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Post by Tyler on Sept 4, 2018 0:38:08 GMT -5

Abilities and Interactions

Ability Changes

• Abilities have always been an essential part of Pokémon battling. Abilities make Pokémon stronger and can even change the course of a battle through proper timing. Certain Pokémon are not competitively viable without a particular ability, which is why all newly acquired Pokémon may have any of their available abilities, granted that they are compatible. For example, Alolan-Exeggutor can typically only have the ability Frisk. However, any newly acquired Alolan-Exeggutors may choose to have either Frisk or Harvest. Different abilities have unique uses and it is up to the Pokémon Trainer to bring out their Pokémon's potential through the use of synergy and strategy. For the sake of balance, many abilities have been individually reviewed and altered to maintain the battling integrity of the role-play. This post will detail every ability and its interactions and some possible changes. Any abilities not listed below are banned from the role-play.

Ability	Description
Adaptability	Doubles the power of moves of the same type as the Pokémon.
Aerilate	Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted by 20%.
Aftermath	Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit. Deals 25% of attackers max Hp.
Analytic	If this Pokémon moves last, its moves receive a 30% power increase. This includes when the opponent switches out.
Anger Point	The Pokémon is angered when it takes a critical hit, and that makes its next attack a critical hit.
Anticipation	This Pokémon can anticipate a dangerous attack. Once per battle, if an attack would KO this Pokémon, it instead survives with 1HP
Arena Trap	Prevents opposing Pokémon from switching out.
Aroma Veil	Protects itself and its allies from attacks that limit their move choices.
Ball Fetch	If the Pokemon is not holding an item, it will fetch a Poké Ball once after an encounter with a Wild Pokemon.
Battle Bond	The Pokémon is able to transform using the power of the bond with its’ trainer at any moment of a battle, granting them extra 100HP and powering their signature move by 5 base power.
Battery	Powers up ally Pokémon's special moves by 30%.
Battle Armor	Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits. Reduces the power of Super Effective attacks taken by 25%.
Berserk	The Pokémon's attacks are guaranteed critical hits when it takes a hit that causes its HP to become half or less.
Big Pecks	This Pokémon's Flying-type attacks are doubled in power.
Blaze	Powers up Fire-type moves by 50% when the Pokémon's HP is 1/3 or less its maximum HP.
Bulletproof	Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.
Cheek Pouch	Cheek Pouch restores 25% of the Pokémon's maximum HP when it consumes a Berry, after the effect of the Berry is applied.
Chlorophyll	During harsh sunlight the Pokémon's attacks gain priority.
Clear Body	Prevents other Pokémon's moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon's stats.
Cloud Nine	Eliminates the effects of weather.
Color Change	The Pokémon's type becomes the type of the move used on it.
Comatose	It's always drowsing and will never wake up. It can attack without waking up. It is immune to status.
Competitive	Boosts the Pokémon's Special Attacks by 20% when a stat is lowered by any means.
Compound Eyes	The Pokémon's moves will bypass accuracy checks (hit/miss rolls).
Contrary	Stat changes made to this Pokémon have the opposite effect.
Corrosion	The Pokémon can poison the target even if it's a Steel or Poison type.
Cotton Down	The user scatters cotton fluff around the field and consumes a dodge stack of all Pokemon except itself when hit by an attack.
Cursed Body	When this Pokémon takes damage from an enemy's attack, there is a 30% chance that the Cursed Body will disable that move of the attacking Pokémon for 4 turns (including the turn Cursed Body activates). Cursed Body can only disable 1 move at a time.
Cute Charm	When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking Pokémon will become infatuated if it is of the opposite gender to the Pokémon with this Ability.
Damp	Prevents the use of explosive moves such as Self-Destruct by dampening its surroundings.
Dancer	When another Pokémon uses a dance move, this Pokémon will also use that move in addition to the move they were already going to use.
Dazzling	This Pokémon is immune to priority moves.
Defeatist	Super Effective attacks deal neutral damage on this Pokémon when its HP becomes half or less.
Defiant	Boosts the Pokémon's attacks by 30% when its stats are lowered.
Disguise	Once per battle, the shroud that covers the Pokemon can protect it from an attack, and causes 1/8th damage of the move used by the opponent to the user when the disguise breaks.
Download	Raises the Pokémon's Special Attacks by 20%.
Drizzle	The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
Drought	Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Dry Skin	During harsh sunlight, a Pokémon with Dry Skin will lose ⅛ of its maximum HP at the end of each turn. During rain, a Pokémon with Dry Skin will regain ⅛ of its maximum HP at the end of each turn. Fire-Type attacks deal 25% more damage to Pokémon with this ability.
Early Bird	The Pokémon awakens after one turn of sleep.
Effect Spore	Contact with the Pokémon has a 30% chance to inflict poison, sleep, or paralysis on its attacker. (When rolling for this chance: 1 = Poison. 2 = Paralysis. 3 = Sleep.)
Emergency Exit	The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP becomes half or less.
Electric Surge	Turns the ground into Electric Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Filter	Reduces the power of Super Effective attacks taken by 50%.
Flame Body	Contact with the Pokémon has a 30% chance to burn the attacker.
Flare Boost	Powers up special attacks by 50% while the Pokémon is burned.
Flash Fire	Powers up the Pokémon's Fire-type moves by 50% if it's hit by one. The Pokémon is immune to Fire-type attacks.
Flower Gift	Boosts Special Attack by 50% and reduces damage taken by 50% of itself and allies when it is sunny.
Flower Veil	Ally Grass-type Pokémon are protected from status conditions and the lowering of their stats.
Fluffy	A Pokémon with Fluffy takes half damage from moves that make contact. It also takes double damage from Fire-type moves. Fire-type moves that make contact will deal regular damage.
Forecast	The Pokémon transforms with the weather to change its type to Water, Fire, or Ice.
Forewarn	The Pokémon will dodge the first move of the battle. This does not count for the 2 dodge limit.
Friend Guard	Friend Guard reduces the damage done to allies by 25%.
Frisk	This Pokémon can frisk the opponent to see their Held Item. If the opponent attacks a Pokemon with this ability, any beneficial effects that the foe's pokemon would receive from Held Items are negated.
Gale Wings	Gives priority to Flying-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is full.
Galvanize	Galvanize causes all Normal-type moves used by the Pokémon to become Electric-type and receive a 20% power boost.
Gluttony	Makes the Pokémon eat a held Berry when its HP drops to half or less, which is sooner than usual. It also heals for 20% of its maximum HP when consuming a berry.
Gooey	Contact with the Pokémon consumes one of the attacker's dodges.
Gorilla Tactics	Boosts the Pokemon’s physical attack by 50%.
Grass Pelt	While Grassy Terrain is active, this Pokémon receives 50% of the damage dealt.
Grassy Surge	Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Gulp Missile	When the Pokemon uses Surf or Dive, it will come out with prey. It will spit it out to inflict damage equal to 1/4th opponent’s maximum HP after taking damage from a direct attack.
Guts	While the Pokémon with this Ability has a status condition, its Attack is increased by 50%. The Pokémon with this Ability does not lose Attack due to burn.
Harvest	If the Pokémon has used a Berry, there is a 50% chance of it being restored at the end of each turn. This is determined by a 1d2 roll. The held Berry is remembered even if it is not restored or if the Pokémon has switched out. Harvest will always activate in harsh sunlight.
Healer	At the end of each turn, Healer has a 30% chance of curing an adjacent ally's status condition.
Heatproof	The heatproof body of the Pokémon halves the damage from Fire-type moves that hit it.
Heavy Metal	Doubles the Pokémon's weight.
Huge Power	Increase the base damage of the Pokémon's Physical Attacks by 50%.
Hunger Switch	The Pokemon changes its form, alternating between Full Belly Mode and Hangry mode after the end of each turn. The Pokemon’s attacks of the same type receive a 20% increase in power.
Hustle	Hustle increases the power of the user's Physical Attacks by 20%
Hydration	Heals status conditions if it's raining.
Hyper Cutter	The Pokémon's proud of its powerful pincers. They prevent other Pokémon from lowering its Attack stat.
Ice Body	During hail, a Pokémon with Ice Body will regain 10% of its maximum HP at the end of each turn. A Pokémon with this Ability will take no damage from hail if it otherwise would.
Ice Face	The Pokemon’s face works as a one-use Substitute for physical attacks. It will be restored while it hails upon entry.
Ice Scales	The Pokemon’s frozen scales halves the damage taken from special attacks.
Illusion	Comes out disguised as the Pokémon in the party's last spot.
Immunity	The immune system of the Pokémon prevents it from getting poisoned.
Imposter	The Pokémon transforms itself into the Pokémon it's facing.
Infiltrator	Passes through the opposing Pokémon's barrier, substitute, and safeguard and strikes.
Innards Out	Damages the attacker landing the finishing hit by the amount equal to its last remaining HP.
Inner Focus	The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching and Intimidate.
Insomnia	The Pokémon is suffering from insomnia and cannot fall asleep.
Intimidate	The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their attack stat by 10%
Iron Barbs	When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, the attacking Pokémon loses 1/8 of its own maximum HP. If Iron Barbs causes both the Pokémon with this Ability and the attacking Pokémon to faint, then the attacking Pokémon will faint first.
Justified	Being hit by a Dark-type move boosts the power of physical attacks by 10%, for justice.
Keen Eye	This Pokémon is capable of ensuring that their first attack of the battle against an opponent never misses. This hits even if the opponent dodges.
Klutz	This Pokémon can't hold onto it's held item properly and doesn't suffer negative effects from items it holds.
Leaf Guard	Prevents status conditions in sunny weather.
Levitate	By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Libero	Changes the Pokemon’s type to the type of the move it’s about to use.
Light Metal	Halves the Pokémon's weight.
Lightningrod	The Pokémon draws in all Electric-type moves, thus making it immune to them. It powers the user's Electric-type Special Attacks by 50%.
Limber	Its limber body protects the Pokémon from paralysis.
Liquid Ooze	Liquid Ooze causes HP-draining moves to cause injury. If a Pokémon with Liquid Ooze is hit by an HP-draining move such as Giga Drain or Leech Life, or takes damage from the effect of Leech Seed, the amount of HP that would be recovered by the opponent is dealt as damage instead. Even if the user of the HP-draining move cannot heal from its effect due to having full HP or the effect of Heal Block, it will still take damage.
Liquid Voice	All sound-based moves become Water-type moves.
Long Reach	If the Pokémon uses a contact move, it will not activate any effects caused by contact.
Magic Bounce	Reflects status moves, instead of getting hit by them.
Magic Guard	The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.
Magician	The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
Magma Armor	The Pokémon is covered with hot magma, which prevents the Pokémon from becoming frozen.
Magnet Pull	Prevents Steel-type Pokémon from escaping using its magnetic force. This includes dodging or switching out.
Marvel Scale	While the Pokémon with this Ability has a status condition, all physical damage dealt to it is halved.
Mega Launcher	Powers up aura and pulse moves by 50%.
Mimicry	Changes the Pokemon’s type to the type of the move it’s about to use.
Minus	Minus powers up with Plus. When a Pokémon with Minus enters into a Double Battle with a Pokémon with the Ability Plus, the user's Special Attacks are increased by 50%.
Mirror Armor	Reflects stat-lowering debuffs back at the user, instead of getting hit by them.
Misty Surge	Turns the ground into Misty Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Mold Breaker	Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
Moody	Raises the Pokémon's Physical Attacks by 15% turn one. Turn two they decrease to 0% and the Pokémon's Special Attacks increase by 15%. Turn three the Pokémon's Special Attacks decrease to 0% and the cycle repeats with Physical Attacks.
Motor Drive	When the Pokémon is hit by an Electric-type move it gains a dodge stack. The Pokémon is also immune to Electric-type attacks.
Moxie	When a Pokémon with Moxie causes another Pokémon (including allies) to faint through direct damage, the power of its Physical Attacks increase by 20%. Moxie will not be activated by indirect damage, such as through Sandstorm or an item like Rocky Helmet. Moxie will not activate if an allied Pokémon defeats a foe in a Double or Triple Battle.
Multiscale	Reduces the amount of damage the Pokémon takes by 50% when its HP is full.
Mummy	Contact with the Pokémon changes the attacker's Ability to Mummy.

Natural Cure	All status conditions heal when the Pokémon switches out.
Neutralizing Gas	While the user is in battle, the effects of all Abilities will be nullified or will not be triggered.
No Guard	The Pokémon employs no-guard tactics to ensure incoming and outgoing attacks always land. This bypasses the hit/miss dice roll.
Normalize	All the Pokémon's moves become Normal type. The power of those moves is boosted by 30%.
Oblivious	The Pokémon is oblivious and that keeps it from being infatuated or falling for taunts. It also blocks Intimidate.
Overcoat	Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder moves such as Spore.
Overgrow	Powers up Grass-type moves by 50% when the Pokémon's HP is 1/3 or less its maximum HP.
Own Tempo	This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused. It also blocks Intimidate.
Parental Bond	The parent and child each attack. The second attack from the child deals 25% of the damage dealt by the parent.
Pastel Veil	Prevents itself and ally Pokemon from being poisoned and reduces the power of Super Effective attacks taken by 50%.
Perish Body	When hit by a move that makes physical contact, the Pokemon and the attacker will faint after three turns unless they switch out of battle.
Pickpocket	Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.
Pixilate	All Normal-type moves used by the Pokémon become Fairy-type and receive a 20% power boost.
Plus	When a Pokémon with Minus enters a battle and has an ally with Plus or Minus, the Special Attacks of the Pokémon with Minus are increased by 50%.
Poison Heal	If the Pokémon is poisoned or badly poisoned, it will gain 1/8 of its maximum HP at the end of each turn instead of taking damage.
Poison Point	When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking Pokémon will become poisoned.
Poison Touch	If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance the target will become poisoned.
Power of Alchemy	The Pokémon copies the Ability of a defeated ally.
Power Spot	Powers itself and ally’s moves by 20%.
Prankster	Gives priority to a status move. Dark-types are immune.
Pressure	By putting pressure on the opposing Pokémon, it causes one of the Pokémon's dodges to consume two.
Propeller Tail	Moves can be used regardless of target’s abilities and moves that draw in other moves.
Protean	Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's about to use.
Psychic Surge	Turns the ground into Psychic Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Punk Rock	Boosts the power of sound-based moves by 30% and halves the damage taken by sound-based moves.
Pure Power	Using its pure power, the Pokémon increases the damage of its Physical Attacks by 50%.
Queenly Majesty	Its majesty pressures the opposing Pokémon, making it unable to attack using priority moves.
Quick Feet	If the Pokémon has a status condition, it becomes immune to priority moves.
Rain Dish	During rain, a Pokémon with Rain Dish will regain 10% of its maximum HP at the end of each turn.
Rattled	The ability Intimidate, Dark-, Ghost-, and Bug-type moves scare the Pokémon and boost its offensive moves by 15%.
Receiver	The Pokémon copies the Ability of a defeated ally.
Reckless	Reckless increases the base power of moves which cause recoil or crash damage by 20%.
Refridgerate	Refrigerate causes all Normal-type moves used by the Pokémon to become Ice-type and receive a 20% power boost.
Regenerator	Regenerator restores 10% of the Pokémon's maximum HP upon switching out.
Ripen	Doubles the effect of stat-boosting, and healing berries when consumed. Moves that require a turn to charge will activate immediately.
Rivalry	When using a move, Rivalry raises the power of the move by 25% if the target and the Pokémon with this Ability have the same gender, but reduces base power by 25% if the target and the Pokémon with this Ability have opposite genders. If the Pokémon with this Ability or the target is genderless, the move's base power is unaffected.
RKS System	Changes the Pokémon's type to match the memory disc it holds.
Rock Head	Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
Rough Skin	When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, the attacking Pokémon loses 1/8 of its own maximum HP.
Run Away	Ensures that the Pokémon's dodges are unaffected by other abilities.
Sand Force	Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves by 30% in a sandstorm.
Sand Rush	The Pokémon's attacks gain increased priority in a sandstorm.
Sand Spit	The user creates a sandstorm when it’s hit by an attack.
Sand Stream	The Pokémon summons a sandstorm when it enters a battle.
Sand Veil	The Pokémon is immune to status in a sandstorm.
Sap Sipper	Boosts the Physical Attacks by 20% stat if hit by a Grass-type move, instead of taking damage.
Schooling	When it has a lot of HP, the Pokémon forms a powerful school. It stops schooling when its HP is low. The Pokémon's Physical and Special attacks gain a 20% power boost while schooling is active.
Scrappy	The Pokémon can hit Ghost-type Pokémon with Normal- and Fighting-type moves.
Screen Cleaner	When the Pokemon enters a battle, the effects of Light Screen, Reflect and Aroma Veil will be nullified for both allies and opponents.
Serene Grace	Doubles the likelihood of additional effects occurring when attacking.
Shadow Tag	This Pokémon steps on the opposing Pokémon's shadow to prevent it from escaping. The enemy is unable to switch out.
Shed Skin	At the end of every turn, the Pokémon has a 30% chance to heal it's own status condition.
Sheer Force	Removes additional effects to increase the power of moves by 30% when attacking.
Shell Armor	A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits. Reduces the power of Super Effective attacks taken by 25%.
Shield Dust	This Pokémon's dust blocks the additional effects of attacks taken.
Shields Down	When its HP becomes half or less, the Pokémon's shell breaks and it becomes aggressive. The Pokémon will normally deal and receive 50% of the damage from attacks. Once the Shields are Down, the Pokémon deals 30% increased damage.
Skill Link	Multi-attack moves that hit more than two times receive a 20% power increase. The attack will hit only once for x3 the damage (25bp*3=75dmg) before additional multipliers are included (Super Effect/Resistances).
Slush Rush	During a hailstorm the Pokémon's attacks gain increased priority.
Sniper	Critical hits by the Pokémon are always Super Effective.
Snow Cloak	The Pokémon is immune to status in a hailstorm.
Snow Warning	The Pokémon summons a hailstorm when it enters a battle.
Solar Power	Boosts Special Attacks by 30% in sunny weather, but the Pokémon loses 1/8 of its maximum HP at the end of each turn.
Solid Rock	Reduces the power of Super Effective attacks taken by 50%.
Sound Proof	Soundproofing of the Pokémon itself gives full immunity to all sound-based moves.
Speed Boost	Pokémon with this ability gain an additional dodge every 4 turns that they're actively in battle.
Stakeout	Doubles the damage dealt to the target's replacement if the target switches out.
Stall	The Pokémon moves after all other Pokémon do.
Stalwart	Moves can be used regardless of target’s abilities and moves that draw in other moves.
Stamina	Reduces Physical damage received by 15% from an attack. This may stack up to 6 times.
Stance Change	The Pokémon changes its form to Blade Forme when it uses an attack move, and changes to Shield Forme when it uses King's Shield. It gains a 20% power increase in Blade Forme, and receives 25% less of the total damage dealt after multipliers in Shield Forme.
Static	When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking Pokémon will become paralyzed. This can affect Ground-type Pokémon.
Steadfast	The Pokémon is immune to priority.
Steam Engine	When the Pokemon is hit by a Fire- or a Water-type move, it gains a dodge stack.
Steelworker	Powers up Steel-type moves by 50%.
Steely Spirit	Powers itself and ally’s Steel-Type moves by 30%.
Stench	By releasing stench when attacking, this Pokémon has a 10% chance to cause targets to flinch. This does not stack with held items that increase flinch chance.
Sticky Hold	Items held by the Pokémon are stuck fast and cannot be removed by other Pokémon.
Storm Drain	Draws in all Water-type moves. Instead of being hit by Water-type moves, it boosts its Special Attacks by 50%.
Strong Jaw	The Pokémon's strong jaw boosts the power of its biting moves by 50%.
Sturdy	It cannot be knocked out with one hit.
Suction Cups	This Pokémon uses suction cups to stay in one spot to negate all moves and items that force switching out
Super Luck	The Pokémon is so lucky that it has an increased critical-hit ratio. Doesn't stack with moves that already have an increased critical-hit ratio.
Surge Surfer	The Pokémon's attacks gain priority on Electric Terrain.
Swarm	When a Pokémon with Swarm uses a Bug-type move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.
Sweet Veil	Prevents itself and ally Pokémon from falling asleep.
Swift Swim	The Pokémon's attacks gain increased priority in rain.
Symbiosis	The Pokémon passes its item to an ally that has used up an item.
Synchronize	The attacker will receive the same status condition if it inflicts a burn, poison, or paralysis to the Pokémon.
Tangling Hair	Contact with the Pokémon uses up one of the attacker's dodges.
Technician	Technician increases the power of moves which have a base power of 60 or less by 50%.
Telepathy	Anticipates an ally's attack and dodges it.
Thick Fat	The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Tinted Lens	The Pokémon's "not very effective" moves deal neutral damage.
Torrent	Powers up Water-type moves by 50% when the Pokémon's HP is 1/3 or less its maximum HP.
Tough Claws	Powers up moves that make direct contact by 30%.
Toxic Boost	Powers up physical attacks by 50% when the Pokémon is poisoned.
Trace	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability.
Triage	Gives priority to a healing move.
Truant	The Pokémon can't use a move the following turn if it uses one.
Unaware	When attacking, the Pokémon ignores the target Pokémon's stat changes.
Unburden	Boosts the Physical or Special Attacks of a Pokémon's by 15% if the Pokémon has no held item.
Unnerve	Unnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.
Vital Spirit	The Pokémon is full of vitality, and that prevents it from falling asleep.
Volt Absorb	Restores HP by 25% if hit by an Electric-type move, instead of taking damage.
Wandering Spirit	Contact with the Pokemon exchanges its’ and the attacker’s abilities.
Water Absorb	Restores HP by 25% if hit by a Water-type move, instead of taking damage.
Water Bubble	Water Bubble halves the damage dealt to the Pokémon with this Ability by Fire-type attacks and prevents the Pokémon with this Ability from being burned. It also increases the power of Water-type moves used by the Pokémon with this Ability by 25%.
Water Compaction	When hit by a Water-Type move, this Pokémon's defense rises by 20%. This can only happen 3 times.
Water Veil	The Pokémon is covered with a water veil, which prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
Weak Armor	A Pokémon with this ability deals 20% more damage with its attacks while also receiving 20% more damage from attacks
White Smoke	The Pokémon is protected by its white smoke, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
Wimp Out	The Pokémon cowardly switches out when its HP becomes half or less.
Wonder Guard	Its mysterious power only lets Super Effective moves hit the Pokémon.
Wonder Skin	The Pokémon is immune to status conditions.
Zen Mode	Changes the Pokémon's shape when HP is half or less. The Pokémon takes 50% reduced damage from attacks after transforming.

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