Mummy (Ability)

Mummy	ミイラ
	Mummy
Flavor text Generation V Contact with this Pokémon spreads this Ability. Generation VI Contact with the Pokémon spreads this Ability. Generation VII Contact with the Pokémon changes the attacker's Ability to Mummy. Generation VIII Contact with the Pokémon changes the attacker's Ability to Mummy. Generation IX Contact with the Pokémon changes the attacker's Ability to Mummy.

Mummy (Japanese: ミイラ Mummy) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. It is the signature Ability of Yamask and Cofagrigus.

Effect

In battle

	This Ability effect may be in need of research. Reason: Check if these Abilities are unaffected: Gulp Missile, Hunger Switch, Ice Face, Protosynthesis, Quark Drive, Orichalcum Pulse, Hadron Engine (also cf. Lingering Aroma). You can discuss this on the talk page.

When a Pokémon with Mummy is hit by a contact move, the attacker's Ability is changed to Mummy. The attacker regains its original Ability once it is switched out, faints, or the battle ends.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a multi-strike move that makes contact (such as Fury Swipes), the attacking Pokémon's Ability will become Mummy after the first strike.

If a Pokémon with Rock Head uses a recoil contact move on a Pokémon with Mummy, its Ability will become Mummy, then subsequently it will take recoil damage. If a Pokémon with Parental Bond uses a contact move on a Pokémon with Mummy, the Pokémon's Ability will become Mummy after the first strike, then the current move will continue to strike a second time regardless. If a Pokémon with Skill Link uses a multi-hitting contact move on a Pokémon with Mummy, the Pokémon's Ability will become Mummy after the first strike, then the current move will continue to strike the maximum number of times regardless.

Multitype, Zen Mode, Stance Change, Shields Down, Schooling, Disguise, Battle Bond, Power Construct, Comatose, RKS System, As One, Zero to Hero, Commander, Lingering Aroma, and Mummy itself are not affected by Mummy.

Outside of battle

Mummy has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Mummy

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost	Mummy	None	None
0563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost	Mummy	None	None
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

Description

Games Description MDGtI Changes the Ability of the Pokémon that hit it with a direct attack to Mummy.* When the Pokémon is hit with a direct attack like Tackle or Scratch, the attacker's Ability becomes Mummy!* SMD When the Pokémon is hit with a contact move like Vine Whip or Iron Tail, the attacker's Ability becomes Mummy!

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• Gorm's Cofagrigus is revealed to have Mummy as his Ability.

Trivia

• The effect of this Ability may be a reference to the Japanese expression ミイラ取りがミイラになる (mīra-tori ga mīra ni naru), meaning "the mummy-taker becomes the mummy".

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 木乃伊 Muhknáaihyī Mandarin 木乃伊 Mùnǎiyī Dutch Mummie French Momie German Mumie Italian Mummia Korean 미라 Mira Spanish Momia Vietnamese Xác Ướp

Variations of the Ability Mummy
Mummy • Lingering Aroma

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.