Aftermath (Ability)

Aftermath

ゆうばく

Induced Explosion

Flavor text

Generation IV
Damages the foe landing the finishing hit.

Generation V
Damages the attacker landing the finishing hit.

Generation VI
Damages the attacker landing the finishing hit.

Generation VII
Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit.

Generation VIII
Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit.

Generation IX
Damages the attacker if it knocks out the Pokémon with a move that makes direct contact.

Aftermath (Japanese: ゆうばく Induced Explosion) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with this Ability faints due to damage from a move that makes contact, the attacking Pokémon takes damage equal to ¼ of its own maximum HP. This Ability will not activate if a Pokémon with Damp is on the field.

Outside of battle

Aftermath has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Aftermath

#		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0100	Voltorb	Electric		Electric	Soundproof	Static	Aftermath
0100	Voltorb Hisuian Form	Electric	Grass	Soundproof	Static	Aftermath
0101	Electrode	Electric		Electric	Soundproof	Static	Aftermath
0101	Electrode Hisuian Form	Electric	Grass	Soundproof	Static	Aftermath
0425	Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	Aftermath	Unburden	Flare Boost
0426	Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	Aftermath	Unburden	Flare Boost
0434	Stunky	Poison	Dark	Stench	Aftermath	Keen Eye
0435	Skuntank	Poison	Dark	Stench	Aftermath	Keen Eye
0568	Trubbish	Poison		Poison	Stench	Sticky Hold	Aftermath
0569	Garbodor	Poison		Poison	Stench	Weak Armor	Aftermath
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 the Pokémon faints, it sometimes causes an explosion similar to Selfdestruct, reducing HP by half on team members and by 40 on hostile Pokémon, as well as destroying items.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Aftermath activates when hit by a contact move from an adjacent enemy, dealing damage equal to 25% of the attacking Pokémon's maximum HP. Aftermath will also cause the Pokémon to explode when it is hit by an explosion, dealing damage equal to 25% of the Pokémon's maximum HP to itself and surrounding Pokémon, as well as destroying all walls, items, and special tiles.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Causes the Pokémon to explode upon fainting.
BSL	このポケモンがたおれたときにばくはつする
MDGtI	Unavailable
SMD	When the Pokémon takes huge damage from a contact move like Tackle or Scratch, it counterattacks to damage the enemy! If the Pokémon is hit by an explosion, it will explode, too!

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Electrode
When the Pokémon gets knocked out by a move that makes contact, it explodes.
User	First Used In	Notes
	When Electrode gets knocked out by a move that makes contact, it explodes.
Visquez's Electrode	Destination: Coronation!	Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Fantina's Drifblim is revealed to have Aftermath as her Ability.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Pokémon	Method
Misdreavus
When the Pokémon gets knocked out by a move that makes contact, it explodes.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	When Misdreavus gets knocked out by a move that makes contact, it explodes.
Hareta's Misdreavus	Hareta's Heart Desire	Debut Used via Skill Swap

In Hareta's Heart Desire, Flint's Drifblim was revealed to have the Ability, but it was Skill Swapped by Hareta's Misdreavus.

Trivia

All Pokémon that are able to have this Ability can learn Explosion. Aftermath's similarity to Explosion is more apparent in languages other than English, including the original Japanese, in which the Ability is known as ゆうばく Yūbaku (Induced Explosion). This is also why the Ability Damp affects Aftermath.
Prior to becoming an Ability, Aftermath appeared as a TCG Attack.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	引爆 Yáhnbaau
Chinese	Mandarin	引爆 Yǐnbào * 诱爆 Yòubào *
Finnish		Jälkiseuraus
French		Boom Final
German		Finalschlag
Italian		Scoppio
Korean		유폭 Yupok
Polish		Pokłosie
Portuguese	Brazil	Resultado
Portuguese	Portugal	Repercussão
Spanish		Detonación^VIII+ Resquicio^IV–VII
Vietnamese		Kích Nổ

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.