Thick Fat (Ability)

Thick Fat	あついしぼう
	Thick Fat
Flavor text Generation III Heat-and-cold protection. Generation IV Raises resistance to Fire-type and Ice-type moves.DPPt Ups resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.HGSS Generation V Ups resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves. Generation VI Boosts resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves. Generation VII The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Thick Fat (Japanese: あついしぼう Thick Fat) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

If a Pokémon with Thick Fat is attacked by an Ice- or Fire-type move, the opponent's Attack or Special Attack is reduced by 50% during damage calculation, effectively halving the damage the Pokémon takes.

Outside of battle

Thick Fat has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Thick Fat

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
003M	Venusaur	Venusaur	Grass	Poison	Thick Fat	None	None
019A	Rattata	Rattata	Dark	Normal	Gluttony	Hustle	Thick Fat
020A	Raticate	Raticate	Dark	Normal	Gluttony	Hustle	Thick Fat
0086		Seel	Water		Water	Thick Fat	Hydration	Ice Body
0087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	Thick Fat	Hydration	Ice Body
0143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	Immunity	Thick Fat	Gluttony
0183		Marill	Water	Fairy	Thick Fat	Huge Power	Sap Sipper
0184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy	Thick Fat	Huge Power	Sap Sipper
0220		Swinub	Ice	Ground	Oblivious	Snow Cloak	Thick Fat
0221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground	Oblivious	Snow Cloak	Thick Fat
0241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	Thick Fat	Scrappy	Sap Sipper
0296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy	Thick Fat	Huge Power	Sap Sipper
0325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
0326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
0363		Spheal	Ice	Water	Thick Fat	Ice Body	Oblivious
0364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	Thick Fat	Ice Body	Oblivious
0365		Walrein	Ice	Water	Thick Fat	Ice Body	Oblivious
0432		Purugly	Normal		Normal	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Defiant
0446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Thick Fat	Gluttony
0473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground	Oblivious	Snow Cloak	Thick Fat
0498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Thick Fat
0499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Thick Fat
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 Generation V, Tepig and Pignite cannot obtain this ability.

In the anime

Hariyama Mega Venusaur
The Pokémon doesn't get as hurt by Fire and Ice-type attacks as much as it normally would.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hariyama barely gets hurt when hit with Fire or Ice-type attacks.
Tyson's Hariyama	At the End of the Fray		Debut
	Mega Venusaur barely gets hurt when hit with Fire or Ice-type attacks.
Unknown Trainer's Venusaur	Mega Evolution Special IV		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Munchlax Makuhita Walrein
The Pokémon doesn't get hurt as much as it normally would from Fire and Ice-type attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Makuhita doesn't get hurt much from Fire or Ice-type attacks.
Brawly's Makuhita	Mashing Makuhita		Debut
	Walrein doesn't seem to get hurt from Fire or Ice-type attacks.
Archie's Walrein	Walrein and Camerupt		None
	Munchlax doesn't seem to get hurt from Fire or Ice-type attacks.
Professor Kukui's Munchlax	PASM05		None

• In volume 40, Diamond's Moo was revealed to have Thick Fat as his Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 厚脂肪 Háuh Jīfōng} 肥脂 Fèihjī * Mandarin 厚脂肪 Hòu Zhīfáng * 肥脂 Féizhī * Dutch Speklaag French Isograisse German Speckschicht Italian Grassospesso Korean 두꺼운 지방 Dukkeoun Jibang Portuguese Brazil Camada de Gordura Gordura Espessa (TCG) Portugal Gordura Grossa Russian Толстый Жир Tolstyy Zhir Spanish Sebo Vietnamese Mỡ dày

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