ABILITIES

Learn about all abilities in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, including Air Lock, Arena Trap, Blaze, and more. Understand their effects and how they impact battles.

Abilities:

• Air Lock: A Pokémon with this ability is unaffected by weather conditions like rain and heat.
• Arena Trap: Prevents the opponent from switching Pokémon or escaping wild encounters. Flying-type Pokémon and those with the Levitate ability are exceptions. In Emerald, it increases the chance of meeting wild Pokémon when the Pokémon with Arena Trap is in the front spot of your team.
• Battle Armor: Decreases the chance of critical hits for the Pokémon with this ability.
• Blaze: When a Pokémon's HP falls below 1/3 of normal, its fire-type attacks are increased by 150%. This ability is common for fire-type starters like Torchic and their evolutions.
• Chlorophyll: When Sunny Day is in effect, the Pokémon's speed is doubled.
• Clear Body: Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon's moves or abilities. For example, Leer becomes ineffective.
• Cloud Nine: All Pokémon on the field are unaffected by weather conditions such as Sunny Day and Rain Dance.
• Color Change: When hit by an attack, the Pokémon changes to the type of that attack. For instance, if hit by Flamethrower, it becomes a Fire-type.
• Compoundeyes: Increases the Pokémon's accuracy by 30%. In Emerald, it increases the chance of meeting wild Pokémon with held items if the Pokémon with Compoundeyes is in the front spot of your team.
• Cute Charm: If hit directly by an attack, there is a 30% chance the attacker will become attracted. In Emerald, it increases the chance of meeting wild Pokémon of the opposite gender when in the front spot of your team.
• Damp: If a Pokémon with this ability is on the field, all Pokémon are prevented from using Self-destruct and Explosion.
• Drizzle: When a Pokémon with this ability is sent out to battle, Rain Dance comes into effect for the entire battle.
• Drought: When a Pokémon with this ability is sent out to battle, Sunny Day comes into effect for the entire battle.
• Early Bird: If a Pokémon with this ability is put to sleep, it has a better chance of waking up earlier.
• Effect Spore: When a Pokémon with this ability is hit directly, there is a 10% chance the opponent will be poisoned, put to sleep, or paralyzed.
• Flame Body: If a Pokémon with this ability is attacked directly, there is a 30% chance the opponent will be burned. In Emerald, any eggs will take half the amount of steps needed to hatch if the Pokémon with Flame Body is on the team.
• Flash Fire: If the Pokémon is hit with a fire attack, its fire-type moves will be increased by 150%.
• Forecast: Castform is the only Pokémon with this ability. When weather is in effect, Castform changes type: Fire-type during Sunny Day, Water-type during Rain Dance, and Ice-type during hail.
• Guts: When the Pokémon is inflicted with a status condition, its attacks are increased by 150%.
• Huge Power: Doubles the Pokémon's attack power. If the opponent uses Skill Swap, the effect is halved.
• Hustle: Increases the Pokémon's attacks by 150%, but lowers the accuracy of physical attacks by 20%. In Emerald, it increases the chance of meeting wild Pokémon if the Pokémon with Hustle is in the front spot of your team.
• Hyper Cutter: Prevents any move that would lower the Pokémon's attack stat, such as Growl.
• Illuminate: Increases the chance of meeting wild Pokémon if the Pokémon with this ability is in the front spot of your team.
• Immunity: Pokémon with this ability cannot be poisoned by any means.
• Inner Focus: Pokémon with this ability cannot flinch.
• Insomnia: Pokémon with this ability cannot be put to sleep.
• Intimidate: When the Pokémon with this ability is sent out to battle, it lowers the opponent's attack by two levels. In Emerald, it increases the chance of meeting wild Pokémon of lower levels when the Pokémon with Intimidate is in the front spot of your team.
• Keen Eye: The Pokémon's accuracy cannot be lowered by any means. In Emerald, it decreases the chance of meeting wild Pokémon of lower levels when the Pokémon with Keen Eye is in the front spot of your team.
• Levitate: Pokémon with this ability are completely immune to ground-type attacks.
• Lightningrod: In a 2-on-2 battle, this Pokémon draws electric attacks to itself, taking the damage. In Emerald, it increases the chance of receiving phone calls from trainers when the Pokémon with Lightningrod is in the front spot of your team.
• Limber: Pokémon with this ability cannot be paralyzed.
• Liquid Ooze: If a Pokémon with this ability is hit by an attack that drains HP to heal the opponent (like Giga Drain), the attacker loses HP instead.
• Magma Armor: Pokémon with this ability cannot be frozen. In Emerald, eggs take half the steps to hatch if the Pokémon with Magma Armor is on the team.
• Magnet Pull: While this Pokémon is in battle, Steel-type Pokémon cannot escape. In Emerald, it increases the chance of meeting Steel-type Pokémon when the Pokémon with Magnet Pull is in the front spot of your team.
• Marvel Scale: If a Pokémon with this ability is inflicted with a status condition, its defense is multiplied by 150%.
• Minus: This is Minun's special ability. (The source text is incomplete for this ability).