémon.
Stamina
Primary effect
Raises this Pokémon's Defense by one stage when it takes damage from a move.