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== Uses for Adaptability ==
== Uses for Adaptability ==
Increases sweeping power significantly. In standard Wi-Fi battles, [[Choice Band]] [[Eevee]] with Adaptability can OHKO [[Infernape]] with a max power [[Return]]. Notably, [[Life Orb]] [[Porygon-Z]] with Adaptability, after a single [[Nasty Plot]], will OHKO standard [[Blissey]] (714 HP / 316 SDef) with [[Hyper Beam]]. This is one of very few viable ways to KO standard [[Blissey]] with Special.
Increases sweeping power significantly. In standard Wi-Fi battles, [[Choice Band]] [[Eevee]] with Adaptability can [[OHKO]] [[Infernape]] with a max power [[Return]]. Notably, [[Life Orb]] [[Porygon-Z]] with Adaptability, after a single [[Nasty Plot]], will [[OHKO]] standard [[Blissey]] (714 HP / 316 SDef) with [[Hyper Beam]]. This is one of very few viable ways to KO standard [[Blissey]] with Special.





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Generation IV
Powers up moves of the same type.
Generation V
Currently unknown
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Adaptability (Japanese: てきおうりょく Adaptable Power) is an ability introduced in Generation IV that doubles the power of a move that has the same type as the Pokémon using the move, thus increasing the STAB from 1.5x to 2x. Two Pokémon have this ability, both of them Template:Type2.


Pokémon with Adaptability

Single ability

There aren't any Pokémon with Adaptability as a Single Ability.

Dual ability

# Pokémon Type Other ability

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Uses for Adaptability

Increases sweeping power significantly. In standard Wi-Fi battles, Choice Band Eevee with Adaptability can OHKO Infernape with a max power Return. Notably, Life Orb Porygon-Z with Adaptability, after a single Nasty Plot, will OHKO standard Blissey (714 HP / 316 SDef) with Hyper Beam. This is one of very few viable ways to KO standard Blissey with Special.