Drought (ability)

Drought (Japanese: ひでり Drought) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Three Pokémon can have this Ability. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature ability of Groudon.

Effect

In battle

Drought will summon sunlight in battle. Its effects are the same as Sunny Day but, instead of lasting for five turns, it lasts for the whole battle until replaced. If a Pokémon with Drought is sent out in the same turn as another Pokémon whose Ability affects the weather, the slower Pokémon's Ability will override the faster Ability.

Outside of battle

Drought has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Drought

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Vulpix	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Drought
	Ninetales	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Drought
	Groudon	Ground		Ground	Drought	None	None
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation V games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

	Groudon	Effect activating
The user's body glows white and it fires a pillar of white light into the sky. The sky then becomes clear and sunny.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Groudon	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.
A wild Groudon	The Scuffle of Legends		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Groudon
The user releases an extremely hot temperature off its body, causing a large heat wave to appear where ever it is.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Groudon	Groudon releases an extremely hot temperature off its body while it is conscious, causing a large heat wave to appear where ever it is.
Maxie's Groudon	VS. Kyogre & Groudon III		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 旱災 Hànzāi Dutch Droogte French Sécheresse German Dürre Greek Ξηρασία Italian Siccità Korean 가뭄 Gamum Portuguese Sêca Spanish Sequía

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