Su-Z
In general, Abilities and Hidden Abilities are helpful effects that automatically happen in battle and sometimes in the overworld. However, some Abilities and Hidden Abilities are not useful. Here are all of the Abilities and Hidden Abilitie from Su through Z.
- Suction Cups
- Super Luck
- Swarm
- Sweet Veil
- Swift Swim
- Symbiosis
- Synchronize
- Tangled Feet
- Technician
- Telepathy
- Thick Fat
- Tinted Lens
- Torrent
- Tough Claws
- Trace
- Truant
- Unaware
- Unburden
- Unnerve
- Vital Spirit
- Volt Absorb
- Wandering Spirit
- Water Absorb
- Water Bubble
- Water Veil
- Weak Armor
- White Smoke
- Wimp Out
- Wonder Guard
- Wonder Skin
- Zen Mode
Suction Cups
A Pokémon with Suction Cups cannot be forced to switch out of a battle by an opponent.
Overworld effect: If a Pokémon with Suction Cups is the first Pokémon in your party you'll get more bites while fishing.
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Octillery
- Inkay
- Malamar
Super Luck
A Pokémon with Super Luck is more likely to land a critical hit.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Pidove
- Tranquill
- Unfezant
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Togepi
- Togetic
- Togekiss
Swarm
A Pokémon with Swarm will have a 50% increase of power when using Bug-type moves when the user has 1/3 or less HP remaining.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Karrablast
- Excavalier
- Durant
- Grubbin
- Blipbug
- Dottler
- Orbeetle
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Joltik
- Galvantula
Sweet Veil
A Pokémon with Sweet Veil stops itself and its allies from being susceptible to sleep attacks.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Swirlix
- Slurpuff
- Milcery
- Alcremie
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Cutiefly
- Ribombee
- Bounsweet
- Steenee
- Tsareena
Swift Swim
When it's raining, the Speed stat of a Pokémon with Swift Swim will double.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Goldeen
- Seaking
- Magikarp
- Qwilfish
- Mantine
- Lotad
- Lombre
- Ludicolo
- Feebas
- Mantyke
- Tympole
- Palpitoad
- Seismitoad
- Arrokuda
- Barraskewda
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Beartic
- Chewtle
- Drednaw
Symbiosis
During battle, if an ally of a Pokémon with Symbiosis uses an item, the user will pass its own item to the ally.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Oranguru
Synchronize
If a Pokémon with Synchronize is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned by an opponent, the opponent receives the same status condition.
Overworld effect: If a Pokémon with Synchronize is the first one in your party, you're guaranteed to encounter Pokémon in the wild that are the same nature.
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Natu
- Xatu
- Espeon
- Umbreon
- Ralts
- Kirlia
- Gardevoir
- Munna
- Musharna
- Elgyem
- Beheeyem
- Indeedee (Male)
- Indeedee (Female)
Tangled Feet
A Pokémon with Tangled Feet makes the accuracy of all of its opponent's moves halved when the user is confused.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Mr. Rime
Technician
Moves with a power of 60 or less are increased by 50% when a Pokémon knows Technician.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Meowth
- Persian
- Hitmontop
- Minccino
- Cinccino
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Mime Jr.
- Mr. Mime
- Roserade
- Toxtricity (Amped Form)
- Toxtricity (Low Key Form)
- Clobbopus
- Grapploct
Telepathy
A Pokémon that knows Telepathy won't get injured by allies when those allies use multiple target attacks.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Elgyem
- Beheeyem
- Oranguru
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Wynaut
- Wobbuffet
- Ralts
- Kirlia
- Gardevoir
- Munna
- Musharna
- Noibat
- Noivern
- Blipbug
- Dottler
- Orbeetle
Thick Fat
A Pokémon with Thick Fat receives half the damage when hit by Ice-type or Fire-type moves.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Munchlax
- Snorlax
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Swinub
- Piloswine
- Mamoswine
- Appletun
Tinted Lens
Whenever a Pokémon with Tinted Lens uses a move against another Pokémon that "isn't very effective" the amount of damage done doubles.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Venonat
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Butterfree
- Hoothoot
- Noctowl
- Sigilyph
Torrent
A Pokémon with Torrent will have a 50% increase of power when using Water-type moves when the user has 1/3 or less HP remaining.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Sobble
- Drizzile
- Inteleon
Tough Claws
A Pokémon with Touch Claws will have increased power by 30% for all contact moves.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Meowth (Galarian Form)
- Binacle
- Barabaracle
- Perrserker
Trace
A Pokémon with Trace changes their Ability to match the Ability of the opposing Pokémon when entering a battle.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Ralts
- Kirlia
- Gardevoir
Truant
A Pokémon with Truant only attacks every other turn.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Durant
Unaware
A Pokémon with Unaware ignores the stat changes of its opponent.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Woobat
- Swoobat
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Clefable
- Wooper
- Quagsire
- Pyukumuku
Unburden
A Pokémon that knows Unburden will have its Speed doubled when it uses its held item.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Drifloon
- Drifblim
- Purrloin
- Liepard
- Hawlucha
- Nickit
- Thievul
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Hitmonlee
- Accelgor
- Swirlix
- Slurpuff
Unnerve
A Pokémon with Unnerve makes it, so its opponents are unable to eat Berries in battle.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Joltik
- Galvantula
- Rookidee
- Corvisquire
- Corviknight
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Meowth
- Persian
- Tyranitar
- Vespiquen
- Axew
- Fraxure
- Haxorus
- Bewear
Vital Spirit
A Pokémon with Vital Spirit can't be put to sleep.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Mr. Mime (Galarian Form)
- Delibird
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Tyrogue
Volt Absorb
A Pokémon with Volt Absorb will have its health restored by 1/4 whenever a damaging Electric-type move hits it.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Jolteon
- Chincou
- Lanturn
- Dracozolt
- Arctozolt
Wandering Spirit
A Pokémon with Wandering Spirit acquires the Ability of its opponent if its opponent makes contact with it. Note that this Ability doesn't have any effect with Wonder Guard.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Yamask (Galarian Form)
- Runerigus
Water Absorb
A Pokémon with Water Absorb will have its health restored by 1/4 whenever a damaging Water-type move hits it.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Lapras
- Vaporeon
- Wooper
- Quagsire
- Mantyke
- Mantine
- Maractus
- Frillish
- Jellicent
- Dracovish
- Arctovish
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Chinchou
- Lanturn
- Tympole
- Palpitoad
- Seismitoad
- Dewpider
- Araquanid
Water Bubble
A Pokémon with Water Bubble receives half damage when attacked with a Fire-type move and deals double damage when using a Water-type move.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Dewpider
- Araquanid
Water Veil
A Pokémon with Water Veil cannot be burned.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Goldeen
- Seaking
- Wailmer
- Wailord
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Mantyke
- Mantine
Weak Armor
A Pokémon with Weak Armor has its Defense decrease by one stage, and its Speed increase by two stages whenever a physical move hits it.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Corsola
- Cursola
- Roggenrola
- Boldore
- Garbodor
- Sinistea
- Polteageist
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Onix
- Dwebble
- Crustle
- Vanillite
- Vanillish
- Vanilluxe
- Vullaby
- Mandibuzz
White Smoke
A Pokémon with White Smoke cannot have its stats decreased by other Pokémon in battle.
Overworld effect: If the first Pokémon in your party knows White Smoke, the chances of coming across a Pokémon in the wild are decreased by 50%.
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Torkoal
- Sizzlipede
- Centiskorch
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Heatmore
Wimp Out
Only Wimpod has this ability. When a Wimpod's health reaches below 50% HP, it runs away or switches out in battle.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Wimpod
Wonder Guard
A Pokémon with Wonder Guard is immune to all damaging moves except for super-effective ones.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Shedinja
Wonder Skin
A Pokémon with Wonder Skin has a 50% chance of being protected against non-damaging status changing attacks.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this Ability:
- Sigilyph
Zen Mode
Only Darmanitan can have this Hidden Ability in Sword and Shield. If the HP of Darmanitan is above 50%, it will be an Ice-type in Standard Mode. If its HP is 50% or lower, it will change into an Ice/Fire-type in Zen Mode.
Overworld effect: None
Pokémon that can have this as a Hidden Ability:
- Darmanitan (Galarian Form)
- Darmanitan (Garlarian Form Zen Mode)
If you're able
There are several different Abilities and Hidden Abilities in Sword and Shield, including new ones that haven't been seen in previous generations. Most Pokémon have the chance of getting one of two normal Abilities or a rare Hidden Ability, but there are exceptions. It should be noted that the only way to get a Pokémon with a Hidden Ability in Sword and Shield is through a Max Raid Battle. These Abilities automatically take effect without you needing to activate them. Good luck in your search for Pokémon with the best Abilities and Hidden Abilities.
