Abilities
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Abilities are one of the most influential aspects of VGC teambuilding. In doubles, abilities that affect the whole field — like Intimidate, Drought or Drizzle — can define the flow of an entire game. Support abilities such as redirection setups, speed control and weather or terrain setters often matter more than raw power. Use this database to look up every VGC-relevant ability, filter by role, and understand how each one interacts with the current metagame.
Adaptability
Tier B
Aerilate
Tier A
Aftermath
Tier C
Air Lock
Tier C
Analytic
Tier C
Anger Point
Tier C
Anger Shell
Tier C
Anticipation
Tier C
Arena Trap
Tier C
Armor Tail
Tier A
Aroma Veil
Tier C
As One
Tier S
As One Glastrier
Tier C
As One Spectrier
Tier C
Aura Break
Tier C
Bad Dreams
Tier B
Ball Fetch
Tier C
Battery
Tier C
Battle Armor
Tier C
Battle Bond
Tier C
Beads Of Ruin
Tier C
Beast Boost
Tier C
Berserk
Tier C
Big Pecks
Tier C
Blaze
Tier C
Bulletproof
Tier C
Cheek Pouch
Tier C
Chilling Neigh
Tier C
Chlorophyll
Tier B
Clear Body
Tier C
Cloud Nine
Tier C
Color Change
Tier C
Comatose
Tier C
Commander
Tier B
Competitive
Tier A
Compound Eyes
Tier C
Contrary
Tier A
Corrosion
Tier C
Costar
Tier C
Cotton Down
Tier C
Cud Chew
Tier C
Curious Medicine
Tier C
Cursed Body
Tier C
Cute Charm
Tier C
Damp
Tier C
Dancer
Tier C
Dark Aura
Tier C
Dauntless Shield
Tier C
Dazzling
Tier C
Defeatist
Tier C
Defiant
Tier A
Delta Stream
Tier C
Desolate Land
Tier S
Disguise
Tier C
Download
Tier C
Dragonize
Tier C
Dragons Maw
Tier C
Drizzle
Tier A
Drought
Tier A
Dry Skin
Tier C
Early Bird
Tier C
Earth Eater
Tier C
Eelevate
Tier A
Effect Spore
Tier C
Electric Surge
Tier A
Electromorphosis
Tier C
Emergency Exit
Tier C
Fairy Aura
Tier C
Filter
Tier C
Fire Mane
Tier A
Flame Body
Tier C
Flare Boost
Tier C
Flash Fire
Tier B
Flower Gift
Tier C
Flower Veil
Tier C
Fluffy
Tier C
Forecast
Tier C
Forewarn
Tier C
Friend Guard
Tier B
Frisk
Tier C
Full Metal Body
Tier C
Fur Coat
Tier C
Gale Wings
Tier C
Galvanize
Tier C
Gluttony
Tier C
Good as Gold
Tier A
Gooey
Tier C
Gorilla Tactics
Tier C
Grass Pelt
Tier C
Grassy Surge
Tier A
Grim Neigh
Tier C
Guard Dog
Tier C
Gulp Missile
Tier C
Guts
Tier C
Hadron Engine
Tier C
Harvest
Tier C
Healer
Tier C
Heatproof
Tier C
Heavy Metal
Tier C
Honey Gather
Tier C
Hospitality
Tier C
Huge Power
Tier A
Hunger Switch
Tier C
Hustle
Tier C
Hydration
Tier C
Hyper Cutter
Tier C
Ice Body
Tier C
Ice Face
Tier C
Ice Scales
Tier C
Illuminate
Tier C
Illusion
Tier C
Immunity
Tier C
Imposter
Tier C
Infiltrator
Tier C
Innards Out
Tier C
Inner Focus
Tier C
Insomnia
Tier C
Intimidate
Tier S
Intrepid Sword
Tier C
Iron Barbs
Tier C
Iron Fist
Tier C
Justified
Tier C
Keen Eye
Tier C
Klutz
Tier C
Leaf Guard
Tier C
Levitate
Tier B
Libero
Tier C
Light Metal
Tier C
Lightning Rod
Tier C
Limber
Tier C
Lingering Aroma
Tier C
Liquid Ooze
Tier C
Liquid Voice
Tier C
Long Reach
Tier C
Magic Bounce
Tier B
Magic Guard
Tier C
Magician
Tier C
Magma Armor
Tier C
Magnet Pull
Tier C
Marvel Scale
Tier C
Mega Launcher
Tier C
Mega Sol
Tier S
Merciless
Tier C
Mimicry
Tier C
Minds Eye
Tier C
Minus
Tier C
Mirror Armor
Tier C
Misty Surge
Tier C
Mold Breaker
Tier B
Moody
Tier C
Motor Drive
Tier C
Moxie
Tier C
Multiscale
Tier C
Multitype
Tier C
Mummy
Tier C
Mycelium Might
Tier C
Natural Cure
Tier C
Neuroforce
Tier C
Neutralizing Gas
Tier C
No Guard
Tier C
Normalize
Tier C
Oblivious
Tier C
Opportunist
Tier C
Orichalcum Pulse
Tier C
Overcoat
Tier C
Overgrow
Tier C
Own Tempo
Tier C
Parental Bond
Tier A
Pastel Veil
Tier C
Perish Body
Tier C
Pickpocket
Tier C
Pickup
Tier C
Piercing Drill
Tier C
Pixilate
Tier A
Plus
Tier C
Poison Heal
Tier C
Poison Point
Tier C
Poison Puppeteer
Tier C
Poison Touch
Tier C
Power Construct
Tier C
Power Of Alchemy
Tier C
Power Spot
Tier C
Prankster
Tier A
Pressure
Tier C
Primordial Sea
Tier C
Prism Armor
Tier C
Propeller Tail
Tier C
Protean
Tier C
Protosynthesis
Tier A
Psychic Surge
Tier A
Punk Rock
Tier C
Pure Power
Tier C
Purifying Salt
Tier C
Quark Drive
Tier A
Queenly Majesty
Tier C
Quick Draw
Tier C
Quick Feet
Tier C
Rain Dish
Tier C
Rattled
Tier C
Receiver
Tier C
Reckless
Tier C
Refrigerate
Tier C
Regenerator
Tier A
Ripen
Tier C
Rivalry
Tier C
Rks System
Tier C
Rock Head
Tier C
Rocky Payload
Tier C
Rough Skin
Tier C
Run Away
Tier C
Sand Force
Tier C
Sand Rush
Tier C
Sand Spit
Tier C
Sand Stream
Tier C
Sand Veil
Tier C
Sap Sipper
Tier C
Schooling
Tier C
Scrappy
Tier C
Screen Cleaner
Tier C
Seed Sower
Tier C
Serene Grace
Tier C
Shadow Shield
Tier C
Shadow Tag
Tier B
Sharpness
Tier A
Shed Skin
Tier C
Sheer Force
Tier C
Shell Armor
Tier C
Shield Dust
Tier C
Shields Down
Tier C
Simple
Tier C
Skill Link
Tier C
Slow Start
Tier C
Slush Rush
Tier C
Sniper
Tier C
Snow Cloak
Tier C
Snow Warning
Tier C
Solar Power
Tier C
Solid Rock
Tier C
Soul Heart
Tier S
Soundproof
Tier C
Speed Boost
Tier A
Spicy Spray
Tier C
Stakeout
Tier C
Stall
Tier C
Stalwart
Tier C
Stamina
Tier C
Stance Change
Tier C
Static
Tier C
Steadfast
Tier C
Steam Engine
Tier C
Steelworker
Tier C
Steely Spirit
Tier C
Stench
Tier C
Sticky Hold
Tier C
Storm Drain
Tier C
Strong Jaw
Tier C
Sturdy
Tier C
Suction Cups
Tier C
Super Luck
Tier C
Supersweet Syrup
Tier C
Supreme Overlord
Tier C
Surge Surfer
Tier C
Swarm
Tier C
Sweet Veil
Tier C
Swift Swim
Tier B
Sword Of Ruin
Tier C
Symbiosis
Tier C
Synchronize
Tier C
Tablets Of Ruin
Tier C
Tangled Feet
Tier C
Tangling Hair
Tier C
Technician
Tier A
Telepathy
Tier C
Tera Shell
Tier C
Tera Shift
Tier C
Teraform Zero
Tier C
Teravolt
Tier C
Thermal Exchange
Tier B
Thick Fat
Tier B
Tinted Lens
Tier C
Torrent
Tier C
Tough Claws
Tier B
Toxic Boost
Tier C
Toxic Chain
Tier C
Toxic Debris
Tier C
Trace
Tier C
Transistor
Tier C
Triage
Tier C
Truant
Tier C
Turboblaze
Tier C
Unaware
Tier C
Unburden
Tier C
Unnerve
Tier C
Unseen Fist
Tier A
Vessel Of Ruin
Tier C
Victory Star
Tier C
Vital Spirit
Tier C
Volt Absorb
Tier C
Wandering Spirit
Tier C
Water Absorb
Tier C
Water Bubble
Tier C
Water Compaction
Tier C
Water Veil
Tier C
Weak Armor
Tier C
Well Baked Body
Tier C
White Smoke
Tier C
Wimp Out
Tier C
Wind Power
Tier C
Wind Rider
Tier C
Wonder Guard
Tier C
Wonder Skin
Tier C
Zen Mode
Tier C
Zero To Hero
Tier C
Recommended competitive references
Every ability entry below includes an expanded competitive breakdown covering positioning, team-building considerations and matchup notes. These entries are kept up to date with the current regulation set and meta trends. You can still filter and browse the full database; all listed abilities link to detailed pages.