Drought (Ability)

Drought	ひでり
	Drought
Flavor text Generation III Summons sunlight in battle. Generation IV The Pokémon makes it sunny if it appears in battle. Generation V Turns the sunlight harsh if it is in battle. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Drought (Japanese: ひでり Drought) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Three Pokémon can have this Ability. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature ability of Groudon.

Effect

In battle

Drought will summon sunlight in battle. Its effects are the same as Sunny Day but, instead of lasting for five turns, it lasts for the whole battle until replaced. If a Pokémon with Drought is sent out in the same turn as another Pokémon whose Ability affects the weather, the slower Pokémon's Ability will override the faster Ability.

Outside of battle

Drought has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Drought

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Drought
0038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Drought
0383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	Drought	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 the anime

Groudon Effect activating
The user's body glows white and it fires a pillar of white light into the sky. The sky then becomes clear and sunny.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Groudon's body glows white and it fires a pillar of white light from it into the sky. The sky then becomes sunny and clear, and no clouds can be seen.
A wild Groudon	The Scuffle of Legends		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Groudon
The user releases an extremely hot temperature off its body, causing a large heat wave to appear where ever it is.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Groudon releases an extremely hot temperature off its body while it is conscious, causing a large heat wave to appear where ever it is.
Maxie's Groudon	VS. Kyogre & Groudon III		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 旱災 Hànzāi Dutch Droogte French Sécheresse German Dürre Greek Ξηρασία Italian Siccità Korean 가뭄 Gamum Polish Susza Portuguese Sêca Spanish Sequía

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