Shield Dust (Ability)

Shield Dust	りんぷん
	Moth Scales
Flavor text Generation III Prevents added effects. Generation IV Blocks the added effects of attacks taken. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Shield Dust (Japanese: りんぷん Moth Scales) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Five Pokémon have this ability, all of which are Template:Type2.

Effect

In battle

Shield Dust negates all possible side-effects whose probability would be boosted by Serene Grace; any side-effect would be stopped. For example, Body Slam would only deal damage and not have its usual 30% chance of causing Paralysis. It does not stop moves that only cause these effects, like Thunder Wave.

Outside of battle

Shield Dust has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shield Dust

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0010		Caterpie	Bug		Bug	Shield Dust	None	Run Away
0013		Weedle	Bug	Poison	Shield Dust	None	Run Away
0049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	Shield Dust	Tinted Lens	Miracle Skin
0265		Wurmple	Bug		Bug	Shield Dust	None	Run Away
0269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	Shield Dust	None	Compoundeyes
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 languages

• Spanish: Polvo escudo
• Italian: Polvoscudo

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.