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. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown 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. Nineteen Pokémon have this ability, many of which already possess elemental types that make Template:Type2 and Template:Type2 moves ineffective.

Effect

In battle

Thick Fat gives the user heat and cold protection, therefore halving the power of Template:Type2 and Template:Type2 moves.

Outside of battle

Thick Fat has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Thick Fat

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
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		Water	Thick Fat	Huge Power	Herbivorous
0184		Azumarill	Water		Water	Thick Fat	Huge Power	Herbivorous
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	Herbivorous
0296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0298		Azurill	Normal		Normal	Thick Fat	Huge Power	Herbivorous
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	Competitiveness
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	Chaoboo	Chaoboo	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 the anime

File:Hariyama Thick Fat.png

Hariyama unaffected by a Flamethrower

Hariyama. Hariyama doesn't get hurt by Fire and Ice attacks as much as it normally would.

• Activated by Tyson's Hariyama in At the End of the Fray. Debut.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Makuhita: Makuhita doesn't get hurt by Fire-type attacks or Ice-type attacks as much as it normally would.

• Activated by Brawly's Makuhita in VS. Makuhita. Debut.

Walrein: Walrein doesn't get hurt by Fire-type or Ice-type attacks as much as it normally would.

• Activated by Archie's Walrein in VS. Walrein.

Trivia

• Seven of the sixteen Pokémon that can have Thick Fat are Template:Type2s, and therefore are less likely to be targeted by Ice or Fire moves in the first place.
• The Swinub line are the only Pokémon that can have the ability and benefit from it covering a weakness.

In other languages

• French: Isograisse
• German: Speckschicht
• Greek: Χοντρό Λίπος
• Italian: Grassospesso
• Korean: '두꺼운 지방 Dukkeoun Jibang
• Spanish: Sebo

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.