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Drought
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ひでり
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Drought
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Flavor text
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Generation IV
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The Pokémon makes it sunny if it appears in battle.
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Generation VI
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Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle.
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Drought (Japanese: ひでり Drought) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Four Pokémon can have this Ability. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Groudon.
Effect
In battle
Generation III-V
Drought summons sunlight in battle as soon as a Pokémon with Drought enters the battle. Its effects almost are the same as Sunny Day's; the only difference is that instead of lasting for five turns, it lasts for the whole battle until a different weather condition replaces it. If a Pokémon with Drought is sent out in the same turn as another Pokémon whose Ability creates a different weather condition, the slower Pokémon's Ability will override the faster Pokémon's Ability.
Generation VI
In Generation VI, the sunlight will last only for five turns instead. This can be extended to eight turns if the Pokémon is holding a Heat Rock.
Outside of battle
Drought has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Drought
In the anime
Groudon
Effect activating
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The user's body glows white and it fires a pillar of white light into the sky. The sky then becomes clear and sunny.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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Groudon's body glows white and it fires a pillar of white light from it into the sky. The sky then becomes sunny and clear, and no clouds can be seen.
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A wild Groudon
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The Scuffle of Legends
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Debut
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Groudon
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The user releases an extremely hot temperature off its body, causing a large heat wave to appear where ever it is.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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Notes
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Groudon releases an extremely hot temperature off its body while it is conscious, causing a large heat wave to appear wherever it is.
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Maxie's Groudon
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The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III
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Debut
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In other languages