Beads of Ruin (Ability)

Beads of Ruin	わざわいのたま
	Beads of Ruin
Flavor text Generation IX The power of the Pokémon's ruinous beads lowers the Sp. Def stats of all Pokémon except itself.

Beads of Ruin (Japanese: わざわいのたま Beads of Ruin) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Chi-Yu.

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• Effect
  • In battle
• Pokémon with Beads of Ruin
• In other languages

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Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Beads of Ruin is sent into battle, Beads of Ruin decreases the Special Defense stat of all Pokémon on the field other than Pokémon with this Ability by 25%. The effect does not stack if more than one Pokémon with Beads of Ruin is on the field. The effect ends when no Pokémon with Beads of Ruin are in battle.

If Wonder Room is in effect, the Defense stat is decreased instead.

Pokémon with Beads of Ruin

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
1004		Chi-Yu	Dark	Fire	Beads of Ruin	None	None
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 languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	災禍之玉 Jōiwoh jī Yuhk
	Mandarin	災禍之玉 / 灾祸之玉 Zāihuò zhī Yù
French		Perles du Fléau
German		Unheilsjuwelen
Italian		Monile Nefasto
Korean		재앙의구슬 Jae-ang ui Guseul
Spanish	Latin America	Cuenta Debacle
	Spain	Abalorio Debacle

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.