Rivalry (Ability)

Rivalry	とうそうしん
	Belligerence
Flavor text Generation IV Raises Attack if the foe is of the same gender. Generation V Deals more damage to a Pokémon of same gender. Generation VI Deals more damage to Pokémon of the same gender. Generation VII Becomes competitive and deals more damage to Pokémon of the same gender, but deals less to Pokémon of the opposite gender. Generation VIII Becomes competitive and deals more damage to Pokémon of the same gender, but deals less to Pokémon of the opposite gender. Generation IX The Pokémon's competitive spirit makes it deal more damage to Pokémon of the same gender, but less damage to Pokémon of the opposite gender.

Rivalry (Japanese: とうそうしん Belligerence) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

	This Ability effect may be in need of research. Reason: Because Rivalry affects power which is calculated for all targets, does Rivalry stack when using moves that hit multiple targets? If so, how does the stacking work? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Generation IV

When a Pokémon with Rivalry uses an attack, the attack's power is raised by 25% if the target and the user have the same gender, and is reduced by 25% if the target and the user have opposite genders. Rivalry also powers up confusion damage.

Rivalry has no effect if the user or target is gender unknown (such as Porygon).

Generation V onward

Rivalry no longer powers up confusion damage.

Outside of battle

Rivalry has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Rivalry

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Hustle
0030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Hustle
0031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Sheer Force
0032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Hustle
0033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Hustle
0034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	RivalryGen IV+	Sheer Force
0267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	Swarm	None	Rivalry
0403		Shinx	Electric		Electric	Rivalry	Intimidate	Guts
0404		Luxio	Electric		Electric	Rivalry	Intimidate	Guts
0405		Luxray	Electric		Electric	Rivalry	Intimidate	Guts
0519		Pidove	Normal	Flying	Big Pecks	Super Luck	Rivalry
0520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying	Big Pecks	Super Luck	Rivalry
0521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying	Big Pecks	Super Luck	Rivalry
0610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon	Rivalry	Mold Breaker	Unnerve
0611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon	Rivalry	Mold Breaker	Unnerve
0612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon	Rivalry	Mold Breaker	Unnerve
0667		Litleo	Fire	Normal	Rivalry	Unnerve	Moxie
0668		Pyroar	Fire	Normal	Rivalry	Unnerve	Moxie
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, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, when attacker's gender is opposite of the target, the Attack is reduced by one stage, and if it's matching, it's increased by one stage.

In Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Rivalry increases the power of a move when attacking a Pokémon that shares a type. In Super Mystery Dungeon, Rivalry increases the power of a move by 20%.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Boosts Pokémon's Attack when facing same gender and reduces it when not the same. BSL あいてが どうせいだと こうげきがあがり いせいだと さがる MDGtI Increases damage done to targets of the same type as the Pokémon.* The Pokémon does more damage to targets that share its type!* SMD The Pokémon does more damage to targets that share its type! MDRTDX The Pokémon does more damage to targets that share its type.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• Lysandre's Pyroar is revealed to have Rivalry as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鬥爭心 Daujāngsām Mandarin 鬥爭心 / 斗争心 Dòuzhēngxīn French Rivalité German Rivalität Italian Antagonismo Korean 투쟁심 Tujaengsim Spanish Rivalidad

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