Pixilate (Ability)

Pixilate	フェアリースキン
	Fairy Skin
Flavor text Generation VI Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. Generation VII Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little. Generation VIII Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little. Generation IX Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.

Pixilate (Japanese: フェアリースキン Fairy Skin) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. From Generation VIII onward, it is the signature Ability of Sylveon.

Effect

In battle

Generation VI

Pixilate causes all Normal-type moves used by the Pokémon to become Fairy-type and receive a 30% power boost. It overrides Ion Deluge and Electrify.

Generation VII

Affected moves now receive a 20% power boost.

Generation VIII

Pixilate no longer overrides Electrify. If Max Strike is selected with Pixilate, it will turn into Max Starfall when used, unless the user is Gigantamax Alcremie, in which case it will instead turn into G-Max Finale.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Pixilate, as well as the Pokémon that can have Pixilate and learn those moves.

Move Type Cat. Power and Boost Learned by Body Slam  Normal  Physical 85 102 {{{6}}} Breakneck Blitz  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Breakneck Blitz  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}} Covet  Normal  Physical 60 72 {{{6}}} Cut  Normal  Physical 50 60 {{{6}}} Double-Edge  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Echoed Voice  Normal  Special 40 48 {{{6}}} Facade  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} False Swipe  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Flail  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Frustration  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Fury Attack  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Giga Impact  Normal  Physical 150 180 {{{6}}} Headbutt  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Hyper Beam  Normal  Special 150 180 {{{6}}} Hyper Voice  Normal  Special 90 108 {{{6}}} Last Resort  Normal  Physical 140 168 {{{6}}} Pay Day  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Quick Attack  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Rage  Normal  Physical 20 24 {{{6}}} Retaliate  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Return  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Round  Normal  Special 60 72 {{{6}}} Secret Power  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Skull Bash  Normal  Physical 130 156 {{{6}}} Snore  Normal  Special 50 60 {{{6}}} Swift  Normal  Special 60 72 {{{6}}} Tackle  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Take Down  Normal  Physical 90 108 {{{6}}} Tera Blast  Normal  Special 80 96 {{{6}}} Trump Card  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}} Uproar  Normal  Special 90 108 {{{6}}} Weather Ball  Normal  Special 50 60 {{{6}}}

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Pixilate. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Mirror Move, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Pixilate by an Ability like Trace or Receiver or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Move Type Cat. Power and Boost Barrage  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Bide  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Bind  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Blood Moon  Normal  Special 140 168 {{{6}}} Boomburst  Normal  Special 140 168 {{{6}}} Chip Away  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Comet Punch  Normal  Physical 18 21.6 {{{6}}} Constrict  Normal  Physical 10 12 {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical 75 90 {{{6}}} Crush Grip  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Double Hit  Normal  Physical 35 42 {{{6}}} Double Slap  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Egg Bomb  Normal  Physical 100 120 {{{6}}} Endeavor  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Explosion  Normal  Physical 250 300 {{{6}}} Extreme Speed  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Fake Out  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Feint  Normal  Physical 30 36 {{{6}}} Fury Swipes  Normal  Physical 18 21.6 {{{6}}} Guillotine  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Head Charge  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Hidden Power  Normal  Special 60 72 {{{6}}} Hold Back  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Horn Attack  Normal  Physical 65 78 {{{6}}} Horn Drill  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Hyper Drill  Normal  Physical 100 120 {{{6}}} Hyper Fang  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Judgment  Normal  Special 100 120 {{{6}}} Mega Kick  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Mega Punch  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Multi-Attack  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Population Bomb  Normal  Physical 20 24 {{{6}}} Pound  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Present  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Pulverizing Pancake  Normal  Physical 210 252 {{{6}}} Raging Bull  Normal  Physical 90 108 {{{6}}} Rapid Spin  Normal  Physical 50 60 {{{6}}} Razor Wind  Normal  Special 80 96 {{{6}}} Relic Song  Normal  Special 75 90 {{{6}}} Revelation Dance  Normal  Special 90 108 {{{6}}} Rock Climb  Normal  Physical 90 108 {{{6}}} Scratch  Normal  Physical 40 48 {{{6}}} Self-Destruct  Normal  Physical 200 240 {{{6}}} Slam  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Slash  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Smelling Salts  Normal  Physical 70 84 {{{6}}} Sonic Boom  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}} Spike Cannon  Normal  Physical 20 24 {{{6}}} Spit Up  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}} Stomp  Normal  Physical 65 78 {{{6}}} Strength  Normal  Physical 80 96 {{{6}}} Struggle  Normal  Physical 50 60 {{{6}}} Super Fang  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Tail Slap  Normal  Physical 25 30 {{{6}}} Techno Blast  Normal  Special 120 144 {{{6}}} Terrain Pulse  Normal  Special 50 60 {{{6}}} Thrash  Normal  Physical 120 144 {{{6}}} Tri Attack  Normal  Special 80 96 {{{6}}} Veevee Volley  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Vise Grip  Normal  Physical 55 66 {{{6}}} Wrap  Normal  Physical 15 18 {{{6}}} Wring Out  Normal  Special — — {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Pixilate has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Pixilate

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0282		Gardevoir Mega Gardevoir	Psychic	Fairy	Pixilate	None	None
0334		Altaria Mega Altaria	Dragon	Fairy	Pixilate	None	None
0700		Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy	Cute Charm	None	Pixilate
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

	This Ability effect may be in need of research. Reason: Is the power of affected moves boosted in Pokémon Rumble World? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Pokémon Rumble World

In Pokémon Rumble World, Mega Gardevoir and Altaria have the Pixilate ability, changing the type of Normal-type moves to Fairy.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Normal-type moves become Fairy type and deal 20-25% more damage.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Pixilate is Sylveon's Ability. It increases the user's Special Attack and Special Defense by 2.5% for 1.5s, when it deals or receives damage, stacking up to 6 times.

Description

Games Description SMD Normal-type moves that the Pokémon uses become Fairy type and deal more damage! MDRTDX Normal-type moves used by the Pokémon become Fairy type and deal more damage.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mega Gardevoir
The Pokémon's Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mega Gardevoir's Normal-type attacks become Fairy-type attacks.
Diantha's Gardevoir	Connecting with Gardevoir		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 妖精皮膚 Yīujīng Pèihfū Mandarin 妖精皮膚 / 妖精皮肤 Yāojing Pífū French Peau Féérique German Feenschicht Italian Pellefolletto Korean 페어리스킨 Fairy Skin Brazilian Portuguese Mãos de Fada Spanish Piel Feérica Vietnamese Thần Tiên Hoá

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