Cheek Pouch (Ability)

Cheek Pouch	ほおぶくろ
	Cheek Pouch
Flavor text Generation VI Restores HP as well when the Pokémon eats a Berry. Generation VII Restores HP as well when the Pokémon eats a Berry. Generation VIII Restores HP as well when the Pokémon eats a Berry. Generation IX The Pokémon's HP is restored when it eats any Berry, in addition to the Berry's usual effect.

Cheek Pouch (Japanese: ほおぶくろ Cheek Pouch) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

In battle

Cheek Pouch restores 33% of the Pokémon's maximum HP when it consumes a Berry, after the effect of the Berry is applied.

Cheek Pouch activates even if the Pokémon eats another Pokémon's held Berry via Bug Bite, Pluck, or Fling, but only if the Berry is actually eaten for an effect (i.e. the Berry consumption animation plays). Consuming a Berry through other means (such as Natural Gift, using Fling, or its Trainer giving it a Berry from the Bag) will not trigger Cheek Pouch.

Cheek Pouch will not activate if the Pokémon is under the effect of Heal Block.

Outside of battle

It is unknown if Cheek Pouch has an effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Cheek Pouch

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0659		Bunnelby	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Cheek Pouch	Huge Power
0660		Diggersby	Normal	Ground	Pickup	Cheek Pouch	Huge Power
0702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy	Cheek Pouch	Pickup	Plus
0819		Skwovet	Normal		Normal	Cheek Pouch	None	Gluttony
0820		Greedent	Normal		Normal	Cheek Pouch	None	Gluttony
0925		Maushold	Normal		Normal	Friend Guard	Cheek Pouch	Technician
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

When a Pokémon with this Ability eats a food item, Berry, Seed or health drink, the Pokémon will recover 25 HP. An enemy Pokémon with this Ability will spawn holding a Seed, regardless of whenever or not there are any items available on the floor. Sometimes, it may hold a Tiny Reviver Seed or a Reviver Seed, in which case, the enemy Pokémon will use it upon fainting, turning it into a Plain Seed.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Cheek Pouch is Greedent's Ability. When the user eats a Berry, they recover HP after receiving the effects of the Berry. At the same time, the user stashes an Oran Berry in its tail. Being hit by a single attack or combination of attacks will cause an Oran Berry to drop from the user's tail. Berries stay on the ground for 10s.

Description

Games Description SMD When the Pokémon eats or drinks an item, some HP will be restored, too!

Trivia

• Before Generation VIII, all Pokémon with this Ability have Pickup as their other standard Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 頰囊 Gaapnòhng Mandarin 頰囊 / 颊囊 Jiánāng French Bajoues German Backentaschen Italian Guancegonfie Korean 볼주머니 Boljumeoni Brazilian Portuguese Bochechões Spanish Carrillo

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