Bulletproof (Ability)

Bulletproof	ぼうだん
	Bulletproof
Flavor text Generation VI Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves. Generation VII Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves. Generation VIII Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves. Generation IX Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves.

Bulletproof (Japanese: ぼうだん Bulletproof) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation VII, it was the signature Ability of Chespin's evolutionary line.

Effect

In battle

Pokémon with Bulletproof are not affected by ball and bomb moves. This even prevents being healed by an ally's Pollen Puff.

Affected moves

Move Type Cat. VI VII VIII IX Acid Spray  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Aura Sphere  Fighting  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Barrage  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Beak Blast  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Bullet Seed  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Egg Bomb  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Electro Ball  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Energy Ball  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Focus Blast  Fighting  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Gyro Ball  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Ice Ball  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Magnet Bomb  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Mist Ball  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Mud Bomb  Ground  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Octazooka  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Pollen Puff  Bug  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Pyro Ball  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Rock Blast  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Rock Wrecker  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Searing Shot  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Seed Bomb  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Syrup Bomb  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Weather Ball  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Zap Cannon  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Outside of battle

Bulletproof has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Bulletproof

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0650		Chespin	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Bulletproof
0651		Quilladin	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Bulletproof
0652		Chesnaught	Grass	Fighting	Overgrow	None	Bulletproof
0782		Jangmo-o	Dragon		Dragon	Bulletproof	Soundproof	Overcoat
0783		Hakamo-o	Dragon	Fighting	Bulletproof	Soundproof	Overcoat
0784		Kommo-o	Dragon	Fighting	Bulletproof	Soundproof	Overcoat
0831		Wooloo	Normal		Normal	Fluffy	Run Away	Bulletproof
0832		Dubwool	Normal		Normal	Fluffy	Steadfast	Bulletproof
0840		Applin	Grass	Dragon	Ripen	Gluttony	Bulletproof
0901		Ursaluna	Ground	Normal	Guts	Bulletproof	Unnerve
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.

Trivia

• Due to their English names differing from their Japanese names, the English names of several ball and bomb moves obscure why they are categorized as such.
  • Acid Spray is known as アシッドボム Acid Bomb in Japanese.
  • Aura Sphere is known as はどうだん Wave Bomb in Japanese.
  • Barrage is known as たまなげ Ball Throw in Japanese.
  • Beak Blast is known as くちばしキャノン Beak Cannon in Japanese.
  • Focus Blast is known as きあいだま Fighting Spirit Bullet in Japanese.
  • Octazooka is known as オクタンほう Okutank Cannon in Japanese.
  • Pollen Puff is known as かふんだんご Pollen Ball in Japanese.
  • Rock Wrecker is known as がんせきほう Rock Cannon in Japanese.
  • Searing Shot is known as かえんだん Flame Bomb in Japanese.
• Despite some moves affected by this Ability having "cannon" in both their English and Japanese names, Spike Cannon, Flash Cannon, Hydro Cannon, Fleur Cannon, Dynamax Cannon, and Armor Cannon are unaffected by it.
  • Likewise, Population Bomb is unaffected despite having "bomb" in its English name, because it is known as ネズミざん Proliferation in Japanese.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 防彈 Fòhngdáan Mandarin 防彈 / 防弹 Fángdàn French Pare-Balles German Kugelsicher Italian Antiproiettile Korean 방탄 Bangtan Brazilian Portuguese Blindado Russian Бронежилет Bronezhilet Spanish Antibalas Vietnamese Chống Đạn

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