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Ability	Category	Effect	Gen	Pokémon
Adaptability	offensive	Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.	IV	20
Aerilate	offensive	Turns the bearer's Normal moves into Flying moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.	VI	2
Aftermath	offensive	Damages the attacker for 1/4 its max HP when knocked out by a contact move.	IV	11
Air Lock	utility	Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.	III	1
Analytic	offensive	Strengthens moves to 1.3× their power when moving last.	V	12
Anger Point	offensive	Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.	IV	12
Anger Shell	speed	When the Pokémon's HP drops below half, Anger Shell lowers its Defense and Special Defense but its Attack, Special Attack and Speed are raised.	IX	1
Anticipation	offensive	Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, Self-Destruct, Explosion, or a one-hit KO move.	IV	18
Aqua Boost	offensive	No description available	V	—
Arena Trap	utility	Prevents opponents from fleeing or switching out. Eluded by Flying-types and Pokémon in the air.	III	3
Armor Tail	speed	Prevents the opponent from using any moves that have priority, such as Quick Attack.	IX	1
Aroma Veil	defensive	Protects allies against moves that affect their mental state.	VI	8
As One Glastrier	utility	No description available	VIII	1
As One Spectrier	utility	No description available	VIII	1
Aura Break	offensive	Makes Dark Aura and Fairy Aura weaken moves of their respective types.	VI	2
Bad Dreams	offensive	Damages sleeping opponents for 1/8 their max HP after each turn.	IV	1
Ball Fetch	utility	If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the Poké Ball from the first failed throw of the battle.	VIII	1
Battery	offensive	Ally Pokémon's moves have their power increased to 1.3×.	VII	1
Battle Armor	defensive	Protects against critical hits.	III	11
Battle Bond	offensive	Transforms this Pokémon into Ash-Greninja after fainting an opponent. Water Shuriken's power is 20 and always hits three times.	VII	2
Beads Of Ruin	offensive	Lowers Special Defense of all Pokémon except itself.	IX	1
Beast Boost	offensive	Raises this Pokémon's highest stat by one stage when it faints another Pokémon.	VII	11
Berserk	offensive	Raises this Pokémon's Special Attack by one stage every time its HP drops below half.	VII	3
Big Pecks	defensive	Protects against Defense drops.	V	15
Black Hole	utility	No description available	V	—
Blaze	offensive	Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.	III	30
Bodyguard	defensive	No description available	V	—
Bonanza	utility	No description available	V	—
Bulletproof	defensive	Protects against bullet, ball, and bomb-based moves.	VI	12
Calming	utility	No description available	V	—
Celebrate	utility	No description available	V	—
Cheek Pouch	utility	Restores HP upon eating a Berry, in addition to the Berry's effect.	VI	7
Chilling Neigh	offensive	Boosts Attack after knocking out a Pokémon.	VIII	1
Chlorophyll	speed	Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.	III	30
Clear Body	speed	Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.	III	19
Climber	utility	No description available	V	—
Cloud Nine	utility	Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.	III	7
Color Change	offensive	Changes type to match when hit by a damaging move.	III	1
Comatose	utility	This Pokémon always acts as though it were Asleep.	VII	1
Commander	utility	Goes inside the mouth of an ally Dondozo if one is on the field.	IX	3
Competitive	offensive	Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.	VI	15
Compound Eyes	utility	Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.	III	13
Confidence	utility	No description available	V	—
Conqueror	utility	No description available	V	—
Contrary	offensive	Inverts stat changes.	V	11
Corrosion	utility	This Pokémon can inflict poison on Poison and Steel Pokémon.	VII	5
Costar	utility	Copies ally's stat changes on entering battle.	IX	1
Cotton Down	speed	When Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.	VIII	2
Cud Chew	utility	Causes the Pokémon to reuse an already consumed Berry at the end of the next turn.	IX	4
Curious Medicine	utility	Resets all stat changes upon entering battlefield.	VIII	1
Cursed Body	utility	Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.	V	15
Cute Charm	offensive	Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.	III	15
Damp	utility	Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.	III	20
Dancer	utility	Whenever another Pokémon uses a dance move, this Pokémon will use the same move immediately afterwards.	VII	4
Dark Aura	offensive	Strengthens Dark moves to 1.33× their power for all friendly and opposing Pokémon.	VI	1
Dauntless Shield	offensive	Boosts Defense in battle.	VIII	2
Daze	utility	No description available	V	—
Dazzling	speed	Opposing Pokémon cannot use priority attacks.	VII	1
Decoy	utility	No description available	V	—
Deep Sleep	utility	No description available	V	—
Defeatist	offensive	Halves Attack and Special Attack at 50% max HP or less.	V	2
Defiant	offensive	Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.	V	16
Delta Stream	offensive	Creates a mysterious air current, which cannot be replaced and causes moves to never be super effective against Flying Pokémon.	VI	1
Desolate Land	utility	Creates extremely harsh sunlight, which has all the properties of Sunny Day, cannot be replaced, and causes damaging Water moves to fail.	VI	1
Disguise	offensive	Prevents the first instance of battle damage.	VII	4
Disgust	utility	No description available	V	—
Dodge	utility	No description available	V	—
Download	offensive	Raises the attack stat corresponding to the opponents' weaker defense one stage upon entering battle.	IV	4
Dragonize	offensive	The Pokémon's Normal-type moves become Dragon-type moves and their power is boosted by 20%.	IX	1
Dragons Maw	offensive	Powers up Dragon-type moves.	VIII	1
Drizzle	speed	Summons rain that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.	III	3
Drought	speed	Summons strong sunlight that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.	III	5
Dry Skin	offensive	Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from Fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.	IV	7
Early Bird	speed	Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.	III	16
Earth Eater	offensive	Restores HP when hit by a Ground-type move.	IX	1
Effect Spore	offensive	Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.	III	11
Electric Surge	utility	When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Electric Terrain.	VII	2
Electromorphosis	offensive	When hit by an attack, the power of the next Electric-type move it uses is doubled.	IX	1
Embody Aspect	offensive	Embody Aspect boosts a particular stat, depending on the form of a Terastallized Ogerpon	IX	—
Emergency Exit	utility	This Pokémon automatically switches out when its HP drops below half.	VII	1
Explode	utility	No description available	V	—
Fairy Aura	offensive	Strengthens Fairy moves to 1.33× their power for all friendly and opposing Pokémon.	VI	2
Filter	offensive	Decreases damage taken from super-effective moves by 1/4.	IV	4
Flame Body	speed	Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.	III	23
Flame Boost	offensive	No description available	V	—
Flare Boost	offensive	Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when burned.	V	2
Flash Fire	offensive	Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.	III	29
Flower Gift	offensive	Increases friendly Pokémon's Attack and Special Defense to 1.5× during strong sunlight.	IV	1
Flower Veil	defensive	Protects friendly Grass Pokémon from having their stats lowered by other Pokémon.	VI	5
Fluffy	offensive	Damage from contact moves is halved. Damage from Fire moves is doubled.	VII	6
Forecast	utility	Changes Castform's type and form to match the weather.	III	4
Forewarn	offensive	Reveals the opponents' strongest move upon entering battle.	IV	6
Fortune	utility	No description available	V	—
Friend Guard	offensive	Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.	V	10
Frighten	utility	No description available	V	—
Frisk	utility	Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.	IV	30
Frostbite	offensive	No description available	V	—
Full Metal Body	offensive	Other Pokémon cannot lower this Pokémon's stats.	VII	1
Fur Coat	offensive	Halves damage from physical attacks.	VI	2
Gale Wings	speed	Raises Flying moves' priority by one stage.	VI	3
Galvanize	offensive	This Pokémon's Normal moves are Electric and have their power increased to 1.2×.	VII	3
Gluttony	utility	Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.	IV	30
Good As Gold	utility	Gives immunity to status moves.	IX	1
Gooey	speed	Lowers attacking Pokémon's Speed by one stage on contact.	VI	7
Gorilla Tactics	offensive	Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat but only allows the use of the first selected move.	VIII	2
Grass Cloak	utility	No description available	V	—
Grass Pelt	offensive	Boosts Defense while Grassy Terrain is in effect.	VI	2
Grassy Surge	utility	When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Grassy Terrain.	VII	5
Grim Neigh	offensive	Boosts Special Attack after knocking out a Pokémon.	VIII	1
Guard Dog	offensive	Boosts Attack if intimidated, and prevents being forced to switch out.	IX	2
Gulp	utility	No description available	V	—
Gulp Missile	offensive	If a Cramorant with Gulp Missile uses Surf or Dive, it catches prey and changes its form depending on its remaining HP.	VIII	3
Guts	offensive	Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.	III	26
Hadron Engine	offensive	Creates an Electric Terrain when entering battle, and boosts Special Attack while active.	IX	5
Harvest	utility	Has a 50% chance of restoring a used Berry after each turn if the Pokémon has held no items in the meantime.	V	9
Healer	defensive	Has a 30% chance of curing each adjacent ally of any major status ailment after each turn.	V	12
Heatproof	offensive	Halves damage from Fire moves and burns.	IV	5
Heavy Metal	utility	Doubles the Pokémon's weight.	V	10
Herbivore	utility	No description available	V	—
Hero	utility	No description available	V	—
High Rise	utility	No description available	V	—
Honey Gather	utility	The Pokémon may pick up Honey after battle.	IV	5
Hospitality	utility	When a Pokémon with Hospitality enters a battle, it restores HP for an ally by 25%.	IX	2
Hot Blooded	utility	No description available	V	—
Huge Power	offensive	Doubles Attack in battle.	III	7
Hunger Switch	utility	Causes Morpeko to change its form each turn, alternating between Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode	VIII	2
Hustle	offensive	Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.	III	30
Hydration	utility	Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.	IV	23
Hyper Cutter	offensive	Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.	III	12
Ice Body	offensive	Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.	IV	21
Ice Face	offensive	The Pokémon’s ice head can take a physical attack as a substitute, but the attack also changes the Pokémon’s appearance. The ice will be restored when it snows.	VIII	2
Ice Scales	offensive	Halves damage from Special moves.	VIII	2
Illuminate	utility	Doubles the wild encounter rate.	III	8
Illusion	offensive	Takes the appearance of the last conscious party Pokémon upon being sent out until hit by a damaging move.	V	4
Immunity	defensive	Prevents poison.	III	4
Imposter	defensive	Transforms upon entering battle.	V	1
Infiltrator	defensive	Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.	V	27
Innards Out	offensive	When this Pokémon faints from an opponent's move, that opponent takes damage equal to the HP this Pokémon had remaining.	VII	2
Inner Focus	utility	Prevents flinching.	III	30
Insomnia	utility	Prevents sleep.	III	24
Instinct	utility	No description available	V	—
Interference	utility	No description available	V	—
Intimidate	offensive	Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.	III	30
Intrepid Sword	offensive	Boosts Attack in battle.	VIII	2
Iron Barbs	offensive	Damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact.	V	4
Iron Fist	offensive	Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.	IV	20
Jagged Edge	utility	No description available	V	—
Justified	offensive	Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a Dark move.	V	10
Keen Eye	utility	Prevents accuracy from being lowered.	III	30
Klutz	speed	Prevents the Pokémon from using its held item in battle.	IV	12
Last Bastion	utility	No description available	V	—
Leaf Guard	defensive	Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.	IV	23
Levitate	defensive	Evades Ground moves.	III	30
Libero	offensive	Libero changes the Pokémon's type to that of its previously used attack.	VIII	4
Life Force	utility	No description available	V	—
Light Metal	utility	Halves the Pokémon's weight.	V	7
Lightning Rod	speed	Redirects single-target Electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.	III	30
Limber	defensive	Prevents paralysis.	III	14
Lingering Aroma	offensive	Contact changes the attacker's Ability to Lingering Aroma.	IX	1
Liquid Ooze	offensive	Damages opponents using leeching moves for as much as they would heal.	III	4
Liquid Voice	utility	Sound-based moves become Water-type.	VII	3
Long Reach	utility	This Pokémon's moves do not make contact.	VII	3
Lullaby	utility	No description available	V	—
Lunchbox	utility	No description available	V	—
Magic Bounce	utility	Reflects most non-damaging moves back at their user.	V	11
Magic Guard	offensive	Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.	IV	10
Magician	utility	Steals the target's held item when the bearer uses a damaging move.	VI	6
Magma Armor	speed	Prevents freezing.	III	3
Magnet Pull	utility	Prevents Steel opponents from fleeing or switching out.	III	9
Marvel Scale	defensive	Increases Defense to 1.5× with a major status ailment.	III	3
Medic	utility	No description available	V	—
Mega Launcher	offensive	Strengthens aura and pulse moves to 1.5× their power.	VI	3
Mega Sol	utility	The Pokémon can use its moves as if the weather were harsh sunlight.	IX	1
Melee	utility	No description available	V	—
Merciless	utility	This Pokémon's moves critical hit against poisoned targets.	VII	2
Mimicry	utility	Changes type depending on the terrain.	VIII	1
Minds Eye	offensive	The Pokémon ignores changes to opponents' evasiveness, its accuracy can't be lowered, and it can hit Ghost types with Normal- and Fighting-type moves.	IX	1
Minus	offensive	Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has Plus or Minus.	III	8
Mirror Armor	utility	Reflects any stat-lowering effects.	VIII	2
Misty Surge	utility	When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Misty Terrain.	VII	2
Mold Breaker	defensive	Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.	IV	27
Mood Maker	utility	No description available	V	—
Moody	utility	Raises a random stat two stages and lowers another one stage after each turn.	V	8
Motor Drive	speed	Absorbs Electric moves, raising Speed one stage.	IV	4
Mountaineer	offensive	On switch-in, this Pokemon avoids all Rock-type attacks and Stealth Rock.	V	—
Moxie	offensive	Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.	V	16
Multiscale	offensive	Halves damage taken from full HP.	V	3
Multitype	offensive	Changes Arceus's type and form to match its held Plate.	IV	1
Mummy	offensive	Changes attacking Pokémon's abilities to Mummy on contact.	V	2
Mycelium Might	utility	Status moves go last, but are not affected by the opponent's ability.	IX	2
Natural Cure	utility	Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.	III	19
Neuroforce	offensive	Increases super-effective damage dealt to 1.25×.	VII	1
Neutralizing Gas	utility	Neutralizes abilities of all Pokémon in battle.	VIII	3
No Guard	defensive	Ensures all moves used by and against the Pokémon hit.	IV	12
Nomad	utility	No description available	V	—
Normalize	offensive	Makes the Pokémon's moves all act Normal-type.	IV	2
Nurse	utility	No description available	V	—
Oblivious	defensive	Prevents infatuation and protects against Captivate.	III	26
Omnipotent	utility	No description available	V	—
Opportunist	offensive	Copies stat boosts by the opponent.	IX	1
Orichalcum Pulse	offensive	Turns the sunlight harsh when entering battle, and boosts Attack while active.	IX	5
Overcoat	offensive	Protects against damage from weather.	V	26
Overgrow	offensive	Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.	III	30
Own Tempo	defensive	Prevents confusion.	III	30
Parental Bond	offensive	Lets the bearer hit twice with damaging moves. The second hit has half power.	VI	1
Parry	utility	No description available	V	—
Pastel Veil	utility	Prevents the Pokémon and its allies from being poisoned.	VIII	2
Perception	utility	No description available	V	—
Perish Body	offensive	When hit by a move that makes direct contact, the Pokémon and the attacker will faint after three turns unless they switch out of battle.	VIII	1
Pickpocket	offensive	Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.	V	16
Pickup	utility	Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.	III	30
Piercing Drill	offensive	When the Pokémon uses contact moves, it can hit even targets that are protecting themselves.	IX	1
Pixilate	offensive	Turns the bearer's Normal moves into Fairy moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.	VI	3
Plus	offensive	Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has Plus or Minus.	III	10
Poison Heal	offensive	Heals for 1/8 max HP after each turn when poisoned in place of damage.	IV	3
Poison Point	offensive	Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.	III	20
Poison Puppeteer	utility	Pokémon poisoned by Pecharunt's moves will also become confused.	IX	1
Poison Touch	utility	Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.	V	11
Power Construct	offensive	Transforms 10% or 50% Zygarde into Complete Forme when its HP is below 50%.	VII	3
Power Nap	offensive	No description available	V	—
Power Of Alchemy	offensive	When an ally faints, this Pokémon gains its Ability.	VII	2
Power Spot	offensive	Just being next to the Pokémon powers up moves.	VIII	1
Prankster	speed	Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.	V	20
Pressure	utility	Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.	III	30
Pride	utility	No description available	V	—
Primordial Sea	utility	Creates heavy rain, which has all the properties of Rain Dance, cannot be replaced, and causes damaging Fire moves to fail.	VI	1
Prism Armor	offensive	Reduces super-effective damage to 0.75×.	VII	3
Propeller Tail	utility	Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.	VIII	2
Protean	utility	Changes the bearer's type to match each move it uses.	VI	8
Protosynthesis	offensive	Raises highest stat in harsh sunlight, or if holding Booster Energy.	IX	10
Psychic Surge	utility	When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Psychic Terrain.	VII	3
Punk Rock	offensive	Boosts sound-based moves and halves damage from the same moves.	VIII	4
Pure Power	offensive	Doubles Attack in battle.	III	3
Purifying Salt	offensive	Protects from status conditions and halves damage from Ghost-type moves.	IX	3
Quark Drive	offensive	Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy.	IX	10
Queenly Majesty	speed	Opposing Pokémon cannot use priority attacks.	VII	1
Quick Draw	speed	Enables the Pokémon to move first occasionally.	VIII	1
Quick Feet	speed	Increases Speed to 1.5× with a major status ailment.	IV	11
Rain Dish	defensive	Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.	III	14
Rattled	speed	Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a Dark, Ghost, or Bug move.	V	21

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