Bulletproof (Ability)

Bulletproof	ぼうだん
	Bulletproof
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves. Generation VII Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Bulletproof (Japanese: ぼうだん Bulletproof) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation VII, it was the signature Ability of Chespin's evolutionary line.

Effect

In battle

Pokémon with Bulletproof are not affected by ball and bomb moves, as well as some cannon-based and blast-based attacks.

Ball and bomb moves

The Ability affects the following moves:

Move Type Cat. Gen. Acid Spray*  Poison  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Aura Sphere*  Fighting  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Barrage*  Normal  Physical VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Beak Blast*  Flying  Physical VII {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bullet Seed  Grass  Physical VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Egg Bomb  Normal  Physical VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Electro Ball  Electric  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Energy Ball  Grass  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Focus Blast*  Fighting  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Gyro Ball  Steel  Physical VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Ball  Ice  Physical VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Magnet Bomb  Steel  Physical VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mist Ball  Psychic  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mud Bomb  Ground  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Octazooka*  Water  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Pollen Puff*  Bug  Special VII {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Blast  Rock  Physical VII {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rock Wrecker*  Rock  Physical VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Searing Shot*  Fire  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Seed Bomb  Grass  Physical VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Weather Ball  Normal  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Zap Cannon  Electric  Special VI+ {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Bulletproof has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Bulletproof

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0650		Chespin	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Bulletproof
0651		Quilladin	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Bulletproof
0652		Chesnaught	Grass	Fighting	Overgrow	None	Bulletproof
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.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 防彈 Fòhngdáan Mandarin 防彈 / 防弹 Fángdàn French Pare-Balles German Kugelsicher Italian Antiproiettile Korean 방탄 Bangtan Brazilian Portuguese Blindado Russian Бронежилет Bronezhilet Spanish Antibalas Vietnamese Chống Đạn

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