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Rough Skin (ability)

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Rough Skin
さめはだ
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Generation III Hurts to touch.
Generation IV Inflicts damage to the foe on contact.

Rough Skin (Japanese: さめはだ Sharkskin) is an ability introduced in Generation III.Only 2 Pokémon have this ability, both in the same evolutionary line.

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Effect

In battle

All moves that make contact with the Pokémon with Rough Skin will damage the user by 1/16 of their maximum HP after damage is dealt. In Generation IV, the damage is increased to 1/8.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and the sequel, if an enemy directly in front of the Pokémon attacks it, the attacker is damaged by half of the damage done.

Outside of battle

Rough Skin has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Rough Skin

Single ability

# Pokémon Type
318 318 Carvanha Water Dark
319 319 Sharpedo Water Dark

Dual ability

No Pokémon have Rough Skin as one of their two abilities.

In the anime

Sharpedo: Sharpedo uses its skin to scrape against its foes. The skin is rough enough to cause abrasion.

In other languages

  • Italian: Cartavetro
  • Spanish: Piel tosca
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