Dazzling (Ability)

Dazzling	ビビッドボディ
	Vivid Body
Flavor text Generation VII Surprises the opposing Pokémon, making it unable to attack using priority moves. Generation VIII Surprises the opposing Pokémon, making it unable to attack using priority moves. Generation IX The Pokémon dazzles its opponents, making them unable to use priority moves against the Pokémon or its allies.

Dazzling (Japanese: ビビッドボディ Vivid Body) is an Ability introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature Ability of Bruxish.

Description

Event	Gen VII	Gen VIII	Gen IX
Dazzling activated	"(The wild/The opposing/Totem) <Pokémon> cannot use <move>!"	"(The wild/opposing/<Trainer>'s) <Pokémon> cannot use <move>!"	"(The wild/opposing) <Pokémon> cannot use <move>!"

Effect

In battle

If an opponent uses a move with increased priority (including moves boosted by Prankster, Gale Wings, or Triage) that targets the Pokémon with Dazzling or its allies, Dazzling prevents the Pokémon from executing that move, after PP is deducted from it. As such, the opponent can only use a move with decreased priority or a move without any to target the Pokémon with Dazzling or its allies.

Moves that target all Pokémon (except Perish Song, Flower Shield, and Rototiller) and moves that target the opponent's side of the field cannot be blocked by Dazzling even if they become moves with increased priority. Dazzling has no effect on allies' moves with increased priority.

Status Z-Moves with increased priority will have their Z-Power effect activate. For example, if a Pokémon uses Z-Baby-Doll Eyes on a Pokémon under the effect of Dazzling, the user will still gain Defense; it will not lower the target's Attack, however.

Mold Breaker, Turboblaze, and Teravolt will ignore this Ability.

Moves with increased priority that are called using Instruct retain their original priority and are blocked by Dazzling. Moves with decreased priority and moves without any—both which are called using Instruct with increased priority (i.e.: the user with Prankster)—similarly retain their original priority and cannot be blocked.

Moves with increased priority that are called using any moves that call other moves cannot be blocked by Dazzling. If a move that calls other moves is used with increased priority, Dazzling will block the called move regardless of its original priority.

Outside of battle

Dazzling has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Dazzling

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0779		Bruxish	Water	Psychic	Dazzling	Strong Jaw	Wonder Skin
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	鮮艷之軀 Sīnyihm jī Kēui
	Mandarin	鮮艷之軀 / 鲜艳之躯 Xiānyàn zhī Qū
French		Corps Coloré
German		Buntkörper
Italian		Corposgargiante
Korean		비비드바디 Vivid Body
Russian		Ослепление Oslepleniye
Spanish		Cuerpo Vívido

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.