Suction Cups (Ability): Difference between revisions

Suction Cups (Japanese: きゅうばん Suction Cups) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

This Ability prevents other Pokémon from forcing the Pokémon with this Ability to switch out or flee with a move (e.g. Roar, Circle Throw, etc.) or item (Red Card). Suction Cups does not affect the Pokémon switching out manually, or switching out or fleeing with its own move (e.g. Baton Pass, Teleport, etc.) or item (Eject Button).

Even if the Pokémon with this Ability is Ghost-type or holds a Shed Shell or Smoke Ball, it cannot be forced to switch or flee. If a Pokémon with this Ability is under the effect of Ingrain, Suction Cups will take priority over Ingrain if it would be forced to switch or flee.

If a Pokémon with Suction Cups hits a Pokémon holding a Red Card, the Red Card will still activate and be consumed, but fails to cause that Pokémon to switch out or flee.

Outside of battle

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: In Generation VII, does Suction Cups only make Pokémon fishing encounters more common, or does it make hooking anything more common? You can discuss this on the talk page.

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Suction Cups is in first place in the player's party (even if fainted), bites will occur more often while fishing. Sticky Hold has the same effect.

Pokémon with Suction Cups

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0224		Octillery	Water		Water	Suction Cups	Sniper	Moody
0345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
0346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
0686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic	Suction Cups	Contrary	Infiltrator
0687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic	Suction Cups	Contrary	Infiltrator
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, Pokémon with this Ability cannot be blown away (such as by Vital Throw or the Gust Trap), warped (such as by the Warp Trap), or be forced to move (such as by Baton Pass).

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Pokémon with this Ability cannot be blown away (such as by Roar or Whirlwind Wand), or warped, but can be forced to move (such as by Baton Pass or U-turn).

Description

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 吸盤 Kāppún Mandarin 吸盤 / 吸盘 Xī​pán​ French Ventouse German Saugnapf Italian Ventose Korean 흡반 Heupban Portuguese Ventosas Spanish Ventosas

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