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New Abilities will make a debut in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)! Read on to learn more about the newest Abilities introduced in Gen 9 and our thoughts on the competitive viability for each of them!
| Ability | Effect |
|---|---|
| Anger Shell | When the Pokemon's HP drops below 50% or less, its Defense and Special Defense stats are lowered by one stage, but its Attack, Special Attack, and Speed stats are raised by one stage. |
| Armor Tail | It makes opposing Pokémon unable to use priority moves. |
| Beads of Ruin | Lowers the Special Defense stat of all Pokemon in the field by 25%. This Ability does not stack and also grants immunity to opposing Beads of Ruin. |
| Commander | The Pokemon enters an ally Dondozo's mouth if one is in battle and will not be damaged from attacks. Afterwards Dondozo cannot be switched out but all of its stats will be raised by two stages. |
| Costar | The Pokemon copies an ally's stat changes when it enters the field. |
| Cud Chew | When a Pokemon eats a Berry, it will eat the Berry again at the end of the next turn. |
| Earth Eater | The Pokemon is unaffected by Ground-type moves, and instead heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit with a Ground-type attack. |
| Electromorphosis | The user becomes charged when hit by an attack, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move it uses. |
| Embody Aspect | An extra second Ability which activates when Ogerpon Terastallizes. Boosts a stat by one stage depending on Ogerpon's form: Speed for Teal Mask, Special Defense for Wellspring Mask, Attack for Hearthflame Mask, and Defense for Cornerstone Mask. |
| Good as Gold | The Pokemon is immune from all status moves. |
| Guard Dog | The Pokemon's Attack stat is raised by one stage if it is affected by Intimidate. The Pokemon also ignores the effects of moves or items that force it to be switched out. |
| Hadron Engine | The user summons Electric Terrain for five turns, and boosts its Special Attack stat by 30% while said terrain is active. |
| Hospitality | Heals ally Pokémon in Double Battles when it is sent into battle |
| Lingering Aroma | Contact with the Pokémon change the attacker's ability to Lingering Aroma. |
| Mind's Eye | 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. |
| Mycelium Might | All status moves used by the Pokemon go last within their priority bracket, and will ignore the Ability of the target. |
| Opportunist | The Pokemon copies any stat boosts of its opponent. |
| Orichalcum Pulse | The user changes the weather to Harsh Sunlight for five turns, and boosts its Attack stat by 30% while said weather is active. |
| Poison Puppeteer | Pokémon poisoned by Pecharunt’s moves will also become confused. |
| Protosynthesis | If Harsh Sunlight is active or if it's holding Booster Energy, the Pokemon's highest stat is boosted by 30% if the stat is Attack, Defense, Special Attack, or Special Defense or 50% if the stat is Speed. |
| Purifying Salt | The Pokemon is protected from being inflicted with status conditions and halves the damage taken from Ghost-type moves. |
| Quark Drive | If Electric Terrain is active or if it's holding Booster Energy, the Pokemon's highest stat is boosted by 30% if the stat is Attack, Defense, Special Attack, or Special Defense or 50% if the stat is Speed. |
| Rocky Payload | Boosts the power of Rock-type moves by 50%. |
| Seed Sower | Summons Grassy Terrain in the field which lasts for five turns when the Pokemon is hit by an attack. |
| Sharpness | Boosts the power of slicing moves by 50%. |
| Supersweet Syrup | The scent of this Pokemon's syrup spreads across the battlefield, lowering the evasiveness of opposing Pokémon when it first enters the field. |
| Supreme Overlord | The Pokemon's Attack and Special Attack stats receive a 10% boost for each fainted member in the party. |
| Sword of Ruin | Lowers the Defense stat of all Pokemon in the field by 25%. This Ability does not stack and also grants immunity to opposing Sword of Ruin. |
| Tablets of Ruin | Lowers the Attack stat of all Pokemon in the field by 25%. This Ability does not stack and also grants immunity to opposing Tablets of Ruin. |
| Tera Shell | All damage-dealing moves that hit the Pokémon when its HP is full will not be very effective. |
| Tera Shift | When Terapagos enters a battle, it transforms into its Terastal Form. |
| Teraform Zero | When Terapagos changes into its Stellar Form, it eliminates all effects of weather and terrain. |
| Thermal Exchange | The Pokemon's Attack stat is raised by one stage if it is hit by a Fire-type move. The Pokemon also cannot be burned. |
| Toxic Chain | When a Pokemon with this ability hits an opponent with a move, the power of the toxic chain this Pokemon has may cause the opponent to become badly poisoned. |
| Toxic Debris | When hit by a physical move, the Pokemon scatters Toxic Spikes in the opposing field. The effect can activate a maximum of two times. |
| Vessel of Ruin | Lowers the Special Attack stat of all Pokemon in the field by 25%. This Ability does not stack and also grants immunity to opposing Vessel of Ruin. |
| Well-Baked Body | The Pokemon takes no damage from Fire-type moves, and its Defense stat is raised by two stages if hit by a Fire-type attack. |
| Wind Power | The Pokemon becomes charged and boosts the damage of the next Electric-type move it uses when it is hit by a wind move. |
| Wind Rider | The Pokemon takes no damage from wind moves, and its Attack stat is raised by one stage if Tailwind is in effect or if it is hit by a wind move |
| Zero to Hero | When switched out, the Pokemon transforms into its Hero Form which lasts until the end of the battle. |
Anger Shell is an all-new Ability in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
Pokemon with this Ability will get a boost to their Attack, Special Attack, and Speed stats once their health drops to half or less, while lowering their Defense and Special Defense stats.
Klawf, as revealed in the September 7 trailer for the game, is stated to have this Ability.
Anger Shell acts like the move Shell Smash, except that it activates automatically once the Pokemon is at half health, making this a very effective way of buffing it up without the use of any moves!
This Ability synergizes well if the Pokemon has other stat-boosting moves which drops its health to half, like Belly Drum or Curse, or it can also be used defensively with Substitute.
Another possible strategy with this Ability is for the Pokemon to use Baton Pass after Anger Shell activates and pass the stat changes to another Pokemon.
Cud Chew is a new Ability introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and is one of Farigiraf's Abilities.
This Ability allows its user to consume a held Berry an additional time at the end of the turn!
Similar to Harvest and Cheek Pouch, Cud Chew will allow its user to have even more survivability if its user is holding a Berry that recovers HP.
Sitrus Berry appears to be the most intuitive choice because it is not difficult to trigger. Having it trigger an additional time with Cud Chew will let its user recover a lot of health!
Armor Tail is a new Ability introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and is one of Farigiraf's Abilities.
It prevents opposing Pokemon from using Priority Moves, such as Sucker Punch or Quick Attack.
Armor Tail could be very useful for consistently setting up Trick Room because Armor Tail protects Farigiraf from Fake Out.
We have seen Oranguru with Inner Focus find success as a consistent Trick Room setter in the past, and this could be a viable way to run Farigiraf.
Additionally, Armor Tail would be useful for protecting Farigiraf from Prankster-enabled Trick.
Bellibolt introduces Electromorphosis, a new ability where when it is attacked, it enters a Charged state which powers up an Electric attack it uses one time!
Iono has hinted that Bellibolt is sluggish and easy-going for an Electric-type. Assuming it has the bulk characteristic of slower Pokemon, the idea of it being charged by a hit, and then Terastallizing into an Electric-type for a STAB-boosted, Tera-type-boosted, and Electromorphosis-boosted Electric-type attack allows it to pack a surprising punch!
While it does sound like a predictable strategy, it can be used to play mind-games with the opponent where they don't know when you'll pull the trigger on your strong move.
| All Abilities by Initial Letter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D |
| E | F | G | H |
| I | J | K | L |
| M | N | O | P |
| Q | R | S | T |
| U | V | W | Z |
| Other Ability Guides | |||
| All Gen 9 New Abilities | List of Hidden Abilities | ||
| Unavailable Abilities | List of Abilities with Effects Outside Battle | ||
| List of New DLC Abilities | Returning DLC Abilities | ||
New Abilities: All New Gen 9 Abilities
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