Ruby/Sapphire Abilities

Pokemon Abilities

Name	Description
Air Lock	Is not effected by weather.
Arena Trap	The opponent cannot run nor switch. Flying-type Pokemon and Pokemon with the Levitate special ability are uneffected.
Battle Armor	The opponent's moves cannot Critical Hit.
Blaze	When HP is below 1/3rd, Fire's power increases to 1.5 times.
Cacophony	Uneffected by sound moves.
Chlorophyll	When sunny, Speed doubles.
Clear Body	Opponent's moves that lower ability values have no effect.
Cloud Nine	Is not effected by weather.
Color Change	Becomes the type of a damaging move that hits it.
Compoundeyes	Accuracy is raised to 30% in battles.
Cute Charm	The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with ATTRACT when using a direct attack against this Pok�mon.
Damp	Neither side can use Explosion or Selfdestruct.
Drizzle	Rain falls when the Pokemon enters battle.
Drought	Sunlight shines when the Pokemon enters battle.
Early Bird	SLEEP conditions lasts for half as long.
Effect Spore	The opponent has a 10% chance of being induced by PARALYE, POISON, or SLEEP when using a direct attack against this Pok�mon.
Flame Body	The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with BURN when using a direct attack against this Pok�mon.
Flash Fire	Fire-type moves deal 1.5 times damage. Immune to damage from Fire-type attacks.
Forecast	Its type and figure change with the weather.
Guts	Attack raises to 1.5 times when induced with a status.
Huge Power	Attack power is doubled in battle. It will return to normal if special ability is taken.
Hustle	Damage from attacks is 1.5 times, but average accuracy is only 80%.
Hyper Cutter	Opponent cannot lower Attack value.
Illuminate	If the Pok�mon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokemon raises.
Immunity	Cannot be POISON condition.
Inner Focus	Will not flinch.
Insomnia	Cannot be SLEEP condition.
Intimidate	Upon entering battle, the opponent's Attack lowers one stage.
Keen Eye	Opponent cannot lower accuracy.
Levitate	Damage dealing Ground-type moves have no effect.
Lightningrod	Electric type moves are drawn to it.
Limber	Cannot be Paralyze condition.
Liquid Ooze	When the opponent absorbs Hit Points, the opponent instead loses Hit Points.
Magma Armor	Cannot be FREEZE condition.
Magnet Pull	Steel types cannot run nor switch.
Marvel Scale	Defense raises to 1.5 times when induced with a status.
Minus	When battling with Plus, Special Attack becomes 1.5 times.
Natural Cure	Status is healed when withdrawn from battle.
No Ability	No special ability
Oblivious	Cannot be Attract condition.
Overgrow	When HP is below 1/3rd, Grass's power increases to 1.5 times.
Own Tempo	Cannot be confusion condition.
Pickup	May find an item after battle.
Plus	When battling with Minus, Special Attack becomes 1.5 times.
Poison Point	The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with POISON when using a direct attack against this Pok�mon.
Pressure	When hit by a move, the opponent's PP lowers by 2 rathern than 1.
Pure Power	Attack power is doubled in battle. It will return to normal if special ability is taken.
Rain Dish	A little bit of HP is restored every turn that it is raining.
Rock Head	Does not receive recoil damage from moves such as Double-Edge and Volt Tackle.
Rough Skin	The opponent is hurt by 1/16th hit points of recoil when using a direct attack against this Pok�mon.
Run Away	Except for trainer battles, can always run from battle.
Sand Stream	Sandstorm blows when the Pokemon enters battle.
Sand Veil	During a sandstorm, evasion rises.
Serene Grace	The chances of a move having an effect doubles.
Shadow Tag	The opponent cannot run nor switch.
Shed Skin	Every turn, it has a 1 in 3 chance of healing from a status condition.
Shell Armor	The opponent's moves cannot Critical Hit.
Shield Dust	Opponent's move do not have an additional effect.
Soundproof	Uneffected by sound moves.
Speed Boost	Speed increases by one stage each turn.
Static	The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with PARALYE when using a direct attack against this Pok�mon.
Stench	If the Pok�mon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokemon lowers.
Sticky Hold	Item cannot be taken.
Sturdy	One-hit knock out moves have no effect.
Suction Cups	Cannot be switched by the opponent using Roar or Whirlwind.
Swarm	When HP is below 1/3rd, Bug's power increases to 1.5 times.
Swift Swim	When rainy, Speed doubles.
Synchronize	When the Pokemon becomes Poison, Paralyze, or Burn, so does the opponent.
Thick Fat	Fire and Ice-type moves deal 50% damage.
Torrent	When HP is below 1/3rd, Water's power increases to 1.5 times.
Trace	Special ability becomes the same as that of the opponent.
Truant	Cannot attack consecutively.
Vital Spirit	Cannot be SLEEP condition.
Volt Absorb	Healed by up to 1/4 maximum Hit Points when hit with Electric-type moves.
Water Absorb	Healed by up to 1/4 maximum Hit Points when hit with Water-type moves.
Water Veil	Cannot be BURN condition.
White Smoke	Opponent's moves that lower ability values have no effect.
Wonder Guard	Only harmed by Super Effective damage.