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Adaptability (Ability) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Adaptabilityてきおうりょく
Adaptability

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Adaptability (Japanese: てきおうりょく Adaptability) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Adaptability increases STAB of a Pokémon with this Ability from 1.5 to 2.

When a Pokémon with Adaptability is Terastallized, Adaptability only affects moves of the Tera Type. If the Pokémon's Tera Type is one of its original types, its STAB is 2.25; otherwise, it's 2.

Stellar-type moves are unaffected by Adaptability.

Outside of battle

Adaptability has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Adaptability

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Adaptability increases STAB from 1.5× to 2×.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the boost is instead from 1.2× to 1.5×.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Adaptability is Ability of an Eevee that will evolve into an Sylveon. It increases the user's Special Attack by 5% for 1.5s, when it deals or receives damage, stacking up to 4 times. This becomes Pixilate upon evolving.

Description

GamesDescription
MDTDSBoosts the power of the Pokémon's moves that match its type.
BSLじぶんと わざのタイプが あっているときの ダメージが おおきい
MDGtIIncreases the power of moves that are the same type as the Pokémon.*
The power of moves that are the same type as the Pokémon goes up.*
SMDThe power of moves that are the same type as the Pokémon goes up.
MDRTDXThis Ability increases the power of moves that are the same type as this Pokémon.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

  • Red's Eevee, Vee, is revealed to have Adaptability as his Ability.

Trivia

  • Adaptability is the first Ability in alphabetical order.

In other languages

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