Air Lock (Ability)

Air Lock	エアロック
	Air Lock
Flavor text Generation III Negates weather effects. Generation IV Eliminates the effects of weather. Generation V Eliminates the effects of weather. Generation VI Eliminates the effects of weather. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Air Lock (Japanese: エアロック Air Lock) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. It is the signature Ability of Rayquaza. Possessing this Ability ties Rayquaza to its mythology of stopping the battle between Kyogre and Groudon by stopping their influence on the weather.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Air Lock is in battle, all effects of weather are negated (though the weather itself does not disappear).

Generation V

When a Pokémon with Air Lock is brought out, the message "The effects of weather disappeared." will be displayed after the Ability is announced.

Generation VI

During extremely harsh sunlight, heavy rain, and strong winds, even if a Pokémon is negating the effects of weather with Air Lock, the moves Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, and Hail will still fail if used, and the Abilities Drought, Drizzle, Sand Stream, and Snow Warning will still fail to activate. However, all other effects of these weather conditions are negated by Air Lock.

Outside of battle

Air Lock has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, the current weather will be changed to Clear every 36 turns. Air Lock will take precedence over Drizzle, Drought, Sand Stream, and Snow Warning. Additionally, this Ability prevents the use of the moves Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Hail, and Sandstorm.

Pokémon with Air Lock

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	Air Lock	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.

Trivia

• Air Lock is the last Generation III Ability in index number order.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 氣閘 Qìzhá French Air Lock German Klimaschutz Italian Riparo Korean 에어록 Air-Lock Portuguese Bloqueio Aéreo Spanish Bucle Aire

Variations of the Ability Air Lock
Air Lock • Cloud Nine

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