Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Abilities
Search the original 76 abilities and their Ruby and Sapphire effects. Find Pokémon with each regular ability.
Displaying 76 of 76 abilities.
| Description | ||
|---|---|---|
| Air Lock#076 | Avoids sound-based moves. | 0 |
| Arena Trap#071 | Prevents fleeing.Pokémon with this ability (3) | 3 |
| Battle Armor#004 | Blocks critical hits. | 4 |
| Blaze#066 | Ups FIRE moves in a pinch. | 9 |
| Chlorophyll#034 | Raises SPEED in sunshine. | 19 |
| Clear Body#029 | Prevents ability reduction. | 8 |
| Cloud Nine#013 | Negates weather effects. | 2 |
| Color Change#016 | Changes type to foe's move.Pokémon with this ability (1) | 1 |
| Compound Eyes#014 | Raises accuracy. Compound Eyes does not increase wild held-item odds in Ruby/Sapphire; that field effect begins in Emerald. Pokémon with this ability (4) | 4 |
| Cute Charm#056 | Infatuates on contact.Pokémon with this ability (8) | 8 |
| Damp#006 | Prevents self-destruction. | 8 |
| Drizzle#002 | Summons rain in battle.Pokémon with this ability (1) | 1 |
| Drought#070 | Summons sunlight in battle.Pokémon with this ability (1) | 1 |
| Early Bird#048 | Awakens quickly from sleep. | 13 |
| Effect Spore#027 | Leaves spores on contact. | 4 |
| Flame Body#049 | Burns the foe on contact. Flame Body can burn contact attackers, but does not speed up Egg hatching in Ruby/Sapphire. | 4 |
| Flash Fire#018 | Powers up if hit by fire. | 9 |
| Forecast#059 | Changes with the weather.Pokémon with this ability (1) | 1 |
| Guts#062 | Ups ATTACK if suffering. | 13 |
| Huge Power#037 | Raises ATTACK. | 3 |
| Hustle#055 | Trades accuracy for power.Pokémon with this ability (5) | 5 |
| Hyper Cutter#052 | Prevents ATTACK reduction. | 8 |
| Illuminate#035 | Encounter rate increases. | 5 |
| Immunity#017 | Prevents poisoning.Pokémon with this ability (2)SnorlaxZangoose | 2 |
| Inner Focus#039 | Prevents flinching. | 12 |
| Insomnia#015 | Prevents sleep. | 9 |
| Intimidate#022 | Lowers the foe's ATTACK.Pokémon with this ability (14)EkansArbokGrowlitheArcanineTaurosGyaradosSnubbullGranbullStantlerHitmontopMightyenaMasquerainMawileSalamence | 14 |
| Keen Eye#051 | Prevents loss of accuracy. | 16 |
| Levitate#026 | Not hit by GROUND attacks. | 17 |
| Lightning Rod#031 | Draws electrical moves. Lightning Rod redirects eligible Electric moves in double battles; it does not grant Electric immunity or boost Special Attack. | 6 |
| Limber#007 | Prevents paralysis.Pokémon with this ability (3)PersianHitmonleeDitto | 3 |
| Liquid Ooze#064 | Draining causes injury.Pokémon with this ability (4) | 4 |
| Magma Armor#040 | Prevents freezing. Magma Armor prevents freezing, but does not speed up Egg hatching in Ruby/Sapphire. | 3 |
| Magnet Pull#042 | Traps STEEL-type Pokémon. | 3 |
| Marvel Scale#063 | Ups DEFENSE if suffering.Pokémon with this ability (1) | 1 |
| Minus#058 | Powers up with PLUS.Pokémon with this ability (1) | 1 |
| Natural Cure#030 | Heals upon switching out. | 9 |
| Oblivious#012 | Prevents attraction. | 14 |
| Overgrow#065 | Ups GRASS moves in a pinch. Overgrow boosts Grass moves when HP is at or below one third. | 9 |
| Own Tempo#020 | Prevents confusion. | 8 |
| Pickup#053 | May pick up items. | 6 |
| Plus#057 | Powers up with MINUS.Pokémon with this ability (1) | 1 |
| Poison Point#038 | Poisons foe on contact. | 9 |
| Pressure#046 | Raises foe's PP usage. | 13 |
| Pure Power#074 | Raises ATTACK. | 2 |
| Rain Dish#044 | Slight HP recovery in rain. | 3 |
| Rock Head#069 | Prevents recoil damage. | 17 |
| Rough Skin#024 | Hurts to touch. | 2 |
| Run Away#050 | Makes escaping easier. | 13 |
| Sand Stream#045 | Summons a sandstorm.Pokémon with this ability (1)Tyranitar | 1 |
| Sand Veil#008 | Ups evasion in a sandstorm. | 7 |
| Serene Grace#032 | Promotes added effects.Pokémon with this ability (6) | 6 |
| Shadow Tag#023 | Prevents the foe's escape. | 2 |
| Shed Skin#061 | Heals the body by shedding. | 10 |
| Shell Armor#075 | Blocks critical hits. | 10 |
| Shield Dust#019 | Prevents added effects. | 5 |
| Soundproof#043 | Avoids sound-based moves. | 6 |
| Speed Boost#003 | Gradually boosts SPEED.Pokémon with this ability (2)YanmaNinjask | 2 |
| Static#009 | Paralyzes on contact. Static’s later field encounter effect was introduced in Emerald and does not apply in Ruby/Sapphire. | 12 |
| Stench#001 | Helps repel wild Pokémon. When the lead party Pokémon has Stench, Ruby/Sapphire halves the wild encounter rate. Stench has no added battle flinch chance in Generation III. | 2 |
| Sticky Hold#060 | Prevents item theft. | 4 |
| Sturdy#005 | Negates 1-hit KO attacks. Generation III Sturdy blocks one-hit knockout moves. It does not protect a full-HP holder from other knockout attacks. | 17 |
| Suction Cups#021 | Firmly anchors the body. | 3 |
| Swarm#068 | Ups BUG moves in a pinch. | 10 |
| Swift Swim#033 | Raises SPEED in rain. | 20 |
| Synchronize#028 | Passes on status problems. | 11 |
| Thick Fat#047 | Heat-and-cold protection. | 14 |
| Torrent#067 | Ups WATER moves in a pinch. | 9 |
| Trace#036 | Copies special ability. | 5 |
| Truant#054 | Moves only every two turns. | 2 |
| Vital Spirit#072 | Prevents sleep.Pokémon with this ability (4) | 4 |
| Volt Absorb#010 | Turns electricity into HP. | 3 |
| Water Absorb#011 | Changes water into HP.Pokémon with this ability (9)PoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrathLaprasVaporeonPolitoedWooperQuagsireMantine | 9 |
| Water Veil#041 | Prevents burns. | 4 |
| White Smoke#073 | Prevents ability reduction.Pokémon with this ability (1) | 1 |
| Wonder Guard#025 | “Super effective” hits.Pokémon with this ability (1) | 1 |
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Reading the ability reference
Pokémon counts use the original regular ability slots, counting a species once for each ability it can have. Expand a list to see its members. Hidden Abilities did not exist in Generation III.
Ability effects are specific to Ruby and Sapphire. Sturdy stops one-hit knockout moves. Lightning Rod does not grant the later immunity or Special Attack increase. Magma Armor and Flame Body do not accelerate Egg hatching here. Emerald-only field effects are excluded.
National Pokémon #1–386, default forms, filtered to Ruby/Sapphire version group 5. Compatibility records can require trades and do not imply local encounter or event availability. Links open the 202 Hoenn profiles where available; other compatible National species are named. Learner lists cover level-up, breeding, machines and recorded Ruby/Sapphire methods. Counts do not promise a local encounter, ordinary distribution or present-day event access. Struggle is the automatic fallback and has no learnable move entry.
Consult the breeding and training guide and TM and HM locations for requirements.
Original combat values and effects: pret/pokeruby. Version group 5 learnsets and stable identifiers: PokéAPI (data license). Pokémon © Nintendo, Creatures and GAME FREAK.
References
Covered edition: Original Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version for Game Boy Advance. Version-specific encounters and story roles are labelled. Emerald and the Nintendo 3DS remakes have separate rules and progression.