Frisk (Ability)

Frisk	おみとおし
	Unobstructed Sight
Flavor text Generation IV The Pokémon can check the foe's held item. Generation V The Pokémon can check a foe's held item. Generation VI The Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item. Generation VII When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item. Generation VIII When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item. Generation IX When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item.

Frisk (Japanese: おみとおし Unobstructed Sight) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Generations IV and V

Frisk allows the Pokémon to see the opponent's held item upon entering battle. If the foe is holding an item, a message identifying the item will be shown right after the Pokémon with Frisk enters the battle. If the foe is not holding an item, no message will appear.

In a Double or Triple Battle, an unidentified opponent is randomly chosen and their held item revealed. The item revealed may be from a non-adjacent opponent.

Generation VI

Frisk now identifies the held items of all opposing Pokémon, regardless of position, in the order of left to right from that team's perspective.

Outside of battle

Frisk has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Frisk

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	Cute Charm	CompetitiveGen VI+	Frisk
0103		Exeggutor Alolan Form	Grass	Dragon	Frisk	None	Harvest
0157		Typhlosion Hisuian Form	Fire	Ghost	Blaze	None	FriskGen IX+
0161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Keen Eye	Frisk
0162		Furret	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Keen Eye	Frisk
0193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	Speed Boost	Compound Eyes	Frisk
0234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	Intimidate	FriskGen IV+	Sap Sipper
0353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	Insomnia	FriskGen IV+	Cursed Body
0354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	Insomnia	FriskGen IV+	Cursed Body
0355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	Levitate	None	FriskGen VI+
0356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	FriskGen VI+
0469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	Speed Boost	Tinted Lens	Frisk
0477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	FriskGen VI+
0574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	CompetitiveGen VI+	Shadow Tag
0575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	CompetitiveGen VI+	Shadow Tag
0576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	CompetitiveGen VI+	Shadow Tag
0708		Phantump	Ghost	Grass	Natural Cure	Frisk	Harvest
0709		Trevenant	Ghost	Grass	Natural Cure	Frisk	Harvest
0710		Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass	Pickup	Frisk	Insomnia
0711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass	Pickup	Frisk	Insomnia
0714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon	Frisk	Infiltrator	Telepathy
0715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon	Frisk	Infiltrator	Telepathy
0826		Orbeetle	Bug	Psychic	Swarm	Frisk	Telepathy
0859		Impidimp	Dark	Fairy	Prankster	Frisk	Pickpocket
0860		Morgrem	Dark	Fairy	Prankster	Frisk	Pickpocket
0861		Grimmsnarl	Dark	Fairy	Prankster	Frisk	Pickpocket
0899		Wyrdeer	Normal	Psychic	Intimidate	Frisk	Sap Sipper
0955		Flittle	Psychic		Psychic	Anticipation	Frisk	Speed Boost
0956		Espathra	Psychic		Psychic	Opportunist	Frisk	Speed Boost
1015		Munkidori	Poison	Psychic	Toxic Chain	None	Frisk
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 Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Hisuian Typhlosion's Hidden Ability is Flash Fire instead of Frisk.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDTDS Shows if the foe is holding an item when the Pokémon hits it with a regular attack. BSL つうじょうこうげきを したときに あいてが どうぐを もっているかが わかる MDGtI When the Pokémon uses a move on a foe, it will learn the name of the item the foe is holding.* When it uses a move or attack on a foe, the Pokémon will know the name of the item that foe is carrying.* SMD When the Pokémon uses a move or attack on an enemy, the Pokémon will know the name of the item that the enemy is carrying! MDRTDX When the Pokémon attacks an enemy, it will learn the name of the item that the enemy is carrying.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• Blue's Pumpkaboo was revealed to have Frisk as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
• Caitlin's Gothitelle, Sird's Banette, and Professor Oak's Stantler, Antch, were revealed to have Frisk as their Ability.

Trivia

• This Ability originated as a TCG Pokémon Power.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 察覺 Chaatgok * 看穿 Honchyūn * Mandarin 察覺 / 察觉 Chájué * 看穿 Kànchuān * French Fouille German Schnüffler Italian Indagine Korean 통찰 Tongchal Russian Обыск Obysk Spanish Cacheo Vietnamese Bắt Bài

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