Damp

Damp (Japanese: しめりけ, Hepburn: Damp) is an ability introduced in Generation III.

Description[]

When an active Pokémon is out in battle no Pokémon can use the moves Mind Blown, Misty Explosion, Explosion or Self-Destruct. As the name suggests, all Pokémon with this ability are Water-type excluding Paras and Parasect.

Generations	Description
Generation III	Prevents the use of explosive moves such as Self-Destruct by dampening its surroundings.
Generation IV
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
Generation IX

	Type	First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
Psyduck	Water	Damp	Cloud Nine	Swift Swim
Golduck	Water	Damp	Cloud Nine	Swift Swim
Poliwag	Water	Water Absorb	Damp	Swift Swim
Poliwhirl	Water	Water Absorb	Damp	Swift Swim
Poliwrath	Water / Fighting	Water Absorb	Damp	Swift Swim
Politoed	Water	Water Absorb	Damp	Drizzle
Wooper	Water / Ground	Damp	Water Absorb	Unaware
Quagsire	Water / Ground	Damp	Water Absorb	Unaware
Paras	Bug / Grass	Effect Spore	Dry Skin	Damp
Parasect	Bug / Grass	Effect Spore	Dry Skin	Damp
Horsea	Water	Swift Swim	Sniper	Damp
Seadra	Water	Poison Point	Sniper	Damp
Kingdra	Water / Dragon	Swift Swim	Sniper	Damp
Mudkip	Water	Torrent	—	Damp
Marshtomp	Water / Ground	Torrent	—	Damp
Swampert	Water / Ground	Torrent	—	Damp
Frillish	Water / Ghost	Water Absorb	Cursed Body	Damp
Jellicent	Water / Ghost	Water Absorb	Cursed Body	Damp
Tadbulb	Electric	Own Tempo	Static	Damp
Bellibolt	Electric	Electromorphosis	Static	Damp

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A	Air Lock Arena Trap

B	Battle Armor Blaze

C	Chlorophyll Clear Body Cloud Nine Color Change Compound Eyes Cute Charm

D	Damp Drizzle Drought

E	Early Bird Effect Spore

F	Flame Body Flash Fire Forecast

G	Guts

H	Huge Power Hustle Hyper Cutter

I	Illuminate Immunity Inner Focus Insomnia Intimidate

K	Keen Eye

L	Levitate Lightning Rod Limber Liquid Ooze

M	Magma Armor Magnet Pull Marvel Scale Minus

N	Natural Cure

O	Oblivious Overgrow Own Tempo

P	Pickup Plus Poison Point Pressure Pure Power

R	Rain Dish Rock Head Rough Skin Run Away

S	Sand Stream Sand Veil Serene Grace Shadow Tag Shed Skin Shell Armor Shield Dust Soundproof Speed Boost Static Stench Sticky Hold Sturdy Suction Cups Swarm Swift Swim Synchronize

T	Thick Fat Torrent Trace Truant

V	Vital Spirit Volt Absorb

W	Water Absorb Water Veil White Smoke Wonder Guard

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