Quark Drive (Ability)

Quark Drive (Japanese: クォークチャージ Quark Charge) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of the futuristic Paradox Pokémon with the exception of Miraidon.

Effect

In battle

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When a Pokémon with Quark Drive is on the field and Electric Terrain is active, or the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy, its highest stat (other than HP and taking into account stat stages, but not held items) is increased by 30%, or 50% if Speed is the highest stat. Upon activation, a message tells which stat is increased to all the players. If multiple stats are tied for highest, Quark Drive breaks the tie by prioritizing Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed, in that order.

Quark Drive will activate even if the Pokémon is not grounded. Electric Terrain will activate Quark Drive before a held Booster Energy, so the Booster Energy will not be consumed if the Pokémon with Quark Drive is on Electric Terrain.

Skill Swap and Doodle will fail if either Pokémon has Quark Drive. Worry Seed, Gastro Acid, Entrainment and Trace will fail if the target has Quark Drive. If a Pokémon obtains Quark Drive with Imposter or Transform, the ability will not activate regardless if the Pokémon is on Electric Terrain or holding a Booster Energy.

Outside of battle

Quark Drive has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Quark Drive

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0990		Iron Treads	Ground	Steel	Quark Drive	None	None
0991		Iron Bundle	Ice	Water	Quark Drive	None	None
0992		Iron Hands	Fighting	Electric	Quark Drive	None	None
0993		Iron Jugulis	Dark	Flying	Quark Drive	None	None
0994		Iron Moth	Fire	Poison	Quark Drive	None	None
0995		Iron Thorns	Rock	Electric	Quark Drive	None	None
1006		Iron Valiant	Fairy	Fighting	Quark Drive	None	None
1010		Iron Leaves	Grass	Psychic	Quark Drive	None	None
1022		Iron Boulder	Rock	Psychic	Quark Drive	None	None
1023		Iron Crown	Steel	Psychic	Quark Drive	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.

Trivia

• The greatest difference between a Pokémon’s individual base stats so that this Ability can activate for any stat without external stat changes is 72 points. This assumes that maximum effort values, 31 individual values and a helpful nature was applied to the lowest stat and 0 effort and individual values with a hindering nature to the highest stat.
• Because of how the stat calculations work due to their base stats, the following Pokémon cannot have Quark Drive boost the following stat in battle without stat changes taking place. This accounts for with negative Nature and 0 individual and effort values applied to the stat that will be higher by default and a positive nature, 31 individual values and maximum effort values applied to the stat that cannot be increased.
  • Iron Bundle cannot increase Special Defense as its Speed will always be higher.
  • Iron Hands cannot increase Special Attack or Speed as its Attack will always be higher.
  • Iron Moth cannot increase Defense as its Special Attack will always be higher.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 夸克充能 Kwāhāk Chūngnàhng Mandarin 夸克充能 Kuākè Chōngnéng French Charge Quantique German Quantenantrieb Italian Carica Quark Korean 쿼크차지 Quark Charge Spanish Carga Cuark

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