Abilities

Every ability in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Click a specific ability to view all the Pokémon that can have it.

Name	Description
Drizzle	The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
Speed Boost	Its Speed stat is boosted every turn.
Battle Armor	Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Sturdy	It cannot be knocked out with one hit. One-hit KO moves cannot knock it out, either.
Damp	Prevents the use of explosive moves, such as Self-Destruct, by dampening its surroundings.
Limber	Its limber body protects the Pokémon from paralysis.
Sand Veil	Boosts the Pokémon’s evasiveness in a sandstorm.
Static	The Pokémon is charged with static electricity, so contact with it may cause paralysis.
Volt Absorb	Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move instead of taking damage.
Water Absorb	Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move instead of taking damage.
Oblivious	The Pokémon is oblivious, and that keeps it from being infatuated or falling for taunts.
Cloud Nine	Eliminates the effects of weather.
Compound Eyes	The Pokémon’s compound eyes boost its accuracy.
Insomnia	The Pokémon is suffering from insomnia and cannot fall asleep.
Immunity	The immune system of the Pokémon prevents it from getting poisoned.
Flash Fire	Powers up the Pokémon’s Fire-type moves if it’s hit by one.
Shield Dust	This Pokémon’s dust blocks the additional effects of attacks taken.
Own Tempo	This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused.
Suction Cups	This Pokémon uses suction cups to stay in one spot to negate all moves and items that force switching out.
Intimidate	The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entering battle, lowering their Attack stat.
Shadow Tag	This Pokémon steps on the opposing Pokémon’s shadow to prevent it from escaping.
Rough Skin	This Pokémon inflicts damage with its rough skin to the attacker on contact.
Wonder Guard	Its mysterious power only lets supereffective moves hit the Pokémon.
Levitate	By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Effect Spore	Contact with the Pokémon may inflict poison, sleep, or paralysis on its attacker.
Synchronize	The attacker will receive the same status condition if it inflicts a burn, poison, or paralysis to the Pokémon.
Clear Body	Prevents other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon’s stats.
Natural Cure	All status conditions heal when the Pokémon switches out.
Lightning Rod	The Pokémon draws in all Electric-type moves. Instead of being hit by Electric-type moves, it boosts its Sp. Atk.
Serene Grace	Boosts the likelihood of additional effects occurring when attacking.
Swift Swim	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in rain.
Chlorophyll	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in harsh sunlight.
Illuminate	Raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon by illuminating the surroundings.
Trace	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon’s Ability.
Huge Power	Doubles the Pokémon’s Attack stat.
Poison Point	Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.
Inner Focus	The Pokémon’s intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching.
Water Veil	The Pokémon is covered with a water veil, which prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
Magnet Pull	Prevents Steel-type Pokémon from escaping using its magnetic force.
Soundproof	Soundproofing gives the Pokémon full immunity to all sound-based moves.
Rain Dish	The Pokémon gradually regains HP in rain.
Sand Stream	The Pokémon summons a sandstorm when it enters a battle.
Pressure	By putting pressure on the opposing Pokémon, it raises their PP usage.
Thick Fat	The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Early Bird	The Pokémon awakens from sleep twice as fast as other Pokémon.
Flame Body	Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker.
Run Away	Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Keen Eye	Keen eyes prevent other Pokémon from lowering this Pokémon’s accuracy.
Hyper Cutter	The Pokémon’s proud of its powerful pincers. They prevent other Pokémon from lowering its Attack stat.
Pickup	The Pokémon may pick up the item an opposing Pokémon used during a battle. It may pick up items outside of battle, too.
Truant	The Pokémon can’t use a move if it had used a move on the previous turn.
Hustle	Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy.
Cute Charm	Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.
Plus	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.
Minus	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.
Sticky Hold	Items held by the Pokémon are stuck fast and cannot be removed by other Pokémon.
Shed Skin	The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions by shedding its skin.
Guts	It’s so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat.
Marvel Scale	The Pokémon’s marvelous scales boost the Defense stat if it has a status condition.
Liquid Ooze	The oozed liquid has a strong stench, which damages attackers using any draining move.
Overgrow	Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon’s HP is low.
Blaze	Powers up Fire-type moves when the Pokémon’s HP is low.
Torrent	Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon’s HP is low.
Swarm	Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon’s HP is low.
Rock Head	Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
Drought	Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Arena Trap	Prevents opposing Pokémon from fleeing.
Vital Spirit	The Pokémon is full of vitality, and that prevents it from falling asleep.
White Smoke	The Pokémon is protected by its white smoke, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
Shell Armor	A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Air Lock	Eliminates the effects of weather.
Tangled Feet	Raises evasiveness if the Pokémon is confused.
Motor Drive	Boosts its Speed stat if hit by an Electric-type move instead of taking damage.
Rivalry	Becomes competitive and deals more damage to Pokémon of the same gender, but deals less to Pokémon of the opposite gender.
Steadfast	The Pokémon’s determination boosts the Speed stat each time the Pokémon flinches.
Snow Cloak	Boosts evasiveness in a hailstorm.
Gluttony	Makes the Pokémon eat a held Berry when its HP drops to half or less, which is sooner than usual.
Anger Point	The Pokémon is angered when it takes a critical hit, and that maxes its Attack stat.
Unburden	Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon’s held item is used or lost.
Heatproof	The heatproof body of the Pokémon halves the damage from Fire-type moves that hit it.
Simple	The stat changes the Pokémon receives are doubled.
Dry Skin	Restores HP in rain or when hit by Water-type moves. Reduces HP in harsh sunlight, and increases the damage received from Fire-type moves.
Download	Compares an opposing Pokémon’s Defense and Sp. Def stats before raising its own Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever will be more effective.
Iron Fist	Powers up punching moves.
Adaptability	Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.
Skill Link	Maximizes the number of times multistrike moves hit.
Hydration	Heals status conditions if it’s raining.
Solar Power	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat in harsh sunlight, but HP decreases every turn.
Quick Feet	Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon has a status condition.
Sniper	Powers up moves if they become critical hits when attacking.
Magic Guard	The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.
No Guard	The Pokémon employs no-guard tactics to ensure incoming and outgoing attacks always land.
Stall	The Pokémon moves after all other Pokémon do.
Technician	Powers up the Pokémon’s weaker moves.
Leaf Guard	Prevents status conditions in harsh sunlight.
Klutz	The Pokémon can’t use any held items.
Mold Breaker	Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
Super Luck	The Pokémon is so lucky that the critical-hit ratios of its moves are boosted.
Aftermath	Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit.
Anticipation	The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon’s dangerous moves.
Forewarn	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can tell one of the moves an opposing Pokémon has.
Unaware	When attacking, the Pokémon ignores the target Pokémon’s stat changes.
Tinted Lens	The Pokémon can use “not very effective” moves to deal regular damage.
Filter	Reduces the power of supereffective attacks taken.
Slow Start	For five turns, the Pokémon’s Attack and Speed stats are halved.
Scrappy	The Pokémon can hit Ghost-type Pokémon with Normal- and Fighting-type moves.
Storm Drain	Draws in all Water-type moves. Instead of being hit by Water-type moves, it boosts its Sp. Atk.
Ice Body	The Pokémon gradually regains HP in a hailstorm.
Solid Rock	Reduces the power of supereffective attacks taken.
Snow Warning	The Pokémon summons a hailstorm when it enters a battle.
Honey Gather	The Pokémon may gather Honey after a battle.
Frisk	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon’s held item.
Reckless	Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
Flower Gift	Boosts the Attack and Sp. Def stats of itself and allies in harsh sunlight.
Pickpocket	Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.
Sheer Force	Removes additional effects to increase the power of moves when attacking.
Contrary	Makes stat changes have an opposite effect.
Unnerve	Unnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.
Defiant	Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat sharply when its stats are lowered.
Defeatist	Halves the Pokémon’s Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less.
Cursed Body	May disable a move used on the Pokémon.
Healer	Sometimes heals an ally’s status condition.
Friend Guard	Reduces damage done to allies.
Weak Armor	Physical attacks to the Pokémon lower its Defense stat but sharply raise its Speed stat.
Heavy Metal	Doubles the Pokémon’s weight.
Light Metal	Halves the Pokémon’s weight.
Multiscale	Reduces the amount of damage the Pokémon takes while its HP is full.
Flare Boost	Powers up special attacks when the Pokémon is burned.
Harvest	May create another Berry after one is used.
Telepathy	Anticipates an ally’s attack and dodges it.
Moody	Raises one stat sharply and lowers another every turn.
Overcoat	Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder.
Poison Touch	May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.
Regenerator	Restores a little HP when withdrawn from battle.
Big Pecks	Protects the Pokémon from Defense-lowering effects.
Sand Rush	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in a sandstorm.
Wonder Skin	Makes status moves more likely to miss.
Analytic	Boosts move power when the Pokémon moves last.
Illusion	Comes out disguised as the Pokémon in the party’s last spot.
Imposter	The Pokémon transforms itself into the Pokémon it’s facing.
Infiltrator	Passes through the opposing Pokémon’s barrier, substitute, and the like and strikes.
Mummy	Contact with the Pokémon changes the attacker’s Ability to Mummy.
Moxie	The Pokémon shows moxie, and that boosts the Attack stat after knocking out any Pokémon.
Justified	Being hit by a Dark-type move boosts the Attack stat of the Pokémon, for justice.
Rattled	Dark-, Ghost-, and Bug-type moves scare the Pokémon and boost its Speed stat.
Magic Bounce	Reflects status moves instead of getting hit by them.
Sap Sipper	Boosts the Attack stat if hit by a Grass-type move instead of taking damage.
Prankster	Gives priority to a status move.
Sand Force	Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.
Iron Barbs	Inflicts damage on the attacker upon contact with iron barbs.
Zen Mode	Changes the Pokémon’s shape when HP is half or less.
Victory Star	Boosts the accuracy of its allies and itself.
Turboblaze	Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
Teravolt	Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
Aroma Veil	Protects itself and its allies from attacks that limit their move choices.
Flower Veil	Ally Grass-type Pokémon are protected from status conditions and the lowering of their stats.
Cheek Pouch	Restores HP as well when the Pokémon eats a Berry.
Fur Coat	Halves the damage from physical moves.
Magician	The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
Bulletproof	Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.
Competitive	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat sharply when a stat is lowered.
Strong Jaw	The Pokémon’s strong jaw boosts the power of its biting moves.
Refrigerate	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
Sweet Veil	Prevents itself and ally Pokémon from falling asleep.
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.
Gale Wings	Gives priority to Flying-type moves when the Pokémon’s HP is full.
Mega Launcher	Powers up aura and pulse moves.
Symbiosis	The Pokémon passes its item to an ally that has used up an item.
Tough Claws	Powers up moves that make direct contact.
Pixilate	Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
Gooey	Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker’s Speed stat.
Dark Aura	Powers up each Pokémon’s Dark-type moves.
Fairy Aura	Powers up each Pokémon’s Fairy-type moves.
Aura Break	The effects of “Aura” Abilities are reversed to lower the power of affected moves.
Stamina	Boosts the Defense stat when hit by an attack.
Wimp Out	The Pokémon cowardly switches out when its HP becomes half or less.
Emergency Exit	The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP becomes half or less.
Water Compaction	Boosts the Pokémon’s Defense stat sharply when hit by a Water-type move.
Merciless	The Pokémon’s attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned.
Stakeout	Doubles the damage dealt to the target’s replacement if the target switches out.
Water Bubble	Lowers the power of Fire-type moves done to the Pokémon and prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
Steelworker	Powers up Steel-type moves.
Berserk	Boosts the Pokémon’s Sp. Atk stat when it takes a hit that causes its HP to become half or less.
Slush Rush	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in a hailstorm.
Long Reach	The Pokémon uses its moves without making contact with the target.
Liquid Voice	All sound-based moves become Water-type moves.
Triage	Gives priority to a healing move.
Surge Surfer	Doubles the Pokémon’s Speed stat on Electric Terrain.
Schooling	When it has a lot of HP, the Pokémon forms a powerful school. It stops schooling when its HP is low.
Disguise	Once per battle, the shroud that covers the Pokémon can protect it from an attack.
Corrosion	The Pokémon can poison the target even if it’s a Steel or Poison type.
Queenly Majesty	Its majesty pressures the opposing Pokémon, making it unable to attack using priority moves.
Innards Out	Damages the attacker landing the finishing hit by the amount equal to its last HP.
Battery	Powers up ally Pokémon’s special moves.
Fluffy	Halves the damage taken from moves that make direct contact, but doubles that of Fire-type moves.
Tangling Hair	Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker’s Speed stat.
Receiver	The Pokémon copies the Ability of a defeated ally.
Beast Boost	The Pokémon boosts its most proficient stat each time it knocks out a Pokémon.
RKS System	Changes the Pokémon’s type to match the memory disc it holds.
Electric Surge	Turns the ground into Electric Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Psychic Surge	Turns the ground into Psychic Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Misty Surge	Turns the ground into Misty Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Grassy Surge	Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Full Metal Body	Prevents other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon’s stats.
Shadow Shield	Reduces the amount of damage the Pokémon takes while its HP is full.
Prism Armor	Reduces the power of supereffective attacks taken.
Intrepid Sword	Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Dauntless Shield	Boosts the Pokémon's Defense stat when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Libero	Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's about to use.
Ball Fetch	If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the Poké Ball from the first failed throw of the battle.
Cotton Down	When the Pokémon is hit by an attack, it scatters cotton fluff around and lowers the Speed stat of all Pokémon except itself.
Propeller Tail	Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon's Abilities and moves that draw in moves.
Mirror Armor	Bounces back only the stat-lowering effects that the Pokémon receives.
Gulp Missile	When the Pokémon uses Surf or Dive, it will come back with prey. When it takes damage, it will spit out the prey to attack.
Stalwart	Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon's Abilities and moves that draw in moves.
Steam Engine	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat drastically if hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
Punk Rock	Boosts the power of sound-based moves. The Pokémon also takes half the damage from these kinds of moves.
Sand Spit	The Pokémon creates a sandstorm when it's hit by an attack.
Ice Scales	The Pokémon is protected by ice scales, which halve the damage taken from special moves.
Ripen	Ripens Berries and doubles their effect.
Ice Face	The Pokémon's ice head can take a physical attack as a substitute, but the attack also changes the Pokémon's appearance. The ice will be restored when it hails.
Power Spot	Just being next to the Pokémon powers up moves.
Mimicry	Changes the Pokémon's type depending on the terrain.
Screen Cleaner	When the Pokémon enters a battle, the effects of Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil are nullified for both opposing and ally Pokémon.
Steely Spirit	Powers up ally Pokémon's Steel-type moves.
Perish Body	When hit by a move that makes direct contact, the Pokémon and the attacker will faint after three turns unless they switch out of battle.
Wandering Spirit	The Pokémon exchanges Abilities with a Pokémon that hits it with a move that makes direct contact.
Gorilla Tactics	Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat but only allows the use of the first selected move.
Neutralizing Gas	If the Pokémon with Neutralizing Gas is in the battle, the effects of all Pokémon's Abilities will be nullified or will not be triggered.
Pastel Veil	Protects the Pokémon and its ally Pokémon from being poisoned.
Hunger Switch	The Pokémon changes its form, alternating between its Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode after the end of each turn.
Curious Medicine	When the Pokémon is brought into battle, any stat alterations of allies are removed
Quick Draw	At the start of each turn, this Pokémon has a 30% chance of moving first in the Speed Priority Bracket
Unseen Fist	The Pokémon can deal damage with moves that make physical contact, even if the target is protected.
Transistor	Powers up Electric-type moves.
Chilling Neigh	When the Pokémon knocks out a target, it utters a chilling neigh, which boosts its Attack stat.
Grim Neigh	When the Pokémon knocks out a target, it utters a terrifying neigh, which boosts its Sp. Atk stat.
Stench	By releasing stench when attacking, this Pokémon may cause the target to flinch.
SoulHeart	Boosts its Sp. Atk stat every time a Pokémon faints.
Dragons Maw	Powers up Dragon-type moves.