Levitate (Ability)

Levitate (Japanese: ふゆう Floating) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-eight Pokémon have this ability naturally, most of them either Psychic- or Template:Type2s, making it the most prevalent ability in the games.

Effect

In battle

Levitate causes the user to be unaffected by Template:Type2 moves and Arena Trap. Despite the fact that the move Magnet Rise claims it changes the Pokémon's ability to Levitate, this is not true — it merely renders the Pokémon immune to Ground attacks while still keeping its normal ability for five turns.

Outside of battle

Levitate has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Levitate

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison
201		Unown	Psychic		Poison
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Poison
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic
355		Duskull	Ghost		Poison
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Poison
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Poison
433		Chingling	Psychic		Poison
455		Carnivine	Grass		Poison
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost
480		Uxie	Psychic		Poison
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Poison
482		Azelf	Psychic		Poison
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Poison

Dual ability

Trivia

• Not all floating Pokémon have this ability. For example, Mew, who floats in the air, does not have Levitate.
• Despite the fact that its Generation IV description says that it gives full immunity to all Template:Type2 moves, Pokémon with Levitate are affected by Sand-Attack.
• Even if a Levitating Pokémon uses Dig, Levitate still makes Earthquake and Magnitude miss.

In other languages

• German: Schwebe
• Italian: Levitazione