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'''Mold Breaker''' (Japanese: '''かたやぶり''' ''Mold-Breaking'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation IV]]. Seventeen {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} can have this Ability.
'''Mold Breaker''' (Japanese: '''かたやぶり''' ''Mold-Breaking'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation IV]].


==Effect==
==Effect==

Revision as of 02:29, 24 October 2016

Mold Breaker かたやぶり
Mold-Breaking
Flavor text
Generation IV
Moves can be used regardless of abilities.
Generation V
Moves can be used regardless of Abilities.
Generation VI
Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Mold Breaker (Japanese: かたやぶり Mold-Breaking) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Mold Breaker ignores the effects of Abilities that could potentially affect the damage or effects of a move that its user executes. For example, a Pokémon with Mold Breaker can hit opponents that possess Levitate by using Earthquake. Mold Breaker applies regardless of target Pokémon, but only to moves executed by its user (so if two Pokémon in a Double Battle both know Earthquake, only the Pokémon with Mold Breaker can hit a Pokémon with Levitate).

Unlike Gastro Acid, which completely negates a target's Ability, the opponents' Abilities otherwise remain in effect:

  • Abilities that prevent status conditions (such as Immunity and Oblivious) will not protect the Pokémon from receiving the status condition; however, many of these Abilities also have effects to cure the Pokémon of the status condition if afflicted, which are not negated by Mold Breaker.
  • Abilities that draw attacks to the user, such as Lightning Rod and Storm Drain, will still divert attacks regardless of Mold Breaker, but will not nullify the damage or boost the Pokémon's stats.
  • If a Pokémon with Own Tempo consumes a held Berry that may cause confusion in response to the move of a Pokémon with Mold Breaker, it will become confused if it dislikes the flavor (although Own Tempo will then activate and cure it of confusion).

Mold Breaker can ignore the Abilities of Pokémon other than the target; for example, if a Pokémon with Mold Breaker uses Thunder Wave on a Grass-type Pokémon whose ally has Flower Veil, the target will still be paralyzed.

In Generation IV, when a Pokémon with Mold Breaker is brought out, the message "<name> has Mold Breaker!" is displayed. In Generation V onward, when a Pokémon with Mold Breaker is brought out, the message "<name> breaks the mold!" is displayed.

Generation IV

Flower Gift will increase the Attack of allies with Mold Breaker, even when they are attacking the ally with Flower Gift.

Generation V onward

If a Pokémon with Mold Breaker forces a Pokémon to switch in with a move like Roar or Dragon Tail, Abilities that affect entry hazards will be ignored (except Magic Guard). If forced to switch in this way:

In Generation VI, a Pokémon with Overcoat will be affected by powder and spore moves as well.

When a Pokémon with Mold Breaker uses a move, even the effects of allies' Abilities (notably Flower Gift, Sweet Veil, Aroma Veil and Flower Veil) are ignored for the duration of that move. As such, if the move of a Pokémon with Mold Breaker triggers an Ability (such as Gooey or Cursed Body) or item (such as Destiny Knot), the Pokémon with Mold Breaker will not be protected by its allies' Abilities; likewise, if a Destiny Knot held by a Pokémon with Mold Breaker is activated during the use of its own move (such as in response to the target's Cute Charm), that target will not be protected by its allies' Aroma Veil. This also means that a Pokémon with Mold Breaker will not gain Attack due to an ally's Flower Gift.

Abilities affected

Mold Breaker ignores the following Abilities, even in situations where the Ability could increase the power of a move (such as using Low Kick on a Pokémon with Heavy Metal or using a Fire-type move on a Pokémon with Dry Skin):

Generation Ability
Generation IV onwards Battle Armor, Clear Body, Damp, Dry Skin, Filter, Flash Fire, Flower Gift, Heatproof, Hyper Cutter, Immunity, Inner Focus, Insomnia, Keen Eye, Leaf Guard, Levitate, Lightning Rod, Limber, Magma Armor, Marvel Scale, Motor Drive, Oblivious, Own Tempo, Sand Veil, Shell Armor, Shield Dust, Simple, Snow Cloak, Solid Rock, Soundproof, Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Sturdy, Suction Cups, Tangled Feet, Thick Fat, Unaware, Vital Spirit, Volt Absorb, Water Absorb, Water Veil, White Smoke, Wonder Guard
Generation V onwards Big Pecks, Contrary, Friend Guard, Heavy Metal, Light Metal, Magic Bounce, Multiscale, Sap Sipper, Telepathy, Wonder Skin
Generation VI Aroma Veil, Bulletproof, Flower Veil, Fur Coat, Overcoat, Sweet Veil


Mold Breaker does not ignore the effects of Aura Break or Magic Guard.

Outside of battle

Mold Breaker has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Mold Breaker

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0127 Pinsir Pinsir
Bug Bug Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie
130M Gyarados Gyarados
Water Dark Mold Breaker None None
181M Ampharos Ampharos
Electric Dragon Mold Breaker None None
0408 Cranidos Cranidos
Rock Rock Mold Breaker None Sheer Force
0409 Rampardos Rampardos
Rock Rock Mold Breaker None Sheer Force
0529 Drilbur Drilbur
Ground Ground Sand Rush Sand Force Mold Breaker
0530 Excadrill Excadrill
Ground Steel Sand Rush Sand Force Mold Breaker
0538 Throh Throh
Fighting Fighting Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker
0539 Sawk Sawk
Fighting Fighting Sturdy Inner Focus Mold Breaker
0550 Basculin Basculin
Water Water Reckless Adaptability Mold Breaker
550B Basculin Basculin
Water Water Rock Head Adaptability Mold Breaker
0610 Axew Axew
Dragon Dragon Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve
0611 Fraxure Fraxure
Dragon Dragon Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve
0612 Haxorus Haxorus
Dragon Dragon Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve
0621 Druddigon Druddigon
Dragon Dragon Rough Skin Sheer Force Mold Breaker
0674 Pancham Pancham
Fighting Fighting Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy
0675 Pangoro Pangoro
Fighting Dark Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy
0701 Hawlucha Hawlucha
Fighting Flying Unburden Limber Mold Breaker
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

Roark Cranidos Mold Breaker.png
Cranidos
Roark Rampardos Mold Breaker.png
Rampardos
The Pokémon cancels out the opponent's Ability when it activates.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Cranidos When the opponent's Ability activates, Cranidos cancels it out.
Roark's Cranidos Shapes of Things to Come! Debut
Rampardos When the opponent's Ability activates, Rampardos cancels it out.
Roark's Rampardos O'er the Rampardos we Watched! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 革新 Géxīn
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Schimmelbreker
France Flag.png French Brise Moule
Germany Flag.png German Überbrückung
Italy Flag.png Italian Rompiforma
South Korea Flag.png Korean 틀깨기 Teulkkaegi
Poland Flag.png Polish Niszczyciel
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Quebra Molde
Spain Flag.png Spanish Rompemoldes


Variations of the Ability Mold Breaker
Mold BreakerTurboblazeTeravolt


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