Pokémon Mystery Dungeon - Abilities
If an effect triggers whenever damage is dealt to a Pokémon with a certain ability, it has an effect only if that Pokémon hasn’t fainted, and only if that Pokémon and the attacker are within a 1-tile range of each other.
- Stench
Whenever an attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, that other Pokémon may be terrified (12% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- Thick Fat
Damage of Fire- and Ice-type attacks against this Pokémon is halved. (See damage calculation.)
- Rain Dish
This Pokémon regenerates HP faster if the weather is rainy. (See notes.)
- Drizzle
When this Pokémon enters the floor and at every 36-round interval, the weather changes to Rain.
- Arena Trap
Whenever an attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, if that other Pokémon isn’t a Flying type and it doesn’t have the Levitate ability, that other Pokémon may gain Leg Hold (12% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- Intimidate
The target’s Attack is multiplied by 4/5 for attacks against this Pokémon. (See damage calculation.)
- Rock Head
- Air Lock
When this Pokémon enters the floor and at every 36-round interval, the weather changes to Clear.
- Hyper Cutter
Effects can’t lower this Pokémon’s Attack stat stage or stat multiplier.
- Shadow Tag
Whenever an attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, that other Pokémon may gain Leg Hold (12% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- Speed Boost
Every 250 turns this Pokémon spends on a floor, this Pokémon Movement Speed is increased, and such an increase has an indefinite duration.
- Battle Armor
Attacks against this Pokémon can’t be critical hits.
- Sturdy
- Suction Cups
This Pokémon can’t be pushed (Gust Trap, Whirlwind, and so on.) or thrown (Vital Throw, and so on.). This Pokémon can’t warp (Warp Tile, and so on.) or change position with Baton Pass or Switcher.
- Clear Body
Effects can’t lower this Pokémon’s stat stages and stat multipliers.
- Torrent
If this Pokémon current HP is less or equal to 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down, damage from Water-type moves by this Pokémon is doubled.
- Guts
If this Pokémon has a status problem, this Pokémon’s Attack is doubled.
- Rough Skin
Whenever an attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, that other Pokémon loses half of the damage dealt.
- Shell Armor
Attacks against this Pokémon can’t be critical hits.
- Natural Cure
Duration of this Pokémon’s status problems lasts no more than five turns.
- Damp
Explosions and huge explosions are prevented.
- Limber
This Pokémon can’t be paralyzed.
- Magnet Pull
Whenever an attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, if that other Pokémon is a Steel type, that other Pokémon may gain Leg Hold (12% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- White Smoke
Effects can’t lower this Pokémon’s stat stages and stat multipliers.
- Synchronize
Whenever this Pokémon becomes burned, poisoned, badly poisoned, or paralyzed, all foes within a one-tile range of this Pokémon receive the same status problem, starting south of this Pokémon and continuing counterclockwise around this Pokémon. (Synchronize abilities of those foes will trigger.)
- Overgrow
If this Pokémon current HP is less or equal to 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down, damage from Grass-type moves by this Pokémon is doubled.
- Swift Swim
After this Pokémon uses an attack or move for the first time this turn, if the weather is rain, it uses the same attack or move. (No additional PP is spent even if foe has Pressure. If a linked move, the effect triggers after the moves in the link are used.)
- Sand Stream
When this Pokémon enters the floor and at every 36-round interval, the weather changes to Sandstorm.
- Sand Veil
As long as the weather is a sandstorm, this Pokémon Evasion rises by 2 stages.
- Keen Eye
Effects can’t lower this Pokémon Accuracy stat stage.
- Inner Focus
This Pokémon can’t cringe.
- Static
Whenever a physical attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, that other Pokémon may be paralyzed (12% chance, not an additional effect).
- Shed Skin
At the end of this Pokémon turn, all of this Pokémon’s status problems may be healed (50% chance, not considered an additional effect). (See healing status problems.)
- Huge Power
Whenever this Pokémon attacks, its Attack may be multiplied by 1.5 (33% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- Volt Absorb
If damage from an Electric-type attack would be dealt to this Pokémon, this Pokémon gains HP equal to that damage instead.
- Water Absorb
If damage from a Water-type attack would be dealt to this Pokémon, this Pokémon gains HP equal to that damage instead.
- Forecast
At the end of this Pokémon turn, this Pokémon type changes depending on the weather: Rain, Fog: Water; Sunny: Fire; Hail, Snow: Ice; Clear, Sandstorm, Cloudy: Normal.
- Serene Grace
- Poison Point
Whenever an attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, that other Pokémon may be poisoned (12% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- Trace
Whenever an attack by another Pokémon hits this Pokémon, this Pokémon gains one of that Pokémon’s abilities. (That ability replaces this ability. Applied after effects that change targets, but before move’s effect begins. Nothing happens if that other Pokémon has no abilities.)
- Oblivious
This Pokémon can’t be infatuated.
- Truant
Whenever this Pokémon chooses to use a move or Orb (even if an effect prevents its use), it gains Paused at the end of its turn.
- Run Away
If this Pokémon’s HP is less than half of its maximum HP, rounded down, and this Pokémon isn’t the team leader, it is terrified.
- Sticky Hold
- Cloud Nine
When this Pokémon enters the floor and at every 36-round interval, the weather changes to Clear.
- Illuminate
Whenever a damaging move hits this Pokémon, if this Pokémon has this ability, a wild Pokémon appears somewhere on the floor (off screen) at the beginning of this Pokémon turn if there are 9 or fewer non-team-members on the floor and even if this Pokémon loses this ability. (Nothing happens in boss floors.)
- Early Bird
- Hustle
This Pokémon’s Attack is multiplied by 1.5. (See damage calculation.) If the original type of an attack against this Pokémon is a physical type, its user’s Evasion stat stage rises by 2.
- Drought
When this Pokémon enters the floor and at every 36-round interval, the weather changes to Sunny.
- Lightningrod
- Compoundeyes
This Pokémon Accuracy stat stage rises by 2.
- Marvel Scale
If this Pokémon has a status problem, this Pokémon’s Defense is multiplied by 1.5.
- Wonder Guard
- Insomnia
This Pokémon can’t be asleep, napping, yawning, or having a nightmare.
- Levitate
- Plus
If an ally with the Minus ability is on the floor, this Pokémon’s Special Attack is multiplied by 1.5.
- Pressure
Whenever a move by a foe of this Pokémon hits this Pokémon, that move’s PP is reduced by 1. (Effect is not cumulative. If the move is part of a linked move, other moves are not affected. Two-turn attacks are not affected. Applies even if move deals no damage. Applied after effects that change targets, but before move’s effect begins.)
- Liquid Ooze
If an effect that drains HP from this Pokémon (including Leech Seed and Dream Eater) would recover HP to a Pokémon (including this Pokémon), that Pokémon loses that much HP instead.
- Color Change
Whenever an attack by another Pokémon that isn’t of type None deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, if this Pokémon doesn’t share a type with that attack’s type, this Pokémon types become that move’s type. (Effective even if affected Pokémon has the Forecast ability.)
- Soundproof
Grasswhistle, Heal Bell always, Hyper Voice, Metal Sound, Perish Song, Roar, Screech, Sing, Snore, Supersonic, and The moves Growl miss this Pokémon. (See accuracy check.)
- Effect Spore
Whenever a physical attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, that other Pokémon may be paralyzed, poisoned, or put to sleep (12% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- Flame Body
Whenever an attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, that other Pokémon may be burned (12% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- Minus
If an ally with the Plus ability is on the floor, this Pokémon’s Special Attack is multiplied by 1.5.
- Own Tempo
This Pokémon can’t be confused.
- Magma Armor
This Pokémon can’t be frozen.
- Water Veil
This Pokémon can’t be burned.
- Swarm
If this Pokémon current HP is less or equal to 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down, damage from Bug-type moves by this Pokémon is doubled.
- Cute Charm
Whenever a physical attack by another Pokémon deals at least 1 damage to this Pokémon, that other Pokémon may be infatuated (12% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- Immunity
This Pokémon can’t be poisoned or badly poisoned.
- Blaze
If this Pokémon current HP is less or equal to 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded down, damage from Fire-type moves by this Pokémon is doubled.
- Pickup
Whenever this Pokémon enters a floor, if this Pokémon isn’t holding an item, it picks up an item. (The item can’t be money.)
- Flash Fire
This Pokémon is immune to Fire-type attacks (including Will-O-Wisp). Whenever a Fire-type attack is used against this Pokémon, X rises by 1 up to a maximum of 2. This Pokémon’s Special Attack stat stage rises by X for fire type attacks by this Pokémon. (See damage calculation.)
- Vital Spirit
This Pokémon can’t be asleep, napping, yawning, or having a nightmare.
- Chlorophyll
After this Pokémon uses an attack or move for the first time this turn, if the weather is sunny, it uses the same attack or move. (No additional PP is spent even if foe has Pressure. If a linked move, the effect triggers after the moves in the link are used.)
- Pure Power
Whenever this Pokémon attacks, its Attack may be multiplied by 1.5 (33% chance, not considered an additional effect).
- Shield Dust
No additional effects can occur against this Pokémon.
Notes
For abilities that change the weather, the game sets a variable, X, to 1 whenever the player enters a new floor. At the beginning of each round, if X equals 1, the game triggers the weather-changing effects of each Pokémon’s abilities, in the order below. Then, X rises by 1 and, if it is equal to 36, is set to 0. The order in which the effects are applied is below.
- Drizzle -> Sand Stream -> Drought -> Air Lock/Cloud Nine