This is a list of abilities by generation in which they first appeared. For further information, check out the individual ability pages.

• Ability first appearing in generation 3
• Ability first appearing in generation 4
• Ability first appearing in generation 5
• Ability first appearing in generation 6

Abilities first appearing in generation 3

Name	Generation	Pokémon
Description
Air Lock	3	Negates weather effects.
Arena Trap	3	Prevents fleeing.
Battle Armor	3	Blocks critical hits.
Blaze	3	Ups FIRE moves in a pinch.
Cacophony	3	Avoids sound-based moves
Chlorophyll	3	Raises SPEED in sunshine.
Clear Body	3	Prevents ability reduction.
Cloud Nine	3	Negates weather effects.
Color Change	3	Changes type to foe's move.
Compound Eyes	3	Raises accuracy.
Cute Charm	3	Infatuates on contact.
Damp	3	Prevents self-destruction.
Drizzle	3	Summons rain in battle.
Drought	3	Summons sunlight in battle.
Early Bird	3	Awakens quickly from sleep.
Effect Spore	3	Leaves spores on contact.
Flame Body	3	Burns the foe on contact.
Flash Fire	3	Powers up if hit by fire.
Forecast	3	Changes with the weather.
Guts	3	Ups ATTACK if suffering.
Huge Power	3	Raises ATTACK.
Hustle	3	Trades accuracy for power.
Hyper Cutter	3	Prevents ATTACK reduction.
Illuminate	3	Encounter rate increases.
Immunity	3	Prevents poisoning.
Inner Focus	3	Prevents flinching.
Insomnia	3	Prevents sleep.
Intimidate	3	Lowers the foe's ATTACK.
Keen Eye	3	Prevents loss of accuracy.
Levitate	3	Not hit by GROUND attacks.
Lightningrod	3	Draws electrical moves.
Limber	3	Prevents paralysis.
Liquid Ooze	3	Draining causes injury.
Magma Armor	3	Prevents freezing.
Magnet Pull	3	Traps STEEL-type POKéMON.
Marvel Scale	3	Ups DEFENSE if suffering.
Minus	3	Powers up with PLUS.
Natural Cure	3	Heals upon switching out.
Oblivious	3	Prevents attraction.
Overgrow	3	Ups GRASS moves in a pinch.
Own Tempo	3	Prevents confusion.
Pickup	3	May pick up items.
Plus	3	Powers up with MINUS.
Poison Point	3	Poisons foe on contact.
Pressure	3	Raises foe's PP usage.
Pure Power	3	Raises ATTACK.
Rain Dish	3	Slight HP recovery in rain.
Rock Head	3	Prevents recoil damage.
Rough Skin	3	Hurts to touch.
Run Away	3	Makes escaping easier.
Sand Stream	3	Summons a sandstorm.
Sand Veil	3	Ups evasion in a sandstorm.
Serene Grace	3	Promotes added effects.
Shadow Tag	3	Prevents the foe's escape.
Shed Skin	3	Heals the body by shedding.
Shell Armor	3	Blocks critical hits.
Shield Dust	3	Prevents added effects.
Soundproof	3	Avoids sound-based moves.
Speed Boost	3	The Pokémon's Speed stat is gradually boosted.
Static	3	Paralyzes on contact.
Stench	3	Helps repel wild POKéMON.
Sticky Hold	3	Prevents item theft.
Sturdy	3	Negates 1-hit KO attacks.
Suction Cups	3	Firmly anchors the body.
Swarm	3	Ups BUG moves in a pinch.
Swift Swim	3	Raises SPEED in rain.
Synchronize	3	Passes on status problems.
Thick Fat	3	Heat-and-cold protection.
Torrent	3	Ups WATER moves in a pinch.
Trace	3	Copies special ability.
Truant	3	Moves only every two turns.
Vital Spirit	3	Prevents sleep.
Volt Absorb	3	Turns electricity into HP.
Water Absorb	3	Changes water into HP.
Water Veil	3	Prevents burns.
White Smoke	3	Prevents ability reduction.
Wonder Guard	3	Only Super effective hits.

Abilities first appearing in generation 4

Name	Generation	Description
Pokémon
Adaptability	4	Powers up moves of the same type.
Aftermath	4	Damages the foe landing the finishing hit.
Anger Point	4	Raises Attack upon taking a critical hit.
Anticipation	4	Senses the foe's dangerous moves.
Bad Dreams	4	Reduces a sleeping foe's HP
Download	4	Adjusts power according to the foe's ability.
Dry Skin	4	Reduces HP if it is hot. Water restores HP.
Filter	4	Powers down super-effective moves.
Flower Gift	4	Powers up party Pokémon when it is sunny.
Forewarn	4	Determines what moves the foe has.
Frisk	4	The Pokémon can check the foe'd held item.
Gluttony	4	Encourages the early use of a held Berry.
Heat Proof	4	Weakens the power of Fire-type moves.
Honey Gather	4	The Pokémon may gather Honey from somewhere.
Hydration	4	Heals status problems if it is raining.
Ice Body	4	The Pokémon regains HP in a hailstorm.
Iron Fist	4	Boosts the power of punching moves.
Klutz	4	The Pokémon can't use any held items.
Leaf Guard	4	Prevents status problems in sunny weather.
Magic Guard	4	The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.
Mold Breaker	4	Moves can be used regardless of abilities.
Motor Drive	4	Raises Speed if hit by an Electric-type move.
Multitype	4	Changes type to match the held Plate.
No Guard	4	Ensures the Pokémon and its foe's attacks land.
Normalize	4	All the Pokémon's moves become the Normal type.
Poison Heal	4	Restores HP if the Pokémon is poisoned.
Quick Feet	4	Boosts Speed if there is a status problem.
Reckless	4	Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
Rivalry	4	Raises Attack if the foe is of the same gender.
Scrappy	4	Enables moves to hit Ghost-type foes.
Simple	4	The Pokémon is prone to wild stat changes.
Skill Link	4	Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.
Slow Start	4	Temporarily halves Attack and Speed.
Sniper	4	Powers up moves if they become critical hits.
Snow Cloak	4	Raises evasion in a hailstorm.
Snow Warning	4	The Pokémon summons a hailstorm in battle.
Solar Power	4	Boosts Sp. Atk, but lowers HP in sunshine.
Solid Rock	4	Powers down super- effective moves.
Stall	4	The Pokémon moves after even slower foes.
Steadfast	4	Raises Speed each time the Pokémon flinches.
Storm Drain	4	The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves.
Super Luck	4	Heightens the critical-hit ratios of moves.
Tangled Feet	4	Raises evasion if the Pokémon is confused.
Technician	4	Powers up the Pokémon’s weaker moves.
Tinted Lens	4	Powers up “not very effective” moves.
Unaware	4	Ignores any change in ability by the foe.
Unburden	4	Raises Speed if a held item is used.

Abilities first appearing in generation 5

Name	Generation	Description
Pokémon
Analytic	5	Attacks are more powerful if user attacks last
Big Pecks	5	Defense cannot be lowered
Contrary	5	Effects of stat changes are reversed
Cursed Body	5	Disables move that hit the user
Defeatist	5	Stats halved when below half HP
Defiant	5	Attack goes higher when any stat is decreased
Flare Boost	5	Special Attack boosted when burned
Friend Guard	5	Lowers damage done to allies
Harvest	5	Can recycle a held berry
Healer	5	Partner can be cured of status conditions
Heavy Metal	5	Weight increased
Illusion	5	Takes the appearance of another Pokémon in the party
Imposter	5	Transform into the Pokemon in front of you
Infiltrator	5	Ignores Light Screen and Reflect
Iron Barbs	5	Recoil on contact moves
Justified	5	Raises attack after being hit by dark-type moves
Light Metal	5	Weight decreased
Magic Bounce	5	May automatically use Magic Coat once per turn
Moody	5	Boosts random stat two stages and lower another by one every turn
Moxie	5	Attack boosted after defeating an opponent
Multiscale	5	Takes less damage if HP is full
Mummy	5	Contact attacks replace the attacker's ability with this one
Overcoat	5	Immune to damage from Hail and Sandstorm
Pickpocket	5	Contact attacks may steal attacker's item
Poison Touch	5	Poisons on contact
Prankster	5	Status changing moves may go first when used
Rattled	5	Raises speed when hit by Dark, Ghost or Bug move
Regenerator	5	Heals when switching out
Sand Force	5	Ground, steel and rock attacks are more powerful during sandstorm
Sand Rush	5	Speed doubled in Sandstorm
Sap Sipper	5	Immune to Grass moves, boost attack instead
Sheer Force	5	No additional effects from moves, but boosts their power
Telepathy	5	Immune to damage from allies' moves
Teravolt	5	Moves can be used regardless of abilities.
Toxic Boost	5	Attack boosted when poisoned
Turboblaze	5	Moves can be used regardless of abilities.
Unnerve	5	Opponent cannot eat berries
Victory Star	5	Increases accuracy of user and its allies
Weak Armor	5	Defense lowers and speed increases when hit
Wonder Skin	5	Less hits from status moves
Zen Mode	5	Form changes when HP is low

Abilities first appearing in generation 6

Name	Generation	Description
Pokémon
Aerialate	6	Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves.
Aroma Veil	6	Protects allies from attacks that limit their move choices.
Aura Break	6	Prevents auras from working
Bulletproof	6	Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.
Cheek Pouch	6	Restores HP as well when the Pokémon eats a Berry.
Competitive	6	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat when a stat is lowered.
Dark Aura	6	Powers up each Pokémon's Dark-type moves.
Fairy Aura	6	Powers up each Pokémon's Fairy-type moves.
Flower Veil	6	Prevents lowering of ally Grass-type Pokémon's stats.
Fur Coat	6	Halves damage from physical moves.
Gale Wings	6	Gives priority to Flying-type moves.
Gooey	6	Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker's Speed stat.
Grass Pelt	6	Boosts the Defense stat in Grassy Terrain.
Magician	6	The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
Mega Launcher	6	Powers up aura and pulse moves.
Parental Bond	6	Parent and child attack together.
Pixilate	6	Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves.
Protean	6	Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's using.
Refrigerate	6	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves.
Stance Change	6	The Pokémon changes form depending on how it battles.
Strong Jaw	6	The Pokémon's strong jaw gives it tremendous biting power.
Sweet Veil	6	Prevents itself and ally Pokémon from falling asleep.
Symbiosis	6	he Pokémon can pass an item to an ally.
Tough Claws	6	Powers up moves that make direct contact.

Page written by Joeno. Additional contributions by Mulholland.

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