Gorilla Tactics (Ability)

Gorilla Tactics	ごりむちゅう
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Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat but only allows the use of the first selected move. Generation IX Currently unknown

Gorilla Tactics (Japanese: ごりむちゅう Obsessed Gorilla) is an Ability introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature Ability of Galarian Darmanitan.

Effect

In battle

Gorilla Tactics boosts the Pokémon's Attack by 50%, but limits the Pokémon to using only one move, similar to the Choice Band. This effect stacks with Choice items, meaning a Pokémon with this Ability and a Choice Band will have its attack boosted by 125%.

Outside of battle

It is unknown if Gorilla Tactics has an effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Gorilla Tactics

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
555G	Darmanitan	Darmanitan	Ice		Ice	Gorilla Tactics	None	Zen Mode
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.

Trivia

• The Japanese name of this Ability is a pun, combining 五里霧中 gorimuchū (a saying meaning lost in a fog) with ゴリラ gorira (gorilla) and 夢中 muchū (obsessed). The English name is a play on guerilla tactics.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 一猩一意 Yātsīng Yātyi Mandarin 一猩一意 Yīxīng Yīyì French Entêtement German Affenfokus Italian Vigorilla Korean 무아지경 Mua-ji Gyeong Spanish Monotema

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.