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* It will become a {{type2|Ice}} if {{m|Hail}} is in effect.
* It will become a {{type2|Ice}} if {{m|Hail}} is in effect.
* It will become a {{type2|Water}} if {{m|Rain Dance}} is in effect.
* It will become a {{type2|Water}} if {{m|Rain Dance}} is in effect.
* It will retain to its natural type if {{m|Sandstorm}} or {{m|Shadow Sky}} is in effect, the weather returns to normal, or a Pokémon with {{a|Cloud Nine}} or {{a|Air Lock}} comes onto the field. The same is true when there is Fog.
* It will return to its natural type if {{m|Sandstorm}} or {{m|Shadow Sky}} is in effect, the weather returns to normal, or a Pokémon with {{a|Cloud Nine}} or {{a|Air Lock}} comes onto the field. The same is true when there is Fog.
   
   
This ability is made specifically for Castform, and as such, if other Pokémon have this ability (either via {{m|Skill Swap}} or {{a|Trace}}) it will have no effect. Conversely, if Castform loses Forecast (either via {{m|Skill Swap}} or {{m|Worry Seed}}) it will be stuck in whatever form it was in at the time.
This ability is made specifically for Castform, and as such, if other Pokémon have this ability (either via {{m|Skill Swap}} or {{a|Trace}}) it will have no effect. Conversely, if Castform loses Forecast (either via {{m|Skill Swap}} or {{m|Worry Seed}}) it will be stuck in whatever form it was in at the time.


===Outside of battle===
===Outside of battle===
Forecast has no effect has no effect outside of battle.  
Forecast has no effect outside of battle.


==Pokémon with Forecast==
==Pokémon with Forecast==

Revision as of 13:50, 6 July 2010

Forecast てんきや
Weatherman
Flavor text
Generation III
Changes with the weather.
Generation IV
Castform transforms with the weather.
Generation V
Currently unknown
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Forecast (Japanese: てんきや Weatherman) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Only one Pokémon has this ability.

Effect

In battle

During weather conditions, Forecast will change the type of the Pokémon with this ability.
The type of a Pokémon with this ability will change as follows:

This ability is made specifically for Castform, and as such, if other Pokémon have this ability (either via Skill Swap or Trace) it will have no effect. Conversely, if Castform loses Forecast (either via Skill Swap or Worry Seed) it will be stuck in whatever form it was in at the time.

Outside of battle

Forecast has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Forecast

Single ability

# Pokémon Type
351 Castform Castform Normal Poison
Castform
Castform
Castform
Castform
Castform


Dual ability

No Pokémon have Forecast as one of their two abilities.

In the anime

Castform. Castform glows white, blue, or red and transforms its body depending on the weather.

In other languages

  • German: Prognose
  • Italian: Previsioni
  • Spanish: Predicción