Contrary (Ability)

Contrary	あまのじゃく
	Devil's Advocate
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Makes stat changes have an opposite effect. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Contrary (Japanese: あまのじゃく Devil's Advocate) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. Five Pokémon have this Ability, and it is exclusively obtainable as a Hidden Ability.

Effect

In battle

This Ability causes all effects that would lower a stat to increase it instead, and all effects that would increase a stat to decrease it instead.

This also applies to self-inflicted moves, such as Curse and Leaf Storm. This Ability only reverses the changes when they are applied; it does not passively cause all existing changes to reverse; therefore, if the Ability Contrary is no longer in effect or the stats are Baton Passed, all existing stat modifications remain the same. Stats Baton Passed onto a Pokémon with Contrary are not reversed.

Outside of battle

Contrary has no effect outside of battle.

Moves affected and the effect of them

Move	Type	Effect	Pokémon learned by*
Acupressure	Normal	-2 (to a random stat)(I have not tested this yet though)
AncientPower	Rock	-1 (to all stats but accuracy)(I have not tested this yet though)
Coil	Poison	-1 (to attack defense and accuracy)(I have not tested this yet though)
Growth	Grass	-1 (to special attack) *In sunlight it should in theory lower the special attack by 2 stages(I have not tested this yet though)
Shell Smash	Normal	+1 (to attack and defense) - 2 (to att, sp att, and speed)(I have not tested this yet though)
Swagger	Normal	-2 attack and does not confuse the pokemon (may make it impossible to confuse (someone please test this it is major)(I have not tested this yet though)
Swords Dance	Normal	-2 attack(I have not tested this yet though)
Work Up	Normal	-1 attack and special attack(I have not tested this yet though)
Defense Curl	Normal	-1 defense, Rollout damage cut in half, ice ball damage cut in half(I have not tested this yet though)
Withdraw	Water	-1 defense(I have not tested this yet though)
Calm Mind	Psychic	-1 special attack and special defense(I have not tested this yet though)
Flatter	Dark	-1 special attack and makes it not be confused(someone please test this it is major)(I have not tested this yet though)	2930323396(the stats get applied when these pokemon attack a contrary pokemon)

Rock Polish	Rock	-2 Speed (I have not tested this yet though so feel free to test it in your spare time and so on so yeah........................................................................................................................)
Tailwind	Flying	may raise speed may lower it (this is another big one to test) (I have not tested this yet though)
Aurora Beam	Ice	+1 Attack(I have not tested this yet though)	7286879091 (the stats are applied when the pokemon attacks a contrary pokemon)
Charm	Normal	+2 Attack(I have not tested this yet though)	Any pokemon that knows charm (you can click on charm to see which pokemon but it's a ton to list...(the stats are applied when the pokemon attacks a contrary pokemon)
FeatherDance	Flying	+2 Attack(I have not tested this yet though)	Any pokemon that knows featherDance (you can click on featherDance to see which pokemon but it's a ton to list...(the stats are applied when the pokemon attacks a contrary pokemon)
Growl	Normal	+1 Attack(I have not tested this yet though)	Any pokemon that knows Growl (you can click on growl to see which pokemon but it's a ton to list...(the stats are applied when the pokemon attacks a contrary pokemon)
Memento	Dark	+2 Attack and special attack and makes the pokemon who used the attack not faint/ revives a pokemon (?????) Someone please test this one asap (I have not tested this yet though)	508889
Secret Power	Normal	This is would be super weird and needs to be tested asap however it should do this: +1 attack or speed or accuracy or defense, also: not cause flinching, sleep, confusion, freezing and paralysis (also I have idea why the pokemon are appearing in the middle box now...)
Superpower	Fighting	+1 Attack and defense (also maybe not do damage)(I have not tested this yet though)
Tickle	Normal	+1 Attack and defense (I have not tested this yet though)	Any pokemon that knows tickle you can click on tickle but it's a ton to list. In other languages Language Title French Contestation German Umkehrung Italian Inversione Portuguese Contrariar Spanish Respondón 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.