Infiltrator (Ability)

Infiltrator	すりぬけ
	Slip Through
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Passes through the foe's barrier and strikes. Generation VI Passes through the opposing Pokémon's barrier and strikes. Generation VII Passes through the opposing Pokémon's barrier, substitute, and the like and strikes. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Infiltrator (Japanese すりぬけ Slip Through) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

Generation V

A Pokémon with Infiltrator ignores the effects of a target's Reflect, Light Screen, Safeguard, and Mist.

Generation VI onwards

Infiltrator now allows Pokémon to bypass Substitute.

Generation VII onwards

Infiltrator now allows Pokémon to bypass Aurora Veil.

Outside of battle

Infiltrator has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Infiltrator

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Infiltrator
0042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Infiltrator
0169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Infiltrator
0187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
0188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
0189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
0291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	Speed Boost	None	Infiltrator
0336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	Shed Skin	None	Infiltrator
0442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	Pressure	None	Infiltrator
0546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy	Prankster	Infiltrator	Chlorophyll
0547		Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy	Prankster	Infiltrator	Chlorophyll
0607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	Infiltrator
0608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	Infiltrator
0609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	Infiltrator
0677		Espurr	Psychic		Psychic	Keen Eye	Infiltrator	Own Tempo
0678		Meowstic	Psychic		Psychic	Keen Eye	Infiltrator	Prankster
678F	Meowstic	Meowstic	Psychic		Psychic	Keen Eye	Infiltrator	Competitive
0686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic	Suction Cups	Contrary	Infiltrator
0687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic	Suction Cups	Contrary	Infiltrator
0714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon	Frisk	Infiltrator	Telepathy
0715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon	Frisk	Infiltrator	Telepathy
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 Generation V games, Litwick, Lampent, and Chandelure have Shadow Tag instead of Infiltrator as their Hidden Ability. However, it is impossible to obtain them with their Hidden Ability in Generation V.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 穿透 Chyūntau Mandarin 穿透 Chuāntòu French Infiltration German Schwebedurch Italian Intrapasso Korean 틈새포착 Tuemsae Pochack Portuguese Infiltração Spanish Allanamiento

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