Zen Mode (Ability)

Zen Mode	ダルマモード
	Daruma Mode
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Changes the Pokémon's shape when HP is halved. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Zen Mode (Japanese: ダルマモード Daruma Mode) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. It is the signature Ability of Darmanitan, and allows it to change form.

Effect

In battle

When Darmanitan's HP drops to below half, it will change into its Zen Mode at the end of the turn, which is a dual-type Fire/Psychic form. If it loses its Ability, or recovers HP to above half while in its Zen Mode, it will change back to its Standard Mode. This Ability only works on Darmanitan, even if it is copied by Role Play, Entrainment, or Trace, or swapped with Skill Swap.

Outside of battle

Zen Mode has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Zen Mode

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	Sheer Force	None	Zen Mode
555Z	Darmanitan	Darmanitan	Fire	Psychic	None	None	Zen Mode
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

Darmanitan Bianca's father's Darmanitan Unnamed Trainer's Darmanitan
Changes the Pokémon's shape when HP is halved.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Darmanitan's body turns into a stone-like statue that turns it into a part Psychic-type. When Darmanitan turns back to normal, its eyebrows become covered in flames and its body changes instantly back to Standard Mode, or Darmanitan's body becomes surrounded in red-yellow flames and it changes back into Standard Mode.
A wild Darmanitan	Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!		Debut
Bianca's father's Red Flash Darmanitan	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!		None
Unknown Trainer's three Darmanitan	A Maractus Musical!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Darmanitan
The Pokémon changes shape when it takes damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	After taking enough damage, Darmanitan's body turns into a stone-like statue, giving it the powers of a Psychic-type.
N's Darmanitan	Black & White chapter		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 不倒翁模式 Bùdǎowēng Móshì Finnish Zen-tila French Mode Transe German Trance-Modus Italian Stato Zen Portuguese Modo Zen Spanish Modo Daruma

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