Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: All 298 Abilities and how to get Pokémon with Hidden Abilities

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While many things are different in Scarlet and Violet compared to previous Pokémon games, many of the battle mechanics remain the same. For players who want the best advantage in combat, having the right Abilities or Hidden Abilities is a huge factor. We'll go over all of the Abilities in Scarlet and Violet before launching into how players can get Pokémon with Hidden Abilities.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: What are Hidden Abilities and why do you want them?

In Switch Pokémon games, every Pokémon species has an Ability tied to it, which usually gives them passive assistance in battle. For instance, in Scarlet and Violet Fuecoco's Ability is Blaze, which powers up the fiery crocs Fire-type moves when its HP is low. However, some Pokémon you capture or trade will have an Ability that is different from usual and this is called a Hidden Ability.

For instance, if you happen to get a Fuecoco with the Ability Unaware instead of Blaze then it has a Hidden Ability. Unaware makes it so Fuecoco ignores any of the target Pokémon's stat changes. Hidden Ability Pokémon are sought after because can give you an edge in competitive battles since opponents might not expect what your Pokémon can do.

List of all Abilities / Hidden Abilities

There are a grand total of 298 Abilities in Scarlet and Violet. In our list, we placed them in numerical order and included the description listed within the games.

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Ability	Description
001: Stench	The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.
002: Drizzle	The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
003: Speed Boost	The Pokémon’s Speed stat is boosted every turn.
004: Battle Armor	Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
005: Sturdy	The Pokémon cannot be knocked out by a single hit as long as its HP is full. One-hit KO moves will also fail to knock it out.
006: Damp	The Pokémon dampens its surroundings, preventing all Pokémon from using explosive moves such as Self-Destruct.
007: Limber	The Pokémon’s limber body prevents it from being paralyzed.
008: Sand Veil	Boosts the Pokémon’s evasiveness in a sandstorm.
009: Static	The Pokémon is charged with static electricity and may paralyze attackers that make direct contact with it.
010: Volt Absorb	If hit by an Electric-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
011: Water Absorb	If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
012: Oblivious	The Pokémon is oblivious, keeping it from being infatuated, falling for taunts, or being affected by Intimidate.
013: Cloud Nine	Eliminates the effects of weather.
014: Compound Eyes	The Pokémon’s compound eyes boost its accuracy.
015: Insomnia	The Pokémon’s insomnia prevents it from falling asleep.
016: Color Change	The Pokémon’s type becomes the type of the move used on it.
017: Immunity	The Pokémon’s immune system prevents it from being poisoned.
018: Flash Fire	If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.
019: Shield Dust	Protective dust shields the Pokémon from the additional effects of moves.
020: Own Tempo	The Pokémon sticks to its own tempo, preventing it from becoming confused or being affected by Intimidate.
021: Suction Cups	The Pokémon uses suction cups to stay in one spot. This protects it from moves and items that would force it to switch out.
022: Intimidate	When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.
023: Shadow Tag	The Pokémon steps on the opposing Pokémon’s shadows to prevent them from fleeing or switching out.
024: Rough Skin	The Pokémon’s rough skin damages attackers that make direct contact with it.
025: Wonder Guard	Its mysterious power only lets supereffective moves hit the Pokémon.
026: Levitate	By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
027: Effect Spore	Contact with the Pokémon may inflict poison, sleep, or paralysis on the attacker.
028: Synchonize	If the Pokémon is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned by another Pokémon, that Pokémon will be inflicted with the same status condition.
029: Clear Body	Prevents other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon’s stats.
030: Natural Cure	The Pokémon’s status conditions are cured when it switches out.
031: Lightning Rod	The Pokémon draws in all Electric-type moves. Instead of taking damage from them, its Sp. Atk stat is boosted.
032: Serene Grace	Raises the likelihood of additional effects occurring when the Pokémon uses its moves.
033: Swift Swim	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in rain.
034: Chlorophyll	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in harsh sunlight.
035: Illuminate	Raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon by illuminating the surroundings.
036: Trace	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon’s Ability.
037: Huge Power	Doubles the Pokémon’s Attack stat.
038: Poison Point	Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.
039: Inner Focus	The Pokémon’s intense focus prevents it from flinching or being affected by Intimidate.
040: Magma Armor	The Pokémon’s hot magma coating prevents it from being frozen.
041: Water Veil	The Pokémon’s water veil prevents it from being burned.
042: Magnet Pull	Prevents Steel-type Pokémon from fleeing by pulling them in with magnetism.
043: Soundproof	Soundproofing gives the Pokémon full immunity to all sound-based moves.
044: Rain Dish	The Pokémon gradually regains HP in rain.
045: Sand Stream	The Pokémon summons a sandstorm when it enters a battle.
046: Pressure	Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.
047: Thick Fat	The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
048: Early Bird	The Pokémon awakens from sleep twice as fast as other Pokémon.
049: Flame Body	Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker.
050: Run Away	Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
051: Keen Eye	The Pokémon’s keen eyes prevent its accuracy from being lowered.
052: Hyper Cutter	The Pokémon’s prized, mighty pincers prevent other Pokémon from lowering its Attack stat.
053: Pickup	The Pokémon may pick up an item another Pokémon used during a battle. It may pick up items outside of battle, too.
054: Truant	Each time the Pokémon uses a move, it spends the next turn loafing around.
055: Hustle	Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat but lowers its accuracy.
056: Cute Charm	The Pokémon may infatuate attackers that make direct contact with it.
057: Plus	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.
058: Minus	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.
059: Forecast	The Pokémon transforms with the weather to change its type to Water, Fire, or Ice.
060: Sticky Hold	The Pokémon’s held items cling to its sticky body and cannot be removed by other Pokémon.
061: Shed Skin	The Pokémon may cure its own status conditions by shedding its skin.
062: Guts	It’s so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat.
063: Marvel Scale	The Pokémon’s marvelous scales boost its Defense stat if it has a status condition.
064: Liquid Ooze	The strong stench of the Pokémon’s oozed liquid damages attackers that use HP-draining moves.
065: Overgrow	Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon’s HP is low.
066: Blaze	Powers up Fire-type moves when the Pokémon’s HP is low.
067: Torrent	Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon’s HP is low.
068: Swarm	Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon’s HP is low.
069: Rock Head	Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
070: Drought	Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle.
071: Arena Trap	Prevents opposing Pokémon from fleeing from battle.
072: Vital Spirit	The Pokémon is full of vitality, and that prevents it from falling asleep.
073: White Smoke	The Pokémon is protected by its white smoke, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
074: Pure Power	Using its pure power, the Pokémon doubles its Attack stat.
075: Shell Armor	A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
076: Air Lock	Eliminates the effects of weather.
077: Tangled Feet	Boosts the Pokémon’s evasiveness if it is confused.
078: Motor Drive	The Pokémon takes no damage when hit by Electric-type moves. Instead, its Speed stat is boosted.
079: Rivalry	The Pokémon’s competitive spirit makes it deal more damage to Pokémon of the same gender, but less damage to Pokémon of the opposite gender.
080: Steadfast	The Pokémon’s determination boosts its Speed stat every time it flinches.
081: Snow Cloak	Boosts the Pokémon’s evasiveness in snow.
082: Gluttony	If the Pokémon is holding a Berry to be eaten when its HP is low, it will instead eat the Berry when its HP drops to half or less.
083: Anger Point	The Pokémon is angered when it takes a critical hit, and that maxes its Attack stat.
084: Unburden	Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon’s held item is used or lost.
085: Heatproof	The Pokémon’s heatproof body halves the damage taken from Fire-type moves.
086: Simple	Doubles the effects of the Pokémon’s stat changes.
087: Dry Skin	Restores the Pokémon’s HP in rain or when it is hit by Water-type moves. Reduces HP in harsh sunlight, and increases the damage received from Fire-type moves.
088: Download	The Pokémon compares an opposing Pokémon’s Defense and Sp. Def stats before raising its own Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever will be more effective.
089: Iron Fist	Powers up punching moves.
090: Poison Heal	If poisoned, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
091: Adaptability	Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.
092: Skill Link	Maximizes the number of times multistrike moves hit.
093: Hydration	Cures the Pokémon’s status conditions in rain.
094: Solar Power	In harsh sunlight, the Pokémon’s Sp. Atk stat is boosted, but its HP decreases every turn.
095: Quick Feet	Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon has a status condition.
096: Normalize	All the Pokémon’s moves become Normal type. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
097: Sniper	If the Pokémon’s attack lands a critical hit, the attack is powered up even further.
098: Magic Guard	The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.
099: No Guard	The Pokémon employs no-guard tactics to ensure incoming and outgoing attacks always land.
100: Stall	The Pokémon is always the last to use its moves.
101: Technician	Powers up weak moves so the Pokémon can deal more damage with them.
102: Leaf Guard	Prevents status conditions in harsh sunlight.
103: Klutz	The Pokémon can’t use any held items.
104: Mold Breaker	The Pokémon’s moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.
105: Super Luck	The Pokémon is so lucky that the critical-hit ratios of its moves are boosted.
106: Aftermath	Damages the attacker if it knocks out the Pokémon with a move that makes direct contact.
107: Anticipation	The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon’s dangerous moves.
108: Forewarn	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can tell one of the moves an opposing Pokémon has.
109: Unaware	When attacking, the Pokémon ignores the target’s stat changes.
110: Tinted Lens	The Pokémon can use “not very effective” moves to deal regular damage.
111: Filter	Reduces the power of supereffective attacks that hit the Pokémon.
112: Slow Start	For five turns, the Pokémon’s Attack and Speed stats are halved.
113: Scrappy	The Pokémon can hit Ghost-type Pokémon with Normal- and Fighting-type moves. It is also unaffected by Intimidate.
114: Storm Drain	The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves. Instead of taking damage from them, its Sp. Atk stat is boosted.
115 Ice Body	The Pokémon gradually regains HP in snow.
116: Solid Rock	Reduces the power of supereffective attacks that hit the Pokémon.
117: Snow Warning	The Pokémon makes it snow when it enters a battle.
118: Honey Gather	The Pokémon may gather Honey after a battle.
119: Frisk	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon’s held item.
120: Reckless	Powers up moves that have recoil damage.
121: Multitype	Changes the Pokémon’s type to match the plate it holds.
122: Flower Gift	Boosts the Attack and Sp. Def stats of the Pokémon and its allies in harsh sunlight.
123: Bad Dreams	Damages opposing Pokémon that are asleep.
124: Pickpocket	The Pokémon steals the held item from attackers that make direct contact with it.
125: Sheer Force	Removes any additional effects from the Pokémon’s moves, but increases the moves’ power.
126: Contrary	Reverses any stat changes affecting the Pokémon so that attempts to boost its stats instead lower them— and attempts to lower its stats will boost them.
127: Unnerve	Unnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.
128: Defiant	If the Pokémon has any stat lowered by an opposing Pokémon, its Attack stat will be boosted sharply.
129: Defeatist	Halves the Pokémon’s Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP drops to half or less.
130: Cursed Body	May disable a move that has dealt damage to the Pokémon.
131: Healer	Sometimes cures the status conditions of the Pokémon’s allies.
132: Friend Guard	Reduces damage dealt to allies.
133: Weak Armor	The Pokémon’s Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.
134: Heavy Metal	Doubles the Pokémon’s weight.
135: Light Metal	Halves the Pokémon’s weight.
136: Multiscale	Reduces the amount of damage the Pokémon takes while its HP is full.
137: Toxic Boost	Powers up physical moves when the Pokémon is poisoned.
138: Flare Boost	Powers up special moves when the Pokémon is burned.
139: Harvest	May create another Berry after one is used.
140: Telepathy	The Pokémon anticipates and dodges the attacks of its allies.
141: Moody	Every turn, one of the Pokémon’s stats will be boosted sharply but another stat will be lowered.
142: Overcoat	The Pokémon takes no damage from sandstorms. It is also protected from the effects of powders and spores.
143: Poison Touch	May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.
144: Regenerator	The Pokémon has a little of its HP restored when withdrawn from battle.
145: Big Pecks	Prevents the Pokémon from having its Defense stat lowered.
146: Sand Rush	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in a sandstorm.
147: Wonder Skin	Makes status moves more likely to miss the Pokémon.
148: Analytic	Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s move if it is the last to act that turn.
149: Illusion	The Pokémon fools opponents by entering battle disguised as the last Pokémon in its Trainer’s party.
150: Imposter	The Pokémon transforms itself into the Pokémon it’s facing.
151: Infiltrator	The Pokémon’s moves are unaffected by the target’s barriers, substitutes, and the like.
152: Mummy	Contact with the Pokémon changes the attacker’s Ability to Mummy.
153: Moxie	When the Pokémon knocks out a target, it shows moxie, which boosts its Attack stat.
154: Justified	When the Pokémon is hit by a Dark-type attack, its Attack stat is boosted by its sense of justice.
155: Rattled	The Pokémon gets scared when hit by a Dark-, Ghost-, or Bug-type attack or if intimidated, which boosts its Speed stat.
156: Magic Bounce	The Pokémon reflects status moves instead of getting hit by them.
157: Sap Sipper	The Pokémon takes no damage when hit by Grass-type moves. Instead, its Attack stat is boosted.
158: Prankster	Gives priority to the Pokémon’s status moves.
159: Sand Force	Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.
160: Iron Barbs	The Pokémon’s iron barbs damage the attacker if it makes direct contact.
161: Zen Mode	Changes the Pokémon’s shape when its HP drops to half or less.
162: Victory Star	Boosts the accuracy of the Pokémon and its allies.
163: Turboblaze	The Pokémon’s moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.
164: Teravolt	The Pokémon’s moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.
165: Aroma Veil	Protects the Pokémon and its allies from effects that prevent the use of moves.
166: Flower Veil	Ally Grass-type Pokémon are protected from status conditions and the lowering of their stats.
167: Cheek Pouch	The Pokémon’s HP is restored when it eats any Berry, in addition to the Berry’s usual effect.
168: Protean	Changes the Pokémon’s type to the type of the move it’s about to use. This works only once each time the Pokémon enters battle.
169: Fur Coat	Halves the damage from physical moves.
170: Magician	The Pokémon steals the held item from any target it hits with a move.
171: Bulletproof	Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves.
172: Competitive	Boosts the Pokémon’s Sp. Atk stat sharply when its stats are lowered by an opposing Pokémon.
173: Strong Jaw	The Pokémon’s strong jaw boosts the power of its biting moves.
174: Refrigerate	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
175: Sweet Veil	Prevents the Pokémon and its allies from falling asleep.
176: 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.
177: Gale Wings	Gives priority to the Pokémon’s Flying-type moves while its HP is full.
178: Mega Launcher	Powers up pulse moves.
179: Grass Pelt	Boosts the Pokémon’s Defense stat on Grassy Terrain.
180: Symbiosis	The Pokémon passes its held item to an ally that has used up an item.
181: Tough Claws	Powers up moves that make direct contact.
182: Pixilate	Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
183: Gooey	Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker’s Speed stat.
184: Aerilate	Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
185: Parental Bond	The parent and child attack one after the other.
186: Dark Aura	Powers up the Dark-type moves of all Pokémon on the field.
187: Fairy Aura	Powers up the Fairy-type moves of all Pokémon on the field.
188: Aura Break	The effects of “Aura” Abilities are reversed to lower the power of affected moves.
189: Primordial Sea	The Pokémon changes the weather to nullify Fire-type attacks.
190: Desolate Land	The Pokémon changes the weather to nullify Water-type attacks.
191: Delta Stream	The Pokémon changes the weather so that no moves are supereffective against the Flying type.
192: Stamina	Boosts the Defense stat when the Pokémon is hit by an attack.
193: Wimp Out	The Pokémon cowardly switches out when its HP drops to half or less.
194: Emergency Exit	The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP drops to half or less.
195: Water Compaction	Boosts the Defense stat sharply when the Pokémon is hit by a Water-type move.
196: Merciless	The Pokémon’s attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned.
197: Shields Down	When its HP drops to half or less, the Pokémon’s shell breaks and it becomes aggressive.
198: Stakeout	Doubles the damage dealt to a target that has just switched into battle.
199: Water Bubble	Lowers the power of Fire-type moves that hit the Pokémon and prevents it from being burned.
200: Steelworker	Powers up Steel-type moves.
201: Berserk	Boosts the Pokémon’s Sp. Atk stat when it takes a hit that causes its HP to drop to half or less.
202: Slush Rush	Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in snow.
203: Long Reach	The Pokémon uses its moves without making contact with the target.
204: Liquid Voice	Sound-based moves become Water-type moves.
205: Triage	Gives priority to the Pokémon’s healing moves.
206: Galvanize	Normal-type moves become Electric-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
207: Surge Surfer	Doubles the Pokémon’s Speed stat on Electric Terrain.
208: Schooling	When it has a lot of HP, the Pokémon forms a powerful school. It stops schooling when its HP is low.
209: Disguise	Once per battle, the shroud that covers the Pokémon can protect it from an attack.
210: Batle Bond	When the Pokémon knocks out a target, its bond with its Trainer is strengthened, and its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats are boosted.
211: Power Construct	Cells gather to aid the Pokémon when its HP drops to half or less, causing it to change into its Complete Forme.
212: Corrosion	The Pokémon can poison the target even if it’s a Steel or Poison type.
213: Comatose	The Pokémon is always drowsing and will never wake up. It can attack while in its sleeping state.
214: Queenly Majesty	The Pokémon’s majesty pressures opponents and makes them unable to use priority moves against the Pokémon or its allies.
215: Innards Out	When the Pokémon is knocked out, it damages its attacker by the amount equal to the HP it had left before it was hit.
216: Dancer	Whenever a dance move is used in battle, the Pokémon will copy the user to immediately perform that dance move itself.
217: Battery	Powers up ally Pokémon’s special moves.
218: Fluffy	Halves the damage taken from moves that make direct contact, but doubles that of Fire-type moves.
219: Dazzling	The Pokémon dazzles its opponents, making them unable to use priority moves against the Pokémon or its allies.
220: Soul Heart	Boosts the Pokémon’s Sp. Atk stat every time another Pokémon faints.
221: Tangling Hair	Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker’s Speed stat.
222: Receiver	The Pokémon copies the Ability of a defeated ally.
223: Power of Alchemy	The Pokémon copies the Ability of a defeated ally.
224: Beast Boost	Boosts the Pokémon’s most proficient stat every time it knocks out a target.
225: RKS System	Changes the Pokémon’s type to match the memory disc it holds.
226: Electric Surge	Turns the ground into Electric Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
227: Psychic Surge	Turns the ground into Psychic Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
228: Misty Surge	Turns the ground into Misty Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
229: Grassy Surge	Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
230: Full Metal Body	Prevents other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon’s stats.
231: Shadow Shield	Reduces the amount of damage the Pokémon takes while its HP is full.
232: Prism Armor	Reduces the power of supereffective attacks that hit the Pokémon.
233: Neurofoce	Powers up the Pokémon’s supereffective attacks even further.
234: Intrepid Sword	Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat the first time the Pokémon enters a battle.
235: Dauntless Shield	Boosts the Pokémon’s Defense stat the first time the Pokémon enters a battle.
236: Libero	Changes the Pokémon’s type to the type of the move it’s about to use. This works only once each time the Pokémon enters battle.
237: Ball Fetch	If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the Poké Ball from the first failed throw of the battle.
238: Cotton Down	When the Pokémon is hit by an attack, it scatters cotton fluff around and lowers the Speed stats of all Pokémon except itself.
239: Propeller Tail	Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon’s Abilities and moves that draw in moves.
240: Mirror Armor	Bounces back only the stat-lowering effects that the Pokémon receives.
241: 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.
242: Stalwart	Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon’s Abilities and moves that draw in moves.
243: Steam Engine	Boosts the Speed stat drastically when the Pokémon is hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
244: Punk Rock	Boosts the power of sound-based moves. The Pokémon also takes half the damage from these kinds of moves.
245: Sand Spit	The Pokémon creates a sandstorm when it’s hit by an attack.
246: Ice Scales	The Pokémon is protected by ice scales, which halve the damage taken from special moves.
247: Ripen	Ripens Berries and doubles their effect.
248: 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 snows.
249: Power Spot	Just being next to the Pokémon powers up moves.
250: Mimicry	Changes the Pokémon’s type depending on the terrain.
251: 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.
252: Steely Spirit	Powers up the Steel-type moves of the Pokémon and its allies.
253: 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.
254: Wandering Spirit	The Pokémon exchanges Abilities with a Pokémon that hits it with a move that makes direct contact.
255: Gorilla Tactics	Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat but only allows the use of the first selected move.
256: Neutralizing Gas	While the Pokémon is in the battle, the effects of all other Pokémon’s Abilities will be nullified or will not be triggered.
257: Pastel Veil	Prevents the Pokémon and its allies from being poisoned.
258: Hunger Switch	The Pokémon changes its form, alternating between its Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode after the end of every turn.
259: Quick Draw	Enables the Pokémon to move first occasionally.
260: Unseen Fist	If the Pokémon uses moves that make direct contact, it can attack the target even if the target protects itself.
261: Curious Medicine	When the Pokémon enters a battle, it scatters medicine from its shell, which removes all stat changes from allies.
262: Transistor	Powers up Electric-type moves.
263: Dragon's Maw	Powers up Dragon-type moves.
264: Chilling Neigh	When the Pokémon knocks out a target, it utters a chilling neigh, which boosts its Attack stat.
265: Grim Neigh	When the Pokémon knocks out a target, it utters a terrifying neigh, which boosts its Sp. Atk stat.
266: As One	This Ability combines the effects of both Calyrex’s Unnerve Ability and Glastrier’s Chilling Neigh Ability.
267: As One	This Ability combines the effects of both Calyrex’s Unnerve Ability and Spectrier’s Grim Neigh Ability.
268: Lingering Aroma	Contact with the Pokémon changes the attacker’s Ability to Lingering Aroma.
269: Seed Sower	Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon is hit by an attack.
270: Thermal Exchange	Boosts the Attack stat when the Pokémon is hit by a Fire-type move. The Pokémon also cannot be burned.
271: Anger Shell	When an attack causes its HP to drop to half or less, the Pokémon gets angry. This lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.
272: Purifying Salt	The Pokémon’s pure salt protects it from status conditions and halves the damage taken from Ghost-type moves.
273: Well-Baked Body	The Pokémon takes no damage when hit by Fire-type moves. Instead, its Defense stat is sharply boosted.
274: Wind Rider	Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat if Tailwind takes effect or if the Pokémon is hit by a wind move. The Pokémon also takes no damage from wind moves.
275: Guard Dog	Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat if intimidated. Moves and items that would force the Pokémon to switch out also fail to work.
276: Rocky Payload	Powers up Rock-type moves.
277: Wind Power	The Pokémon becomes charged when it is hit by a wind move, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move the Pokémon uses.
278: Zero to Hero	The Pokémon transforms into its Hero Form when it switches out.
279: Commander	When the Pokémon enters a battle, it goes inside the mouth of an ally Dondozo if one is on the field. The Pokémon then issues commands from there.
280: Electromorphosis	The Pokémon becomes charged when it takes damage, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move the Pokémon uses.
281: Protosynthesis	Boosts the Pokémon’s most proficient stat in harsh sunlight or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.
282: Quark Drive	Boosts the Pokémon’s most proficient stat on Electric Terrain or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.
283: Good as Gold	A body of pure, solid gold gives the Pokémon full immunity to other Pokémon’s status moves.
284: Vessel of Ruin	The power of the Pokémon’s ruinous vessel lowers the Sp. Atk stats of all Pokémon except itself.
285: Sword of Ruin	The power of the Pokémon’s ruinous sword lowers the Defense stats of all Pokémon except itself.
286: Tablets of Ruin	The power of the Pokémon’s ruinous wooden tablets lowers the Attack stats of all Pokémon except itself.
287: Beads of Ruin	The power of the Pokémon’s ruinous beads lowers the Sp. Def stats of all Pokémon except itself.
288: Orichalcum Pulse	Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle. The ancient pulse thrumming through the Pokémon also boosts its Attack stat in harsh sunlight.
289: Hadron Engine	Turns the ground into Electric Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle. The futuristic engine within the Pokémon also boosts its Sp. Atk stat on Electric Terrain.
290: Opportunist	If an opponent’s stat is boosted, the Pokémon seizes the opportunity to boost the same stat for itself.
291: Cud Chew	When the Pokémon eats a Berry, it will regurgitate that Berry at the end of the next turn and eat it one more time.
292: Sharpness	Powers up slicing moves.
293: Supreme Overlord	When the Pokémon enters a battle, its Attack and Sp. Atk stats are slightly boosted for each of the allies in its party that have already been defeated.
294: Costar	When the Pokémon enters a battle, it copies an ally’s stat changes.
295: Toxic Debris	Scatters poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team when the Pokémon takes damage from physical moves.
296: Armor Tai	The mysterious tail covering the Pokémon’s head makes opponents unable to use priority moves against the Pokémon or its allies.
297: Earth Eater	If hit by a Ground-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
298: Mycelium Might	The Pokémon will always act more slowly when using status moves, but these moves will be unimpeded by the Ability of the target.

How to get Pokémon with Hidden Abilities

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: Farigaraf — (Image credit: The Pokemon Company)

The methods for getting Pokémon with Hidden Abilities in Scarlet and Violet have not been confirmed yet. However, in Sword and Shield, Hidden Ability Pokémon could only be captured in Max Raid Battles, though not all Pokémon in these battles were guaranteed to have Hidden Abilities. It's possible the same will be true of Scarlet and Violet's Tera Raid Battles, which operate very similarly. Of course, you can also trade with another player and get a Pokémon with a Hidden Ability that way.

Additionally, Sword and Shield allowed players to breed Pokémon with Hidden Abilities with a 50% chance of passing that Hidden Ability to an egg. It's possible this is the same for Scarlet and Violet. We'll keep our ears to the ground and will update when we learn more.

Change a Pokémon's Ability with an Ability Patch

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Tera Pokemon battles — (Image credit: The Pokemon Company)

Ability Patches allow you to change the Ability of a Pokémon to a Hidden Ability when applied. They are one-time use and will go away afterward. However, they are very hard to come by as they are rare rewards you can only get from completing 6-Star Tera Raid Battles and higher. You'll likely need to participate in several high-level Tera Raids before getting one.

It's worth noting that an Ability Patch will not work on a Pokémon that already has a Hidden Ability.

How to check if a Pokémon has a Hidden Ability

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Pokemon Moves and Stats — (Image credit: iMore)

You might receive a Pokémon via trade that has a Hidden Ability without knowing it. Fortunately, you can easily check by going into the menu to view Pokémon on your team or in your boxes. Move to the Moves and Stats tab and their Ability will be listed there. If it's different from the Ability that the Pokémon species usually has then it is a Hidden Ability.

Breeding Pokémon with Hidden Abilities

Picnics in Scarlet and Violet — (Image credit: The Pokemon Company)

It's unclear if Hidden Abilities can be passed to eggs in Scarlet and Violet, but we'll keep our eyes out and will update when we learn more. However, there are some very interesting things about breeding in Scarlet and Violet to be aware of regardless.

Breeding Pokémon is very different in Scarlet and Violet. Instead of dropping two compatible Pokémon off at a daycare or nursery as you did with previous Pokémon games, players can simply picnic with two compatible Pokémon in their party and an egg might appear in the picnic basket. Just initiate a picnic and wait. The longer you are in a picnic the more eggs you can get.

Special 'mons

Getting a Pokémon with a different Ability than normal can help give you an edge whether you're fighting an NPC in Scarlet and Violet or going up against another player. There are so many exciting new features and mechanics to discover in Gen 9 and we hope you have a blast discovering them all. Remember to check back on iMore for our other Scarlet and Violet guides for additional assistance.

Gaming aficionado Rebecca Spear is iMore's dedicated gaming editor with a focus on Nintendo Switch and iOS gaming. You’ll never catch her without her Switch or her iPad Air handy. If you’ve got a question about Pokémon, The Legend of Zelda, or just about any other Nintendo series check out her guides to help you out. Rebecca has written thousands of articles in the last six years including hundreds of extensive gaming guides, previews, and reviews for both Switch and Apple Arcade. She also loves checking out new gaming accessories like iPhone controllers and has her ear to the ground when it comes to covering the next big trend.