Shield Dust (Ability)

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Shield Dust りんぷん
Moth Scales
Flavor text
Generation III
Prevents added effects.
Generation IV
Blocks the added effects of attacks taken.
Generation V
Currently unknown
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Shield Dust (Japanese: りんぷん Moth Scales) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Five Pokémon have this ability, all of which are Template:Type2.

Effect

In battle

Shield Dust negates all possible side-effects whose probability would be boosted by Serene Grace; any side-effect would be stopped. For example, Body Slam would only deal damage and not have its usual 30% chance of causing Paralysis. It does not stop moves that only cause these effects, like Thunder Wave.

Outside of battle

Shield Dust has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shield Dust

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0010 Caterpie Caterpie
Bug Bug Shield Dust None Run Away
0013 Weedle Weedle
Bug Poison Shield Dust None Run Away
0049 Venomoth Venomoth
Bug Poison Shield Dust Tinted Lens Miracle Skin
0265 Wurmple Wurmple
Bug Bug Shield Dust None Run Away
0269 Dustox Dustox
Bug Poison Shield Dust None Compoundeyes
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 other languages

  • Spanish: Polvo escudo
  • Italian: Polvoscudo


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