Forecast (Ability)

Forecast (Japanese: てんきや Weatherman) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Only one Pokémon has this ability.

Effect

In battle

During weather conditions, Forecast will change the type of the Pokémon with this ability.
The type of a Pokémon with this ability will change as follows:

• It will become a Template:Type2 if Sunny Day is in effect.
• It will become a Template:Type2 if Hail is in effect.
• It will become a Template:Type2 if Rain Dance is in effect.
• It will return to its natural type if Sandstorm or Shadow Sky is in effect, the weather returns to normal, or a Pokémon with Cloud Nine or Air Lock comes onto the field. The same is true when there is Fog.

This ability is made specifically for Castform, and as such, if other Pokémon have this ability (either via Skill Swap or Trace) it will have no effect. Conversely, if Castform loses Forecast (either via Skill Swap or Worry Seed) it will be stuck in whatever form it was in at the time.

Outside of battle

Forecast has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Forecast

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0351		Castform	Normal		Normal	Forecast	None	None
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 the anime

Castform: Castform glows white, blue, or red and transforms its body depending on the weather.

• Activated by Bart's Castform in Unfair-Weather Friends.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Castform: Castform's head becomes surrounded in a transparent shape depending on the form that it will take and it transforms its body depending on the weather.

• Activated by Ruby's Popo in VS. Ludicolo. Debut.

In other languages

• French: Météo
• German: Prognose
• Italian: Previsioni
• Spanish: Predicción

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.