Suction Cups (Ability)

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Suction Cups きゅうばん
Suction Cups
Flavor text
Generation III
Firmly anchors the body.
Generation IV
Negates moves that force switching out.DPPt
Negates foes' moves that force switching out.HGSS
Generation V
Negates all moves that force switching out.
Generation VI
Negates all moves and items that force switching out.
Generation VII
This Pokémon uses suction cups to stay in one spot to negate all moves and items that force switching out.
Generation VIII
This Pokémon uses suction cups to stay in one spot to negate all moves and items that force switching out.
Generation IX
The Pokémon uses suction cups to stay in one spot. This protects it from moves and items that would force it to switch out.

Suction Cups (Japanese: きゅうばん Suction Cups) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

This Ability prevents other Pokémon from forcing the Pokémon with this Ability to switch out or flee with a move (e.g. Roar, Circle Throw, etc.) or item (Red Card). Suction Cups does not affect the Pokémon switching out manually, or switching out or fleeing with its own move (e.g. Baton Pass, Teleport, etc.) or item (Eject Button).

Even if the Pokémon with this Ability is Ghost-type or holds a Shed Shell or Smoke Ball, it cannot be forced to switch or flee. If a Pokémon with this Ability is under the effect of Ingrain, Suction Cups will take priority over Ingrain if it would be forced to switch or flee.

If a Pokémon with Suction Cups hits a Pokémon holding a Red Card, the Red Card will still activate and be consumed, but fails to cause that Pokémon to switch out or flee.

Outside of battle

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Reason: In Generation VII, does Suction Cups only make Pokémon fishing encounters more common, or does it make hooking anything more common?
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From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Suction Cups is in first place in the player's party (even if fainted), bites will occur more often while fishing. Sticky Hold has the same effect.

Due to an error in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the Ability has no effect outside of battle in those games.[1] This behavior is kept in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, where the Ability also has no effect outside of battle.[2]

Pokémon with Suction Cups

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0224 Octillery Octillery
Water Water Suction Cups SniperGen IV+ Moody
0345 Lileep Lileep
Rock Grass Suction Cups None Storm Drain
0346 Cradily Cradily
Rock Grass Suction Cups None Storm Drain
0686 Inkay Inkay
Dark Psychic Contrary Suction Cups Infiltrator
0687 Malamar Malamar
Dark Psychic Contrary Suction Cups Infiltrator
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 games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, Pokémon with this Ability cannot be blown away (such as by Vital Throw or the Gust Trap), warped (such as by the Warp Trap), or be forced to move (such as by Baton Pass).

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Pokémon with this Ability cannot be blown away (such as by Roar or Whirlwind Wand), or warped, but can be forced to move (such as by Baton Pass or U-turn).

Description

Games Description
MDRB Prevents forced movement.
MDTDS Prevents the Pokémon from being forcibly moved.
BSL ばしょを いどうさせられる こうかが きかない
MDGtI Unavailable
SMD The Pokémon can't be blown away or warped!
MDRTDX The Pokémon holds tight and can't be blown away or warped.


Trivia

  • All Pokémon with this Ability belongs to one of the Water Egg Groups.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 吸盤 Kāppún
Mandarin 吸盤 / 吸盘 Xīpán
France Flag.png French Ventouse
Germany Flag.png German Saugnapf
Italy Flag.png Italian Ventose
South Korea Flag.png Korean 흡반 Heupban
Spain Flag.png Spanish Ventosas
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Giác Hút

References

Variations of the Ability Sticky Hold
Sticky HoldSuction Cups


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