Purifying Salt (Ability)

Purifying Salt	きよめのしお
	Purifying Salt
Flavor text Generation IX The Pokémon's pure salt protects it from status conditions and halves the damage taken from Ghost-type moves.

Purifying Salt (Japanese: きよめのしお Purifying Salt) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Nacli's evolutionary line.

Effect

In battle

Purifying Salt grants the Pokémon immunity from all status conditions and halves the Attack and Special Attack of an attacking Pokémon during damage calculation if targeted by a Ghost-type attack. Rest fails if used by a Pokémon with Purifying Salt.

If the Pokémon has a status condition and gains this Ability, the status condition will not be cured and remains in effect.

Outside of battle

Purifying Salt has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Purifying Salt

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Nacli	Rock		Rock	Purifying Salt	Sturdy	Clear Body
	Naclstack	Rock		Rock	Purifying Salt	Sturdy	Clear Body
	Garganacl	Rock		Rock	Purifying Salt	Sturdy	Clear Body
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

Trivia

• The Ability's effect of reducing the damage done by Ghost-type attacks may reference the Japanese belief that salt can be used as a purifier and cleanser, and to ward off evil spirits.
  • Additionally, the Ability's effect of giving immunity to status conditions may reference how salt was used in remedies to heal and protect against diseases, particularly by the Ancient Egyptians, Ancient Greeks and Hippocrates.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 潔淨之鹽 Gitjihng jī Yìhm Mandarin 潔淨之鹽 / 洁净之盐 Jiéjìng zhī Yán French Sel Purificateur German Läutersalz Italian Sale Purificante Korean 정화의소금 Jeonghwa ui Sogeum Spanish Sal Purificadora

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