Gorilla Tactics (Ability)

Gorilla Tactics	ごりむちゅう
	Obsessed Gorilla
Flavor text Generation VIII Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat but only allows the use of the first selected move. Generation IX Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat but only allows the use of the first selected move.

Gorilla Tactics (Japanese: ごりむちゅう Obsessed Gorilla) is an Ability introduced in Generation VIII. It is one of the signature Abilities of Galarian Darmanitan.

Effect

In battle

Gorilla Tactics boosts the Pokémon's Attack by 50%, but limits the Pokémon to using only one move, similar to the Choice Band. This effect stacks with Choice items, meaning a Pokémon with this Ability and a Choice Band will have its Attack boosted to 225%.

Gorilla Tactics temporarily stops working if the user is Dynamaxed.

Outside of battle

Gorilla Tactics has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Gorilla Tactics

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0555		Darmanitan Galarian Form Standard Mode	Ice		Ice	Gorilla Tactics	None	Zen Mode
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

• In most languages, Gorilla Tactics's name include some level of wordplay:
  • In English, it is a play on gorilla and "guerilla tactics".
  • Its Japanese name combines 五里霧中 gorimuchū (a saying meaning "lost in a fog") with ゴリラ gorira (gorilla) and 夢中 muchū (obsessed).
  • In Chinese, the 心 xīn (heart) in 一心一意 (wholeheartedly) is replaced with 猩 xīng (gorilla).
  • Its Spanish name literally translates to "monotheme", reflecting the Ability's effect of locking the Pokémon into using one move, while also containing mono, the Spanish word for monkey.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 一猩一意 Yātsīng Yātyi Mandarin 一猩一意 Yīxīng Yīyì French Entêtement German Affenfokus Italian Vigorilla Korean 무아지경 Mua-ji Gyeong Spanish Monotema

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