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Synchronize (Japanese: シンクロ Synchro) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Eleven Pokémon have this ability, all but one of them Template:Type2.
Effect
In battle
Synchronize passes on status problems to the opponent that caused the problem. Synchronize will not pass on the Sleep or Frozen status conditions, or if the status condition was obtained from items such as the Flame Orb. Synchronize will have no effect if the other Pokémon has a type or ability that prevents them from being Poisoned, Paralyzed, or Burned. The badly poisoned condition is passed on as regular poison.
Outside of battle
From Emerald onwards, if the Pokémon with this ability is leading the party, Synchronize gives a 50% chance of encountering a wild Pokémon with the same nature. Strangely, although Synchronize doesn't not have this effect on stationary legendaries on Emerald, it has worked on all Pokémon in every game released since.
Pokémon with Synchronize
Single ability
Dual ability
