Shed Skin (Ability)

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Shed Skin だっぴ
Molting
Flavor text
Generation III
Heals the body by shedding.
Generation IV
The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
Generation V
The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
Generation VI
The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions.
Generation VII
The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions by shedding its skin.
Generation VIII
The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions by shedding its skin.
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Shed Skin (Japanese: だっぴ Molting) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

At the end of each turn, Shed Skin has a 1/3 chance of curing the Pokémon of a non-volatile status condition. If it cures a status condition, it does so before burn or poison damage is dealt on that turn.

Outside of battle

Shed Skin has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shed Skin

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0011 Metapod Metapod
Bug Bug Shed Skin None None
0014 Kakuna Kakuna
Bug Poison Shed Skin None None
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison Poison Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison Poison Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve
0147 Dratini Dratini
Dragon Dragon Shed Skin None Marvel Scale
0148 Dragonair Dragonair
Dragon Dragon Shed Skin None Marvel Scale
0247 Pupitar Pupitar
Rock Ground Shed Skin None None
0266 Silcoon Silcoon
Bug Bug Shed Skin None None
0268 Cascoon Cascoon
Bug Bug Shed Skin None None
0336 Seviper Seviper
Poison Poison Shed Skin None Infiltrator
0401 Kricketot Kricketot
Bug Bug Shed Skin None Run Away
0412 Burmy Burmy
Bug Bug Shed Skin None Overcoat
412G Burmy Burmy
Bug Bug Shed Skin None Overcoat
412S Burmy Burmy
Bug Bug Shed Skin None Overcoat
0559 Scraggy Scraggy
Dark Fighting Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate
0560 Scrafty Scrafty
Dark Fighting Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate
0588 Karrablast Karrablast
Bug Bug Swarm Shed Skin No Guard
0665 Spewpa Spewpa
Bug Bug Shed Skin None Friend Guard
0843 Silicobra Silicobra
Ground Ground Sand Spit Shed Skin Sand Veil
0844 Sandaconda Sandaconda
Ground Ground Sand Spit Shed Skin 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 other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Recovers easily from status problems.
MDTDS Helps the Pokémon recover more easily from status problems.
BSL じぶんが こうどう したあとに わるいじょうたいが なおることがある
Conq. The Pokémon may heal its own status ailments.
MDGtI Sometimes heals the Pokémon's negative status conditions.*
Sometimes it cures every single bad status condition the Pokémon has!*
SMD Sometimes it cures every single bad status condition the Pokémon has!


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


  • Bugsy's Kakuna are revealed to have Shed Skin as their Ability.

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蛻皮 Teuipèih *
脫皮 Tyutpèih *
Mandarin 蛻皮 / 蜕皮 Tuìpí *
脫皮 Tuōpí *
France Flag.png French Mue
Germany Flag.png German Expidermis
Italy Flag.png Italian Muta
South Korea Flag.png Korean 탈피 Talpi
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Pele Vertente
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Troca de Pele
Spain Flag.png Spanish Mudar
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Lột da


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