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Drizzle (Japanese: あめふらし Rainfall) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Two Pokémon can have this Ability. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Kyogre.

Effect

In battle

Generations III to V

Drizzle summons rain in battle as soon as a Pokémon with Drizzle enters the battle. Its effects are the same as the move Rain Dance, but instead of lasting for a limited amount of turns, it lasts for the whole battle (unless it is replaced by another weather condition). If a Pokémon with Drizzle is sent out in the same turn as another Pokémon whose Ability affects the weather, the slower Pokémon's Ability will override the faster Pokémon's Ability.

Generation VI

The rain now lasts only for five turns. This can be extended to eight turns if the Pokémon is holding a Damp Rock.

If the heavy rain, extremely harsh sunlight, or strong winds weather conditions are present, Drizzle will fail to activate.

Outside of battle

Drizzle has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Drizzle

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0186		Politoed	Water		Water	Water Absorb	Damp	Drizzle
0382		Kyogre	Water		Water	Drizzle	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

Kyogre
Dark clouds appear when the user comes out and it starts to rain.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When Kyogre appears on the battlefield, dark clouds appear in the sky and it starts to rain heavily.
A wild Kyogre	Gaining Groudon		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Kyogre
Where ever the user is, large floods and tsunamis appear and it starts to rain hard.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Where ever Kyogre appears, large floods and tsunamis appear and it starts to rain hard, flooding the area.
Archie's Kyogre	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 毛毛雨 Máo máo yǔ Dutch Motregen French Crachin German Niesel Italian Piovischio Korean 잔비 Janbi Polish Ulewa Portuguese Chuva Spanish Llovizna

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