Updated Abilities :: Black and White Battling

Just to confuse you, Black and White have updated some of the older abilities to give them some new effects, some secondary, some completely new!

Keen Eye

Old Effect:	Prevents Pokémon from having Accuracy reduced.
New Secondary Effect:	Reduces chance of meeting lower level Pokémon by 30%.

Lightningrod

Old Effect:	Pokémon draws Electric attacks in battle.
New Effect:	Pokémon draws Electric attacks in battle, in turn raising the Pokémons Special Attack.

Minus

Old Effect:	Special Attack x1.5 if, in a double battle, paired with a Pokemon with Plus.
New Effect:	Special Attack is x1.5 if, in a double battle, paired with a Pokémon with Plus or Minus.

Plus

Old Effect:	Special Attack x1.5 if, in a double battle, paired with a Pokemon with Minus.
New Effect:	Special Attack is x1.5 if, in a double battle, paired with a Pokémon with Plus or Minus.

Stench

Old Effect:	The chance of encountering wild Pokemon is decreased by 30%.
New Effect:	Increases chance of Opponent Flinching upon Physical contact in battle.

Storm Drain

Old Effect:	Pokémon draws Water attacks in battle.
New Effect:	Pokémon draws Water attacks in battle, in turn raising the Pokémons Special Attack.

Sturdy

Old Effect:	Pokémon cannot be knocked out by One-Hit KO moves.
New Effect:	Pokémon cannot be knocked out in a single hit.

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COMMENTS

Zomoni on Wed 09 Feb 2011 12:11:38 UTC.

Finally, stench could actually be useful!

Moon Chaser on Wed 09 Feb 2011 21:03:02 UTC.

Now mt spearows ability is nearly useless. I really loved keen eye before, especially with pidgeys sand attack.

Shinymudkip on Thu 10 Feb 2011 22:14:45 UTC.

sturdy is cool now. nosepass does not suck now!

Shinymudkip on Tue 15 Feb 2011 00:40:56 UTC.

Moon chaser, the spearow and pidey of yours is not useless. It has a SECONDARY effect, NOT a NEW effect.

I want Celebi on Sat 19 Feb 2011 12:46:02 UTC.

Lightingrod and Storm Drain are far more threatening. And Sturdy - a free focus sash!? Brilliant.

SC Matt 7 on Sat 23 Apr 2011 23:06:03 UTC.

Sturdy = hell in Battle Subway.

Reshurott Inferno on Sat 30 Apr 2011 08:45:26 UTC.

Does Sturdy still work like Gen IV? As in, Fissure does NOTHING at all, or is Fissure on Sturdy leave 1 HP?

tobias1532 on Mon 27 Jun 2011 15:01:04 UTC.

Sturdy still works like fourth gen - no OHKO moves have an effect, regardless of level. And I have a team that runs nothing but sturdy - it is absolutely hilarious with my friends. "You're finished!" Sturdy kicks in. "What was that? I couldn't hear you over the sound of you losing."

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