Aftermath (Ability)

Aftermath	ゆうばく
	Induced Explosion
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Damages the foe landing the finishing hit. Generation V Damages the attacker landing the finishing hit. Generation VI Damages the attacker landing the finishing hit. Generation VII Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit. Generation VIII Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit. Generation IX Currently unknown

Aftermath (Japanese: ゆうばく Induced Explosion) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with this Ability faints due to damage from a move that makes contact, the attacking Pokémon takes damage equal to ¼ of its own maximum HP. This Ability will not activate if a Pokémon with Damp is on the field.

Outside of battle

Aftermath has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Aftermath

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	Soundproof	Static	Aftermath
0101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	Soundproof	Static	Aftermath
0425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	Aftermath	Unburden	Flare Boost
0426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	Aftermath	Unburden	Flare Boost
0434		Stunky	Poison	Dark	Stench	Aftermath	Keen Eye
0435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark	Stench	Aftermath	Keen Eye
0568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison	Stench	Sticky Hold	Aftermath
0569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison	Stench	Weak Armor	Aftermath
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

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, when the Pokémon faints, it sometimes causes an explosion similar to Selfdestruct, reducing HP by half on team members and by 40 on hostile Pokémon, as well as destroying items.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Aftermath activates when hit by a contact move from an adjacent enemy, dealing damage equal to 25% of the attacking Pokémon's maximum HP. Aftermath will also cause the Pokémon to explode when it is hit by an explosion, dealing damage equal to 25% of the Pokémon's maximum HP to itself and surrounding Pokémon, as well as destroying all walls, items, and special tiles.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Causes the Pokémon to explode upon fainting. BSL このポケモンが たおれたときに ばくはつする MDGtI Unavailable SMD When the Pokémon takes huge damage from a contact move like Tackle or Scratch, it counterattacks to damage the enemy! If the Pokémon is hit by an explosion, it will explode, too!

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

• Fantina's Drifblim is revealed to have Aftermath as her Ability.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Misdreavus
The opponent takes damage after the user is defeated.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	When Misdreavus is defeated, the opponent takes damage.
Hareta's Misdreavus	Hareta's Heart Desire		Debut Used via Skill Swap

• In Hareta's Heart Desire, Flint's Drifblim was revealed to have the ability, but it was Skill Swapped by Hareta's Misdreavus.

Trivia

• All Pokémon that are able to have this Ability can learn Explosion. Aftermath's similarity to Explosion is more apparent in languages other than English, including the original Japanese, in which the Ability is known as ゆうばく Yūbaku (Induced Explosion). This is also why the Ability Damp affects Aftermath.
• Prior to becoming an Ability, Aftermath appeared as a TCG Attack.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 引爆 Yáhnbaau Mandarin 引爆 Yǐnbào French Boom Final German Finalschlag Italian Scoppio Korean 유폭 Yupok Brazilian Portuguese Resultado Spanish Resquicio

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