Talk:Ability

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==Evolving Dual traits==
Some pokemon that cant be caught in the wild and must be evolved have a dual nature that is not shared with the previous generation, how do you get their abilities then?
:Breeding LOL '''[[User:Hfc2x|hfc]][[User talk:Hfc2x|2X]]''' 20:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
::If the ability is a new one (introduced in gen IV) the pokemon has a 50% chance to change the ability upon evolving, I think [[User:Shiny Lanturn|Shiny Lanturn]] 10:06, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Nopes. It will remain with its ability. For example if you have a Rhydon with Lighningrod and it evolves, the Rhyperior will continue having Lightningrod as ability. But if the Rhydon had Rock Head, then as Rhyperior it will have Solid Rock. That's the way it works. '''[[User:Hfc2x|hfc]][[User talk:Hfc2x|2X]]''' 01:11, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

:::: What I meant is that if you transfer Nidorino with point point and evolve it, it has a 50% chance of getting rivalry. The Rhyperior situation doesn't fly because the line already had two abilities : Lightning Rod and Rock head, Rock head becomes solid rock upon evolving. Solid rock isn't 'added' it replaces an existing one. [[User:Shiny Lanturn|Shiny Lanturn]] 14:26, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
:::::Nopes, Nidorino already has Rivalry and even Nidoran♂ has it. If you want a Nidoking with Rivalry you'll have to breed it and get a Nidoran♂ with it already. '''[[User:Hfc2x|hfc]][[User talk:Hfc2x|2X]]''' 16:28, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

==Alphabet==
Shouldn't these be in alphabetical order? -[[User:Ketsuban|Ketsuban]]

Logic doesn't prevail, ket. They're stored this way in every other database, and we're following along. Heh. We'll work up a feature to make finding each trait easier, though, probably. ~[[User:Evkl|evkl]]

Apparently logic '''does''' prevail! Aha, I win! -[[User:Ketsuban|Ketsuban]]

All of the ability articles listed on this article are classified as stubs. But is there really anything more to say on all of them? Am I forgetting some major way in which these articles could be expanded? Or can we go through and pull out all those stub tags? --[[User:Pie|Pie]] 12:03, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

:Some real description of the ability would be good. The current text is just pulled from the game - doesn't have much detail, for example, {{a|Pickup}} could do with an explanation of just what ''very rare, rare, uncommon, common'' etc. mean in terms of percentages. {{a|Blaze}} ought to explain what ''up'' and ''pinch'' specifically mean. And so on. - [[User:Zhen Lin|振霖]][[User talk:Zhen Lin|T]] 13:55, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

==Help needed==

Hey, do someone knows someone that can get the game code so we can add the numbers to G IV abilities? [[User:Gambler|Gambler]] 04:47, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
P.S. Also, I'm thinking of doing a template, should I add them in numerical order or by funtionality? (Raises something, decreases something, affected by weather, affects weather, etc...)?
:I think we should keep the functionality things to categories, which I've only done for the weather ones. Numerically listed or alphabetically listed in a template is good, though. And you might be able to extract them by crossreferencing one of Zhen Lin's subpages on which Pokémon has which ability with a source that shows the names for the specific abilities a Pokémon has, since I dunno any other source that gives number and name at the same time. [[User:TTEchidna|Tom Temprotran]] 09:06, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
:: The information on [http://no3.pic.bz/document/ability.html this page] is sorted in numerical order. Also, there is no need for a template due to the sheer size of it. The region and legendary Pokémon templates are bad enough. - [[User:Zhen Lin|振霖]][[User talk:Zhen Lin|T]] 11:55, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

== Mistery Dungeon Information ==

Should there be a Mystery Dungeon section on abilities articles? A lot of abilities work different than they do on main games (Illuminate makes a wild pokemon appears every time the pokemon with Illuminate is hit, for example) and I think articles should note that.

== Anime information ==

Should we mention on the ability articles when they were used in the anime just like we have for moves? Maybe even provide pictures? That would expand them a little. --[[Special:Contributions/Kenji-girl|☆]][[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 03:13, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

== Layout ==
I don't like the layout of some abilities eg. Blaze. Because the pokemon list goes DOWN not ACROSS.--[[User:Wowy|Wowy]] 07:16, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
*Why shouldn't it? [[User:Ht14|''ht'']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 22:19, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

== Abilites Outside of battle ==

I think it'd be good if this article mentioned which abilities have effects outside of battle. Its a pain going through each one trying to find out which abilities do what. --[[User:Bulbafreak9000|Bulbafreak9000]] 21:45, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
:[[:Category:Abilities by effect|Knock yourself out.]] — [[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|THE TROM]] — 09:43, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
::Actually, I don't think this is what is meant. Think of abilities like Magma Armor, Flame Body, Intimidate, Synchronise out in the field. [[User:Gywall|'''Gywall''']] [[User_talk:Gywall|Talk]] 09:49, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
:::Then let us create [[:Category:Abilities with field effects]]. — [[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|THE TROM]] — 09:52, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
::::The list: {{a|Arena Trap}}, {{a|Illuminate}}, {{a|No Guard}}, {{a|Swarm}}, {{a|Quick Feet}}, {{a|White Smoke}}, {{a|Stench}}, {{a|Hustle}}, {{a|Pressure}}, {{a|Vital Spirit}}, {{a|Intimidate}}, {{a|Keen Eye}}, {{a|Sand Veil}}, {{a|Snow Cloak}}, {{a|Magnet Pull}}, {{a|Static}}, {{a|Cute Charm}}, {{a|Compoundeyes}}, {{a|Flame Body}}, {{a|Magma Armor}}, {{a|Pickup}}, {{a|Honey Gather}}, {{a|Sticky Hold}}, {{a|Suction Cups}}, {{a|Synchronize}}
[[User:Gywall|'''Gywall''']] [[User_talk:Gywall|Talk]] 10:09, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
:::::I'll get on that now then. Unless you've started already. Hmm, must check the RC. — [[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|THE TROM]] — 10:11, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
:I did the end. — [[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|THE TROM]] — 10:16, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

== Single and Dual ==

Just what do those two columns mean? [[User:Thanos6|Thanos6]] 11:55, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
:Single = how many Pokémon can have ''only this ability'', Dual = how many Pokémon can have ''either this ability or an other ability''. '''UltimateSephiroth''' ([[User:UltimateSephiroth|about me]] · [[User talk:UltimateSephiroth|chat]] · [[Special:Contributions/UltimateSephiroth|edits]]) 11:57, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
::Thanks. Do you think we should put that in the article somewhere? [[User:Thanos6|Thanos6]] 12:02, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

==List of pokémons with their abilities==
Shouldn't there be a list of pokémons with their abilities just like it's the case with base stats, types, catch rate, etc? ... I sort of need it for the game I'm making... *rolleyes* By the way, you will be the first to recieve the source code for that game since I use all of your data :) --[[User:Stoo|Stoo]] 04:06, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
:We haven't got one right now, but you can create it if you want to. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 05:42, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

== {{a|Illusion}} ==

{{a|Illusion}} is an ability in [[Generation V]], shown by {{p|Zorua}} and {{p|Zoroark}}, should we put this in the list now, or wait until we have more info? From [[User:Samjohn95|Sam]][[User talk:Samjohn95|john]][[Special:contributions/Samjohn95|95]] 22:36, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
:Well, we know it exists so let's put it on the page. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 11:22, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

== New confirmed abilites ==

EarthquakeSpiral, Encourage, Pigeon Breast/Heart,.. all new to Generation V, shouldn't these be added. Their is also TeraVoltage and TurboBlaze, but their effects haven't been revealed, so I didn't know if they would be ok to add?--[[User:S2daam|S2daam]] 15:14, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
:: it's more than that, the page needs a total rewrite to incorporate each Pokémon now having up to 3 abilities.

== Hidden Abilities? ==

There's a good deal of information on Hidden Abilities here, such as which Pokemon have which Hidden Abilities, but I haven't been able to find any information on what a Hidden Ability is or does anywhere, either on the wiki or via Google. I have a couple of hypotheses, but I don't have either of the Generation V games, and I'm not certain they exist in Gen IV. I also don't care to throw around wild conjecture because that's how rumors get started. If this information can be found, I think we should add it. [[User:VoidPointer|VoidPointer]] 01:36, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

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