Pokémon

Ability List

A list of abilities for Pokémon from Nintendo's Official Player's Guide!

NOTE: All stat increasing and decreasing effects are temporary! Also, the "basic" attacks will be simply classified as "Damages."

Name	Type	PP	Effect
A
Absorb	Grass	20	Pokemon absorbs HP equal to 1/2 the damage delt.
Acid	Poison	30	Damages and may decrease enemy's Defense.
Acid Armor	Poison	40	Increases Pokemon's Defense.
Agility	Psychic	30	Greatly increases Speed.
Amnesia	Psyhcic	20	Greatly increases Special.
Aurora Beam	Ice	20	Damages, may Freeze enemy and/or decrease its Attack.
B
Barrage	Normal	20	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.
Barrier	Psychic	30	Greatly increases Defense.
Bide	Normal	10	Pokemon loses 2 to 3 turns, then damages twice the amount it received.
Bind	Normal	20	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.
Bite	Normal	25	Damages.
Blizzard	Ice	5	Damages and may Freeze enemy.
Body Slam	Normal	15	Damages and may Paralyze enemy.
Bone Club	Ground	20	Damages.
Bonemerang	Ground	10	Pokemon attacks 2 times.
Bubble	Water	30	Damages and may decrease Speed.
Bubblebeam	Water	20	Damages and may decrease Speed.
C
Clamp	Water	10	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.
Comet Punch	Normal	15	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.
Confuse Ray	Ghost	10	Confuses enemy.
Confusion	Psychic	25	Damages and may Confuse enemy.
Constrict	Normal	25	Damages and decreases enemy's Speed.
Conversion	Normal	30	Converts the Pokemon's type to enemy's.
Counter	Fighting	20	Hits enemy for twice the damage taken.
Crabhammer	Water	10	Good chance for getting critical hit.
Cut	Normal	30	Damages.
D
Defense Curl	Normal	40	Increases Defense.
Dig	Ground	10	Pokemon digs on the first turn, then attacks on the second. (Doesn't effect Flying-type Pokemon)
Disable	Normal	20	Disables a Pokemon's ability.
Dizzy Punch	Normal	10	Damages.
Double Kick	Fighting	30	Pokemon attacks twice.
Double Team	Normal	15	Increases Pokemon's Evade.
Double-Edge	Normal	15	Pokemon takes 1/4 the damage the enemy takes.
Doubleslap	Normal	10	Pokemon attacks multiple times.
Dragon Rage	Dragon	10	Pokemon causes 40 HP damage.
Dream Eater	Psychic	15	While enemy Pokemon Sleeps, Pokemon absorbs HP.
Drill Peck	Flying	20	Damages.
E
Earthquake	Ground	10	Damages. (Doesn't effect Flying-type Pokemon)
Egg Bomb	Normal	10	Damages.
Ember	Fire	25	Damages and may Burn enemy.
Explosion	Normal	5	Damages, but kills Pokemon.
F
Fire Blast	Fire	5	Damages and may Burn enemy.
Fire Punch	Fire	15	Damages and may Burn enemy.
Fire Spin	Fire	15	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.
Fissure	Ground	5	May defeat enemy Pokemon in one hit. (Doesn't effect Flying-type Pokemon)
Flamethrower	Fire	15	Damages and may Burn enemy.
Flash	Normal	20	Damages.
Fly	Flying	15	Pokemon flies up on first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Focus Energy	Normal	30	Increases chances of critical hits.
Fury Attack	Normal	20	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.
Fury Swipes	Normal	15	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.
G
Glare	Normal	30	Paralyzes enemy.
Growl	Normal	40	Decreases enemy's Attack.
Growth	Normal	40	Increases Special.
Guillotine	Normal	5	Can defeat enemy in one hit.
Gust	Normal	35	Damages.
H
Harden	Normal	30	Increases Defense.
Haze	Ice	30	Cures all Status effects on both Pokemon.
Head Butt	Normal	15	Damages.
Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	20	If Pokemon misses, it takes 1/8 the damage it would have caused.
Horn Attack	Normal	25	Damages.
Horn Drill	Normal	5	Can defeat enemy in one hit.
Hydro Pump	Water	5	Damages.
Hyper Beam	Normal	5	Pokemon attacks on first turn, then recharges on the second turn.
Hyper Fang	Normal	15	Damages.
Hypnosis	Psychic	20	Puts enemy to Sleep.
I
Ice Beam	Ice	10	Damages and may Freeze enemy.
Ice Punch	Ice	15	Damages and may Freeze enemy.
J
Jump Kick	Fighting	25	If Pokemon misses, it takes 1/8 the damage it would have caused.
K
Karate Chop	Normal	25	Good chance of a critical hit.
L
Leech Life	Bug	15	Pokemon absorbs some of enemy's HP.
Leech Seed	Grass	10	Pokemon absorbs some of enemy's HP each turn.
Leer	Normal	30	Decreases enemy's Defense.
Lick	Ghost	30	Damages and may Paralyze enemy.
Light Screen	Psychic	30	Decreases damage from Special Attacks by 50%.
Lovely Kiss	Normal	10	Puts enemy to sleep.
Low Kick	Fighting	20	Damages.
M
Meditate	Psychic	40	Increases Attack.
Mega Drain	Grass	10	Pokemon absorbs HP from enemy equal to 1/2 the damage caused.
Mega Kick	Normal	5	Damages.
Mega Punch	Normal	20	Damages.
Metronome	Normal	10	Selects a random Ability to use.
Mimic	Normal	10	Pokemon mimics enemy's last attack.
Minimize	Normal	20	Increases Pokemon's Evade.
Mirror Move	Flying	20	Pokemon mimics enemy's last attack.
Mist	Ice	30	Immune to stat decreasing Attacks.
N
Night Shade	Ghost	15	Causes damage equal to EXP Level.
P
Pay Day	Normal	20	Damages and get money after battle. (Money received: EXP Level x 2)
Peck	Flying	35	Damages.
Petal Dance	Grass	20	Damages, but Confuses Pokemon.
Pin Missle	Bug	20	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.
Poison Gas	Poison	40	Poisons enemy.
Poison Sting	Poison	35	Damages and may Poison enemy.
Poison Powder	Poison	35	Poisons enemy.
Pound	Normal	35	Damages.
Psybeam	Psychic	20	Damages and may Confuse enemy.
Psychic	Psychic	10	Damages and may decrease enemy's Special.
Psywave	Psychic	15	Damages cause is equal to 1.5 times Pokemon's EXP Level.
Q
Quick Attack	Normal	30	Pokemon attacks first.
R
Rage	Normal	20	Damages and increases Attack when damaged until battle is over.
Razor Leaf	Grass	25	Damages and has good chance of a critical hit.
Razor Wind	Normal	10	Pokemons builds power on the first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Recover	Normal	20	Restores HP equal to 1/2 of Pokemon's max HP.
Reflect	Psychic	20	Decreases damage from Physical Attacks by 50%.
Rest	Psychic	10	Pokemon restores HP, but loses 2 turns.
Roar	Normal	20	Makes wild enemy Pokemon run away.
Rock Slide	Rock	10	Damages.
Rock Throw	Rock	15	Damages.
Rolling Kick	Fighting	15	Damages.
S
Sand-Attack	Normal	15	Decreases enemy's Accuracy.
Scratch	Normal	30	Damages.
Screech	Normal	40	Greatly decreases enemy's Defense.
Seismic Toss	Fighting	20	Damage caused is equal to Pokemon's EXP Level.
Self Destruct	Normal	5	Damages, but kills Pokemon.
Sharpen	Normal	30	Increases Attack.
Sing	Normal	15	Puts enemy to Sleep.
Skull Bash	Normal	15	Pokemon lowers head on the first turn, then attacks on the second.
Sky Attack	Flying	5	Pokemon builds power on the first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Slam	Normal	20	Damages.
Slash	Normal	20	Damages and has a chance for a critical hit.
Sleep Powder	Grass	15	Puts enemy to Sleep.
Sludge	Poison	20	Damages and may Poison enemy.
Smog	Poison	20	Damages and may Poison enemy.
Smokescreen	Normal	20	Decreases enemy's Accuracy.
Softboiled	Normal	10	Pokemon recovers HP. (Works only with Chansey and Mew)
Solar Beam	Grass	10	Pokemon absorbs sunlight on the first turn, then attacks on the second turn.
Sonicboom	Normal	20	Causes 20 HP damage.
Spike Cannon	Normal	15	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.
Splash	Normal	40	Damages.
Spore	Grass	15	Puts enemy to Sleep.
Stomp	Normal	20	Damages.
Strength	Normal	15	Damages.
String Shot	Bug	40	Decreases enemy's Speed.
Struggle	Normal	10	Only used when Pokemon runs out of PP, but Pokemon takes 1/4 the damage caused.
Stun Spore	Grass	30	Paralyzes enemy.
Submission	Fighting	25	Pokemon takes 1/4 the damage caused.
Substitute	Normal	10	Pokemon creates a "doll" whichs fights for itself. Breaks when takes too much damage.
Super Fang	Normal	10	Decreases enemy's HP by 1/2.
Supersonic	Normal	20	Confuses enemy.
Surf	Water	15	Damages.
Swift	Normal	20	Damages, and highly accurate.
Swords Dance	Normal	30	Increases Attack.
T
Tackle	Normal	35	Damages.
Tail Whip	Normal	30	Decreases enemy's Defense.
Take Down	Normal	20	Pokemon takes 1/4 the damage caused.
Teleport	Psychic	20	Escape from wild Pokemon battles.
Thrash	Normal	20	Damages, but Confuses Pokemon.
Thunder	Electric	10	Damages and may Paralyze enemy.
Thunder Wave	Electric	20	Paralyzes enemy.
Thunderbolt	Electric	15	Damages and may Paralyze enemy.
Thunderpunch	Electric	15	Damages and may Paralyze enemy.
Thundershock	Electric	30	Damages and may Paralyze enemy.
Toxic	Poison	10	Poisons enemy, but damage increases each turn.
Transform	Normal	10	Changes Pokemon into enemy Pokemon.
Tri Attack	Normal	10	Damages.
Twineedle	Bug	20	Pokemon attacks twice, and may Poison enemy.
V
Vicegrip	Normal	30	Damages.
Vine Whip	Grass	10	Damages.
W
Water Gun	Water	25	Damages.
Waterfall	Water	15	Damages.
Whirlwind	Normal	20	Tosses wild Pokemon out of battle.
Wing Attack	Flying	35	Damages.
Withdraw	Water	40	Increases Defense.
Wrap	Normal	20	Pokemon attacks 2 to 5 times in a row.

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