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List of New Abilities

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This article will show you the list of all the New Abilities in the game Pokemon Sword and Shield, as well as The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra DLC.

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List of New Abilities

New in The Crown Tundra

Ability Description Pokemon
Dragon’s Maw Powers up Dragon-type moves.
Regidrago ImageRegidrago
Transistor Powers up Electric-type moves.
Regieleki ImageRegieleki
Curious Medicine When a Pokemon with this Ability enters the battlefield, allies’ stat changes are reset.
Galarian Slowking ImageGalarian Slowking
Chilling Neigh When the Pokemon knocks out a target, it utters a chilling neigh, which boosts its Attack stat.
Glastrier ImageGlastrier
Grim Neigh When the Pokemon knocks out a target, it utters a terrifying neigh, which boosts its Special Attack stat.
Spectrier ImageSpectrier
As One (Ice Rider) This Ability combines the effects of both Calyrex's Unnerve Ability and Glastrier's Chilling Neigh Ability.
Calyrex (Ice Rider) ImageCalyrex (Ice Rider)
As One (Shadow Rider) This Ability combines the effects of both Calyrex's Unnerve Ability and Spectrier's Grim Neigh Ability.
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) ImageCalyrex (Shadow Rider)

New in The Isle of Armor

Ability Description Pokemon
Quick Draw Enables the Pokémon to move first occasionally.
Galarian Slowbro ImageGalarian Slowbro
Unseen Fist Allows the Pokemon to bypass moves like Protect when it uses attacks which make direct contact.
Urshifu Single-Strike Style ImageUrshifu Single-Strike Style
Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style ImageUrshifu Rapid-Strike Style

New in Generation 8

Ability Description Pokemon
Mirror Armor Bounces back only the stat-lowering effects that the Pokemon receives.
Corviknight ImageCorviknight
Dauntless Shield Boosts the Pokémon's Defense stat when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Zamazenta ImageZamazenta
Intrepid Sword Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Zacian ImageZacian
Libero Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's about to use.
Scorbunny ImageScorbunny
Raboot ImageRaboot
Cinderace ImageCinderace
Steam Engine Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat drastically if hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
Rolycoly ImageRolycoly
Carkol ImageCarkol
Coalossal ImageCoalossal
Propeller Tail Pokemon Abilities and moves that draw in moves are ignored.
Arrokuda ImageArrokuda
Barraskewda ImageBarraskewda
Steely Spirit All ally Pokemon Steel type moves are boosted.
Perrserker ImagePerrserker
Ripen Ripens Berries and doubles their effect.
Applin ImageApplin
Flapple ImageFlapple
Appletun ImageAppletun
Punk Rock Boosts the power of sound-based moves. The Pokémon also takes half the damage from these kinds of moves.
Toxtricity ImageToxtricity
Sand Spit The Pokémon creates a sandstorm when it's hit by an attack.
Silicobra ImageSilicobra
Sandaconda ImageSandaconda
Wandering Spirit The Pokémon exchanges Abilities with a Pokémon that hits it with a move that makes direct contact.
Galarian Yamask ImageGalarian Yamask
Runerigus ImageRunerigus
Ice Scales Special moves damage are halved because the Pokemon is protected by ice scales.
Snom ImageSnom
Frosmoth ImageFrosmoth
Power Spot Just being next to the Pokémon powers up moves.
Stonjourner ImageStonjourner
Ice Face 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 hails.
Eiscue ImageEiscue
Eiscue (Noice Face) ImageEiscue (Noice Face)
Ball Fetch If the Pokemon is not holding an item, it will fetch the Poke Ball from the first failed throw of the battle.
Yamper ImageYamper
Cotton Down When the Pokemon is hit by an attack, it scatters cotton fluff around and lowers the Speed stat of all Pokemon except itself.
Gossifleur ImageGossifleur
Eldegoss ImageEldegoss
Gorilla Tactics Boosts the Pokemon's Attack Stat but only allows the use of the first selected move.
Galarian Darmanitan ImageGalarian Darmanitan
Stalwart Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon's Abilities and moves that draw in moves.
Duraludon ImageDuraludon
Gulp Missile When the Pokémon uses Surf or Dive, it will come back with prey. When it takes damage, it will spit out the prey to attack.
Cramorant ImageCramorant
Pastel Veil Prevents Pokemon and it's teammates from being Poisoned. Also cures Poison from Pokemon entering the battlefield.
Galarian Ponyta ImageGalarian Ponyta
Galarian Rapidash ImageGalarian Rapidash
Neutralizing Gas Neutralize all of the Pokemon abilities in battle.
Koffing ImageKoffing
Weezing ImageWeezing
Galarian Weezing ImageGalarian Weezing
Screen Cleaner Disables all the effects of Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil.
Galarian Mr. Mime ImageGalarian Mr. Mime
Mr. Rime ImageMr. Rime
Perish Body Pokemon and the attacker will faint after 3 turns if you are hit by an attack that has direct contact with you.
Cursola ImageCursola
Mimicry The Pokemon type changes depending on the terrain.
Galarian Stunfisk ImageGalarian Stunfisk
Hunger Switch The Pokémon changes its form, alternating between its Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode after the end of each turn.
Morpeko ImageMorpeko

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