Ability Shield

Ability Shield とくせいガード Ability Guard

Sprite from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Introduced in Generation IX Pocket Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30

Ability Shield (Japanese: とくせいガード Ability Guard) is a type of item introduced in Generation IX.

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• In the core series games
  • Price
  • Effect
  • Description
  • Acquisition
• In the spin-off games
  • Pokémon Pokopia
    • Acquisition
• In other languages
• See also

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In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price SV $20,000 $5,000

Effect

	This Ability effect may be in need of research. Reason: If a Pokémon whose Ability has already been suppressed by Gastro Acid obtains an Ability Shield, is the Ability suppression removed permanently (i.e. even if the Pokémon loses the Ability Shield), temporarily (i.e. only while holding the Ability Shield), or does it remain in place? You can discuss this on the talk page.

The Ability Shield prevents the holder's Ability from being changed or suppressed by any effect, even if the effect is directly caused by the holder (such as by Role Play or Trace). It also protects the holder from effects that ignore Abilities. For instance, if a Pokémon with Clear Body or Big Pecks is holding an Ability Shield and a Pokémon with Mold Breaker uses Leer, its Defense will not be lowered.

If a Pokémon with an Ability Shield transforms into another Pokémon (either by using the move Transform or using the Ability Imposter) it will still copy the opponent's Ability. This copied Ability will then be protected.

Description

Games Description SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. This cute and rather unique-looking shield protects the holder from having its Ability changed by others.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods SV Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch)

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Pokopia

In Pokémon Pokopia, the Ability Shield is one of the lost relics that can be found.

Name		Description	Category	Classification	Tile Size	Paintable	Requirements	Favorites	Trade value	Replication cost
	Ability Shield	A cute and rather unique-looking shield. Try hanging it up in a frame!	Other	N/A	1x1	No	N/A	???	1000 (Standard) 1500 (Favorite)	???

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods Pokopia Appraise small lost relics.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	特性護具 Dahksing Wuhgeuih
	Mandarin	特性護具 / 特性护具 Tèxìng Hùjù
French		Garde-Talent
German		Fähigkeitenschild
Italian		Scudo abilità
Korean		특성가드 Teukseong Guard
Spanish		Escudo Habilidad

See also

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.