Earth Eater (Ability)

Earth Eater (Japanese: どしょく Geophagy) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Orthworm.

Earth Eater	どしょく
	Geophagy
Flavor text Generation IX If hit by a Ground-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Earth Eater is hit by a Ground-type move, its HP is restored by one quarter of its maximum HP, and the move will have no effect on that Pokémon (if a Pokémon with this Ability already has full HP, the Ground-type move will do nothing).

Earth Eater will not activate if the Pokémon is protected from the Ground-type move.

Outside of battle

Earth Eater has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Earth Eater

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0968		Orthworm	Steel		Steel	Earth Eater	None	Sand Veil
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 the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In PASV18, the Titan Orthworm was stated to have Earth Eater as its Ability.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	食土 Sihktóu
	Mandarin	食土 Shítǔ
French		Absorbe-Terre
German		Bodenschmaus
Italian		Mangiaterra
Korean		흙먹기 Heungmeoggi
Spanish		Geofagia

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