Contrary (Ability)

Contrary (Japanese: あまのじゃく Devil's Advocate) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. Five Pokémon have this Ability, and it is exclusively obtainable through the Dream World.

Effect

In battle

This Ability causes all effects that would lower a stat to increase it instead, and all effects that would increase a stat to decrease it instead.

This also applies to self-inflicted moves, such as Curse and Leaf Storm. This Ability only reverses the changes when they are applied; it does not passively cause all existing changes to reverse; therefore, if the Ability Contrary is no longer in effect or the stats are Baton Passed, all existing stat modifications remain the same. Stats Baton Passed onto a Pokémon with Conrary are not reversed.

Outside of battle

Contrary has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Contrary

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	Gluttony	Contrary
0327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Tangled Feet	Contrary
0495		Snivy	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Contrary
0496		Servine	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Contrary
0497		Serperior	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Contrary
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 languages

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