Marvel Scale (Ability)

Marvel Scale	ふしぎなうろこ
	Marvelous Scale
Flavor text Generation III Ups Defense if suffering. Generation IV Boosts Defense if there is a status problem.DPPt Ups Defense if there is a status problem.HGSS Generation V Ups Defense if there is a status problem. Generation VI Boosts the Defense stat if the Pokémon has a status condition. Generation VII The Pokémon's marvelous scales boost the Defense stat if it has a status condition. Generation VIII The Pokémon's marvelous scales boost the Defense stat if it has a status condition. Generation IX The Pokémon's marvelous scales boost its Defense stat if it has a status condition.

Marvel Scale (Japanese: ふしぎなうろこ Marvelous Scale) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Milotic.

Effect

In battle

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While the Pokémon with this Ability has a non-volatile status condition, its Defense is increased by 50%.

Outside of battle

Marvel Scale has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Marvel Scale

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	Shed Skin	None	Marvel Scale
0148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	Shed Skin	None	Marvel Scale
0350		Milotic	Water		Water	Marvel Scale	CompetitiveGen VI+	Cute Charm
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

A Pokémon with a status problem with this Ability will have a 50% defense bonus when hit by a physical attack.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Marvel Scale is Dratini's and Dragonair's Ability. It increases the user's Defense by 100 when afflicted by a status condition. Upon evolving into Dragonite, it becomes Multiscale.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts Defense if there is a status problem. MDTDS Boosts the Pokémon's Defense when it has any status problems. BSL わるいじょうたいに なったときに ぼうぎょが あがる MDGtI Unavailable SMD When the Pokémon gets a bad status condition, its Defense goes up! MDRTDX When the Pokémon gets a bad status condition, such as poison or paralysis, its Defense goes up.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Milotic
The Pokémon's marvelous scales makes it more resistant to physical moves if it has a status condition.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Milotic's hide becomes as tough as steel when it is affected by a status condition.
Ruby's Feefee	Susceptible to Sceptile		Debut

• In Just My Luck...Shuckle, Lucy's Milotic was revealed to have Marvel Scale as its Ability by Emerald's Pokédex.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 神奇鱗片 Sàhnkèih Lèuhnpin * 怪鱗 Gwailèuhn * Mandarin 神奇鱗片 / 神奇鳞片 Shénqí Línpiàn * 怪鱗 Guàilín * French Écaille SpécialeVI+ Écaille Spé.III–V German Notschutz Italian Pelledura Korean 이상한 비늘 Isanghan Bineul Brazilian Portuguese Escama Maravilhosa Spanish Escama EspecialVI+ Escama Esp.III–V Vietnamese Vảy thần kì

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