Overcoat (Ability)

Overcoat	ぼうじん
	Dust Proof
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Protects the Pokémon from damage from weather. Generation VI Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail and powder. Generation VII Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Overcoat (Japanese: ぼうじん Dust Proof) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

Generation V

In battle, a Pokémon with Overcoat does not take damage from the weather conditions sandstorm and hailstorm.

Generation VI onward

Overcoat now also protects from powder and spore moves, as well as Effect Spore.

Powder and spore moves

Move Type Cat. Cotton Spore  Grass  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Powder  Poison  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Powder  Bug  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rage Powder  Bug  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sleep Powder  Grass  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Spore  Grass  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Stun Spore  Grass  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Overcoat has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Overcoat

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0090		Shellder	Water		Water	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
0091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
0204		Pineco	Bug		Bug	Sturdy	None	Overcoat
0205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	Sturdy	None	Overcoat
0372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon	Rock Head	None	Overcoat
0412		Burmy	Bug		Bug	Shed Skin	None	Overcoat
412G	Burmy	Burmy	Bug		Bug	Shed Skin	None	Overcoat
412S	Burmy	Burmy	Bug		Bug	Shed Skin	None	Overcoat
0413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass	Anticipation	None	Overcoat
413G	Wormadam	Wormadam	Bug	Ground	Anticipation	None	Overcoat
413S	Wormadam	Wormadam	Bug	Steel	Anticipation	None	Overcoat
0540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass	Swarm	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
0541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass	Leaf Guard	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
0542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	Swarm	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
0577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic	Overcoat	Magic Guard	Regenerator
0578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic	Overcoat	Magic Guard	Regenerator
0579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic	Overcoat	Magic Guard	Regenerator
0589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel	Swarm	Shell Armor	Overcoat
0616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	Hydration	Shell Armor	Overcoat
0629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying	Big Pecks	Overcoat	Weak Armor
0630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying	Big Pecks	Overcoat	Weak Armor
0782		Jangmo-o	Dragon		Dragon	Bulletproof	Soundproof	Overcoat
0783		Hakamo-o	Dragon	Fighting	Bulletproof	Soundproof	Overcoat
0784		Kommo-o	Dragon	Fighting	Bulletproof	Soundproof	Overcoat
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

• Four of the Pokémon able to have this Ability are already immune to one of the damage-dealing weather conditions by virtue of their type (five if Wormadam's Sandy and Trash Cloaks are counted as separate Pokémon).
• Four of the Pokémon able to have this Ability are already immune to powder moves by virtue of their type.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 防塵 Fòhngchàhn Mandarin 防塵 / 防尘 Fángchén French Envelocape German Wetterfest Italian Copricapo Korean 방진 Bangjin Portuguese Sobrecasaco Spanish Funda

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