Drizzle (Ability)

Drizzle	あめふらし
	Rainfall
Flavor text Generation III Summons rain in battle. Generation IV The Pokémon makes it rain if it appears in battle. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Drizzle (Japanese: あめふらし Rainfall) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Two Pokémon have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Drizzle will summon rain in battle. Its effects are the same as the move Rain Dance but, instead of lasting for five turns, it lasts for the whole battle until replaced.

Outside of battle

Drizzle has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Drizzle

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0186		Politoed	Water		Water	Damp	Water Absorb	Drizzle
0382		Kyogre	Water		Water	Drizzle	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 the anime

Kyogre. Dark clouds and rain appear when Kyogre comes out.

• Activated by a wild Kyogre in Gaining Groudon. Debut.

In other languages

• German: Niesel
• Italian: Piovischio
• Spanish: Llovizna
• Dutch: Motregen

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.