Adaptability (Ability)

Adaptability	てきおうりょく
	Adaptability
Flavor text Generation IV Powers up moves of the same type. Generation V Powers up moves of the same type. Generation VI Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon. Generation VII Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon. Generation VIII Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon. Generation IX Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.

Adaptability (Japanese: てきおうりょく Adaptability) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Adaptability increases STAB of a Pokémon with this Ability from 1.5 to 2.

When a Pokémon with Adaptability is Terastallized, Adaptability only affects moves of the Tera Type. If the Pokémon's Tera Type is one of its original types, its STAB is 2.25; otherwise, it's 2.

Stellar-type moves are unaffected by Adaptability.

Outside of battle

Adaptability has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Adaptability

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0015		Beedrill Mega Beedrill	Bug	Poison	Adaptability	None	None
0133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	Run Away	AdaptabilityGen IV+	Anticipation
0341		Corphish	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Adaptability
0342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Adaptability
0349		Feebas	Water		Water	Swift Swim	ObliviousGen VI+	Adaptability
0448		Lucario Mega Lucario	Fighting	Steel	Adaptability	None	None
0474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal	Adaptability	Download	Analytic
0550		Basculin Red-Striped Form	Water		Water	Reckless	Adaptability	Mold Breaker
0550		Basculin Blue-Striped Form	Water		Water	Rock Head	Adaptability	Mold Breaker
0550		Basculin White-Striped Form	Water		Water	Rattled	Adaptability	Mold Breaker
0690		Skrelp	Poison	Water	Poison Point	Poison Touch	Adaptability
0691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon	Poison Point	Poison Touch	Adaptability
0734		Yungoos	Normal		Normal	Stakeout	Strong Jaw	Adaptability
0735		Gumshoos	Normal		Normal	Stakeout	Strong Jaw	Adaptability
0902		Basculegion	Water	Ghost	Swift SwimGen IX+	Adaptability	Mold Breaker
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 games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Adaptability increases STAB from 1.5× to 2×.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the boost is instead from 1.2× to 1.5×.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Adaptability is Ability of an Eevee that will evolve into an Sylveon. It increases the user's Special Attack by 5% for 1.5s, when it deals or receives damage, stacking up to 4 times. This becomes Pixilate upon evolving.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Boosts the power of the Pokémon's moves that match its type. BSL じぶんと わざのタイプが あっているときの ダメージが おおきい MDGtI Increases the power of moves that are the same type as the Pokémon.* The power of moves that are the same type as the Pokémon goes up.* SMD The power of moves that are the same type as the Pokémon goes up. MDRTDX This Ability increases the power of moves that are the same type as this Pokémon.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• Red's Eevee, Vee, is revealed to have Adaptability as his Ability.

Trivia

• Adaptability is the first Ability in alphabetical order.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 適應力 Sīkyinglihk Mandarin 適應力 / 适应力 Shìyìnglì French Adaptabilité German Anpassung Greek Προσαρμογή Prosarmogí Italian Adattabilità Korean 적응력 Jeok'eungryeok Brazilian Portuguese Adaptabilidade Spanish Adaptable Turkish Uyumluluk Vietnamese Thích Ứng

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