Serene Grace (Ability)

Serene Grace	てんのめぐみ
	Heavenly Blessing
Flavor text Generation III Promotes added effects. Generation IV Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing. Generation V Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing. Generation VI Boosts the likelihood of additional effects occurring. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Serene Grace (Japanese: てんのめぐみ Heavenly Blessing) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twelve Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Serene Grace will double the chance of a move having an additional effect. For example, Psychic will have a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense stat instead of its usual 10% chance, and Rock Smash will always lower an opponent's Defense by 1 level, as opposed to having a 50% chance of doing so. Serene Grace boosts the 10% flinch chance due to King's Rock or Razor Fang to 20%. Serene Grace has no effect on status moves.

Affected moves

The following moves are affected by this Ability and can be learned by Pokémon with it:

Move Type Cat. Pokémon learned by* Air Slash  Flying  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ancient Power  Rock  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Astonish  Ghost  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bite  Dark  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blizzard  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Body Slam  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bounce  Flying  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Charge Beam  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Confusion  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Earth Power  Ground  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Energy Ball  Grass  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Extrasensory  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Blast  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Punch  Fire  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flamethrower  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flash Cannon  Steel  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Focus Blast  Fighting  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Headbutt  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heart Stamp  Psychic  Physical * {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heat Wave  Fire  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Beam  Ice  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Head  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Meteor Mash  Steel  Physical * {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Moonblast  Fairy  Special * {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ominous Wind  Ghost  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Play Rough  Fairy  Physical * {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psybeam  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psychic  Psychic  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Relic Song  Normal  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Climb  Normal  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Slide  Rock  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Seed Flare  Grass  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Signal Beam  Bug  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Silver Wind  Bug  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sky Attack  Flying  Physical * {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Snore  Normal  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steel Wing  Steel  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunderbolt  Electric  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ThunderPunch  Electric  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Tri Attack  Normal  Special *** {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Twister  Dragon  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Water Pulse  Water  Special {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Zen Headbutt  Psychic  Physical {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Serene Grace. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Mirror Move, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Serene Grace by Trace or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Move Type Cat. Acid  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Aurora Beam  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blaze Kick  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Blue Flare  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bolt Strike  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bone Club  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bubble  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} BubbleBeam  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bug Buzz  Bug  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Chatter*  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Constrict  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Cross Poison  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Crunch  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dark Pulse  Dark  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Diamond Storm  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Discharge  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dragon Rush  Dragon  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} DragonBreath  Dragon  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ember  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fiery Dance  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flame Wheel  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flare Blitz  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Force Palm  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Freeze-Dry  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Freeze Shock  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hurricane  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hyper Fang  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Burn  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Fang  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Icicle Crash  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lava Plume  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Leaf Tornado  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lick  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Luster Purge  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Metal Claw  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mirror Shot  Steel  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mist Ball  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mud Bomb  Ground  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Muddy Water  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Needle Arm  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Night Daze  Dark  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Octazooka  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Fang  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Jab  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Sting  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Tail  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Powder Snow  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rolling Kick  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sacred Fire  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Scald  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Searing Shot  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Wave  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Smog  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Spark  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steam Eruption  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Steamroller  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Stomp  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Shock  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Twineedle  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Waterfall  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Volt Tackle  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Serene Grace has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Serene Grace

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	Natural Cure	Serene Grace	Healer
0175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	Serene Grace	Run Away	Rattled
0242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	Natural Cure	Serene Grace	Healer
0385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	Serene Grace	None	None
0440		Happiny	Normal		Normal	Natural Cure	Serene Grace	Friend Guard
0468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
492S	Shaymin	Shaymin	Grass	Flying	Serene Grace	None	None
0585		Deerling	Normal	Grass	Chlorophyll	Sap Sipper	Serene Grace
0586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass	Chlorophyll	Sap Sipper	Serene Grace
0648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic	Serene Grace	None	None
648P	Meloetta	Meloetta	Normal	Fighting	Serene Grace	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 other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 天恩 Tiān'ēn French Sérénité German Edelmut Italian Leggiadro Korean 하늘의 은총 Haneul-yi Eunchong Portuguese Graça Serena Spanish Dicha Turkish Yüce Lütuf

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