Eelevate (Ability)

Eelevate	うなぎのぼり
	Eel Climb
Flavor text Champions The Pokémon floats off the ground, making it immune to Ground-type moves, as well as the Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web statuses. When the Pokémon knocks out a target with an attack, its highest stat is boosted by 1 stage.

Eelevate (Japanese: うなぎのぼり Eel Climb) is an Ability introduced during Generation IX, in Pokémon Champions. It is the signature Ability of Mega Eelektross.

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• Effect
  • In battle
• Pokémon with Eelevate
• Trivia
• In other languages

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Effect

	This Ability effect may be in need of research. Reason: Investigate the specifics on how the stat-boosting part of the Ability works; is it the same as Beast Boost in previous games? You can discuss this on the talk page.

In battle

Eelevate renders the Pokémon with this Ability immune to damaging Ground-type moves (except Thousand Arrows) and causes its highest stat (other than HP) to increase by one stage for each Pokémon knocked out by a damage-dealing move from the Pokémon with Eelevate. It also makes it ungrounded, therefore unaffected by the effects of Arena Trap, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller, and terrain. Additionally, Poison-type Pokémon with Eelevate do not remove Toxic Spikes upon switching in.

These immunities are lost during Gravity or if the Pokémon with Eelevate is holding an Iron Ball, is under the effects of Ingrain, or has been hit by Smack Down or Thousand Arrows.

Pokémon with Eelevate

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0604		Eelektross Mega Eelektross	Electric		Electric	Eelevate	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.

Trivia

• Eelevate's English name is a portmanteau of "eel", "Eelektross", and "elevate".
  • In Japan, the Ability is named うなぎのぼり Unagi Nobori (literally "Eel Climb"), which is a metaphor used to describe rapid value increases that are often unpredictable and out of control, much like how an eel slips out of someone's hand when grabbed.
• Eelevate combines the effects of two other Abilities, namely Levitate and Beast Boost.
• Due to the lack of IVs in Pokémon Champions, Mega Eelektross cannot boost its Defense or Speed through Eelevate without the use of stat changing moves.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	鰻鰻高升 Màahn Màahn Gōusīng
	Mandarin	鰻鰻高升 / 鳗鳗高升 Mán Mán Gāoshēng
French		Lévitaboost
German		Emporwindung
Italian		Rapidascesa
Korean		천정부지 Cheonjeongbuji
Spanish	Latin America	Impulso Anguila
	Spain	Impulso Anguila

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.