Desolate Land (Ability)

Desolate Land	おわりのだいち
	Land of the End
Flavor text Generation VI Affects weather and nullifies any Water-type attacks. Generation VII The Pokémon changes the weather to nullify Water-type attacks. Generation VIII The Pokémon changes the weather to nullify Water-type attacks. Generation IX The Pokémon changes the weather to nullify Water-type attacks.

Desolate Land (Japanese: おわりのだいち Land of the End) is an Ability introduced during Generation VI, in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It is the signature Ability of Primal Groudon.

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• Effect
  • In battle
    • Pokémon Legends: Z-A
  • Outside of battle
• Pokémon with Desolate Land
• In other games
  • Pokémon Rumble World
  • Description
• In the manga
  • Pokémon Adventures
• In other languages

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Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Desolate Land enters the battle or a Pokémon gains the Ability Desolate Land, the Ability creates extremely harsh sunlight, a unique variation of harsh sunlight. In a Rotation Battle, Desolate Land will not activate if the Pokémon is sent out in a rotated-out position, nor will it activate if the Pokémon is rotated in. In addition, Desolate Land will not activate if extremely harsh sunlight is already present on the battlefield.

Along with the usual effects of harsh sunlight, extremely harsh sunlight causes damage-dealing Water-type moves to fail (unless a Pokémon on the field has the Air Lock or Cloud Nine Ability). Additionally, extremely harsh sunlight causes the weather-modifying moves Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, and Hail to fail if used, and causes the Abilities Drought, Drizzle, Sand Stream, and Snow Warning to fail to activate.

Once in effect, as long as there is a Pokémon on the field with the Ability Desolate Land active (even if it is not the Pokémon who created it), the harsh sunlight will remain in effect unless it is replaced. (If the only Pokémon on the field with Desolate Land is rotated out or switched out, or has its Ability suppressed or replaced, the harsh sunlight will dissipate.) The harsh sunlight can be replaced by Primordial Sea or Delta Stream.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

While Abilities do not occur in normal gameplay in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Primal Groudon is immune to Water-type attacks in the second phase of the Rogue Mega Evolution battle against it. Stunning Primal Groudon temporarily removes this immunity.

Outside of battle

Desolate Land has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Desolate Land

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0383		Groudon Primal Groudon	Ground	Fire	Desolate Land	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 games

Pokémon Rumble World

In Pokémon Rumble World, Primal Groudon has the Desolate Land ability, granting it full immunity to Water-type moves.

Description

Games Description SMD The floor will get harsh sunlight! MDRTDX The floor will have Extremely Harsh Sunlight.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Primal Groudon
When the Pokémon comes out onto the field, the sunlight becomes extremely harsh.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	When Primal Groudon appears, the sunlight becomes extremely harsh and burns the opponent.
Groudon (Adventures)	Groudon Returns		Debut

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	終結之地 Jūnggit jī Deih
	Mandarin	終結之地 / 终结之地 Zhōngjié zhī Dì
French		Terre Finale
German		Endland
Italian		Terra Estrema
Korean		끝의대지 Kkeut-ui Daeji
Spanish		Tierra del Ocaso

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.