Anticipation (Ability)
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Anticipation (Japanese: きけんよち Danger Premonition) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.
Effect
In battle
Generation IV
When a Pokémon with Anticipation enters the battle or a Pokémon gains the Ability Anticipation, it causes the Pokémon to "shudder" if any opponent has a damaging move that is super effective against the Pokémon with Anticipation, a one-hit knockout move, or Selfdestruct or Explosion. Shuddering has no actual effect, except that the presence of the Ability message is meant to provide information about possible moves the opponent might have.
Hidden Power, Judgment, Weather Ball, and Natural Gift are treated as Normal-type moves. If the opponent has Scrappy or Normalize, or if Gravity is in effect, Anticipation will take those effects into account when determining if an opponent's move is in fact super effective. Counter, Metal Burst, and Mirror Coat do not trigger Anticipation.
Generation V
The moves Selfdestruct and Explosion are now treated like all other Normal-type moves and thus no longer trigger Anticipation.
Counter, Metal Burst, and Mirror Coat are counted as attacking moves of their types, so can trigger Anticipation. Techno Blast is treated as a Normal-type move. Synchronoise is treated as an ordinary Psychic-type move. Anticipation no longer factors in the effects of Scrappy, Normalize, or Gravity on type matchups when determining if it should display a trigger message.
Generation VI onward
Hidden Power is now treated as its effective type rather than Normal-type. Revelation Dance and Multi-Attack are treated as Normal-type moves. Freeze-Dry is treated as an ordinary Ice-type move. Flying Press is treated as an ordinary Fighting-type move. Aura Wheel is treated as an Electric-type move.
Normal-type moves (including Self-Destruct and Explosion) can trigger Anticipation in Inverse Battles, if the Pokémon is weak to Normal-type moves when that type chart is used.
Anticipation does not factor in the effect of strong winds on type matchups, nor the effect of opponents' abilities such as Aerilate on changing the type of their moves.
Outside of battle
Anticipation has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Anticipation
- In Generation V, Ferrothorn has no Hidden Ability.
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, when a Pokémon with Anticipation attacks an opponent with a regular attack, it can detect if the opponent has any super-effective moves.
Since Gates to Infinity, Anticipation increases the chance of evading super-effective moves and one-hit knockout moves.
Description
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In the anime
 Croagunk
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| The Pokémon predicts the movement of a stronger opponent. | |||
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Croagunk can sense when a strong opponent is nearby. It can also sense the opponent inside its own Poké Ball. | ||
| Brock's Croagunk | Losing Its Lustrous! | Debut | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
 Croagunk
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| The Pokémon predicts the movement of a stronger opponent. | |||
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Croagunk can sense when an opponent is sneaking up behind it. | ||
| Saturn's Croagunk | Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra I | Debut | |
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
 Toxicroak
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| The Pokémon predicts the movement of a stronger opponent. | |||
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Toxicroak can sense when an opponent is sneaking up behind it. | ||
| Saturn's Toxicroak | A Battle With Wills | Debut | |
In other languages
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