Aerilate (Ability)

Aerilate	スカイスキン
	Sky Skin
Flavor text Generation VI Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves. Generation VII Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little. Generation VIII Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little. Generation IX Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.

Aerilate (Japanese: スカイスキン Sky Skin) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

In battle

Generation VI

Aerilate causes all Normal-type moves used by the Pokémon to become Flying-type and receive a 30% power boost. It overrides Ion Deluge and Electrify.

Generation VII

Affected moves now receive a 20% power boost.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Aerilate, as well as the Pokémon that can have Aerilate and learn those moves.

Move Type Cat. Power and Boost Learned by Bind  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Body Slam  Normal  Physical 85 102 {{{6}}} Cut  Normal  Physical 50 60 {{{6}}} Double Hit  Normal  Physical 35 42 {{{6}}} Double-Edge  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Facade  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} False Swipe  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Feint  Normal  Physical 30 36 {{{6}}} Flail  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Frustration  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Fury Attack  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Giga Impact  Normal  Physical 150 180 {{{6}}} Guillotine  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Headbutt  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Hyper Beam  Normal  Special 150 180 {{{6}}} Hyper Voice  Normal  Special 90 108 {{{6}}} Quick Attack  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Rage  Normal  Physical 20 24 {{{6}}} Return  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Round  Normal  Special 60 72 {{{6}}} Secret Power  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Slash  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Snore  Normal  Special 50 60 {{{6}}} Strength  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Swift  Normal  Special 60 72 {{{6}}} Take Down  Normal  Physical 90 108 {{{6}}} Thrash  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Vise Grip  Normal  Physical 55 66 {{{6}}}

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Aerilate. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Mirror Move, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Aerilate by an Ability like Trace or Receiver or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Move Type Cat. Power and Boost Barrage  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Bide  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Blood Moon  Normal  Special 140 168 {{{6}}} Boomburst  Normal  Special 140 168 {{{6}}} Breakneck Blitz  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Breakneck Blitz  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}} Chip Away  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Comet Punch  Normal  Physical 18 21.6 {{{6}}} Constrict  Normal  Physical 10 12 {{{6}}} Covet  Normal  Physical 60 72 {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical 75 90 {{{6}}} Crush Grip  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Double Slap  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Echoed Voice  Normal  Special 40 48 {{{6}}} Egg Bomb  Normal  Physical 100 120 {{{6}}} Endeavor  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Explosion  Normal  Physical 250 300 {{{6}}} Extreme Speed  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Fake Out  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Fury Swipes  Normal  Physical 18 21.6 {{{6}}} Head Charge  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Hidden Power  Normal  Special 60 72 {{{6}}} Hold Back  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Horn Attack  Normal  Physical 65 78 {{{6}}} Horn Drill  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Hyper Drill  Normal  Physical 100 120 {{{6}}} Hyper Fang  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Judgment  Normal  Special 100 120 {{{6}}} Last Resort  Normal  Physical 140 168 {{{6}}} Mega Kick  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Mega Punch  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Multi-Attack  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Pay Day  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Population Bomb  Normal  Physical 20 24 {{{6}}} Pound  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Present  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Pulverizing Pancake  Normal  Physical 210 252 {{{6}}} Raging Bull  Normal  Physical 90 108 {{{6}}} Rapid Spin  Normal  Physical 50 60 {{{6}}} Razor Wind  Normal  Special 80 96 {{{6}}} Relic Song  Normal  Special 75 90 {{{6}}} Retaliate  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Revelation Dance  Normal  Special 90 108 {{{6}}} Rock Climb  Normal  Physical 90 108 {{{6}}} Scratch  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Self-Destruct  Normal  Physical 200 240 {{{6}}} Skull Bash  Normal  Physical 130 156 {{{6}}} Slam  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Smelling Salts  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Sonic Boom  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}} Spike Cannon  Normal  Physical 20 24 {{{6}}} Spit Up  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}} Stomp  Normal  Physical 65 78 {{{6}}} Struggle  Normal  Physical 50 60 {{{6}}} Super Fang  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Tackle  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Tail Slap  Normal  Physical 25 30 {{{6}}} Techno Blast  Normal  Special 120 144 {{{6}}} Tera Blast  Normal  Special 80 96 {{{6}}} Terrain Pulse  Normal  Special 50 60 {{{6}}} Tri Attack  Normal  Special 80 96 {{{6}}} Trump Card  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}} Uproar  Normal  Special 90 108 {{{6}}} Veevee Volley  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Weather Ball  Normal  Special 50 60 {{{6}}} Wrap  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Wring Out  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Aerilate has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Aerilate

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0127		Pinsir Mega Pinsir	Bug	Flying	Aerilate	None	None
0373		Salamence Mega Salamence	Dragon	Flying	Aerilate	None	None
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Normal-type moves become Flying type and deal 20-25% more damage.

Description

Games Description SMD Normal-type moves that the Pokémon uses become Flying type and deal more damage! MDRTDX Normal-type moves used by the Pokémon become Flying type and deal more damage.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mega Salamence Mega Pinsir
The Pokémon's Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mega Pinsir's Normal-type attacks turn into Flying-type attacks.
X's Rute	Zygarde Appears		Debut
	Mega Salamence's Normal-type attacks turn into Flying-type attacks.
Zinnia's Salamence	PS599		None

Trivia

• Not counting signature Abilities that Pokémon gain via Mega Evolution, this is the only Ability restricted to Mega Evolutions; therefore, it has been removed from the core series as of Generation VIII.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 飛行皮膚 Fēihàhng Pèihfū * 天空皮膚 Tīnhūng Pèihfū * Mandarin 飛行皮膚 / 飞行皮肤 Fēixíng Pífū French Peau Céleste German Zenithaut Italian Pellecielo Korean 스카이스킨 Sky Skin Spanish Piel Celeste Vietnamese Thiên Không Hoá

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