Drought (Ability)

From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Jump to navigationJump to search
Drought ひでり
Drought
Flavor text
Generation III
Summons sunlight in battle.
Generation IV
The Pokémon makes it sunny if it appears in battle.
Generation V
Turns the sunlight harsh if it is in battle.
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Drought (Japanese: ひでり Drought) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Three Pokémon can have this Ability. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature ability of Groudon.

Effect

In battle

Drought will summon sunlight in battle. Its effects are the same as Sunny Day but, instead of lasting for five turns, it lasts for the whole battle until replaced. If a Pokémon with Drought is sent out in the same turn as another Pokémon whose Ability affects the weather, the slower Pokémon's Ability will override the faster Ability.

Outside of battle

Drought has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Drought

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0037 Vulpix Vulpix
Fire Fire Flash Fire None Drought
0038 Ninetales Ninetales
Fire Fire Flash Fire None Drought
0383 Groudon Groudon
Ground Ground Drought 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

Groudon Drought.png
Groudon
Groudon Drought effect.png
Effect activating
The user's body glows white and it fires a pillar of white light into the sky. The sky then becomes clear and sunny.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Groudon Groudon's body glows white and it fires a pillar of white light from it into the sky. The sky then becomes sunny and clear, and no clouds can be seen.
A wild Groudon The Scuffle of Legends Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 旱災 Hànzāi
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Droogte
France Flag.png French Sécheresse
Germany Flag.png German Dürre
Greece Flag.png Greek Ξηρασία
Italy Flag.png Italian Siccità
South Korea Flag.png Korean 가뭄 Gamum
Poland Flag.png Polish Susza
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Sêca
Spain Flag.png Spanish Sequía


Project Moves and Abilities logo.png 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.