Limber (Ability)

Limber	じゅうなん
	Flexible
Flavor text Generation III Prevents paralysis. Generation IV The Pokémon is protected from paralysis. Generation V The Pokémon is protected from paralysis. Generation VI Protects the Pokémon from paralysis. Generation VII Its limber body protects the Pokémon from paralysis. Generation VIII Its limber body protects the Pokémon from paralysis. Generation IX The Pokémon's limber body prevents it from being paralyzed.

Limber (Japanese: じゅうなん Flexible) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Limber prevents the Pokémon from being afflicted by paralysis.

A Pokémon with this Ability will be cured of paralysis if it is paralyzed while in battle (such as if it gains the Ability outside of battle or by an effect like Skill Swap, or is paralyzed by a Pokémon with an Ability like Mold Breaker).

Generation III

If a paralyzed Pokémon with Limber is sent into battle as one of the lead Pokémon or to replace a fainted Pokémon, or gains Limber due to Trace, it will not be cured of paralysis until after a Pokémon takes its turn (uses a move, switches out, etc.). It will be cured of paralysis if it is switched in to replace a switched out Pokémon (including if switched in via Baton Pass).

If a paralyzed Pokémon has Limber as its original Ability but not its current Ability, it will remain paralyzed when switched out.

If the Pokémon with this Ability is paralyzed and is holding a Cheri or Lum Berry, Limber will cure the Pokémon of paralysis before the Berry has a chance to be consumed.

Generation IV

When a paralyzed Pokémon with Limber enters battle, it will be cured of paralysis.

If a paralyzed Pokémon has Limber as its original Ability but not its current Ability, if it is one of the active Pokémon at the end of the battle or switched out, it will be cured of paralysis (with no message).

Generation V onward

If a paralyzed Pokémon has Limber as its original Ability but not its current Ability, it will remain paralyzed when switched out.

If the Pokémon with this Ability is paralyzed and is holding a Cheri or Lum Berry, the Berry will be eaten and cure the Pokémon of paralysis before Limber has a chance to activate.

Outside of battle

If a paralyzed Pokémon gains Limber by evolution or the Ability Capsule, it will not be cured of paralysis until sent into battle. Pokémon with Limber will not be paralyzed by the Gentleman's Kirlia in the Battle Pike nor the Battle Arcade's game board.

Pokémon with Limber

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Persian	Normal		Normal	Limber	Technician	Unnerve
	Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	Limber	Reckless	Unburden
	Ditto	Normal		Normal	Limber	None	Imposter
	Buneary	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Klutz	Limber
	Lopunny	Normal		Normal	Cute Charm	Klutz	Limber
	Glameow	Normal		Normal	Limber	Own Tempo	Keen Eye
	Purrloin	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
	Liepard	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
	Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	Static	Limber	Sand Veil
	Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying	Unburden	Limber	Mold Breaker
	Mareanie	Poison	Water	Merciless	Limber	Regenerator
	Toxapex	Poison	Water	Merciless	Limber	Regenerator
	Clobbopus	Fighting		Fighting	Limber	None	Technician
	Grapploct	Fighting		Fighting	Limber	None	Technician
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDRB Prevents paralysis. MDTDS Prevents the Pokémon from being paralyzed. BSL まひじょうたいに ならない Conq. The Pokémon is protected from paralysis. MDGtI Prevents the Paralysis status condition.* The Pokémon is protected from the Paralysis status condition!* SMD The Pokémon is protected from paralysis! MDRTDX The Pokémon is protected from Paralysis.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 24, Green's Ditto, Ditty, was revealed to have Limber as its Ability.
• White's Stunfisk, Dorothy, was revealed to have Limber as her Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
• Sird's Persian was revealed to have Limber as her Ability.

Trivia

• Because Electric-type Pokémon are immune to paralysis from Generation VI onwards, Stunfisk's Limber Ability is redundant unless its type is changed via a type altering move like Camouflage, Reflect Type, or Soak.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 柔軟 Yàuhyúhn Mandarin 柔軟 / 柔软 Róuruǎn French Échauffement German Flexibilität Italian Scioltezza Korean 유연 Yuyeon Brazilian Portuguese Elasticidade Russian Гибкость Gibkost' Spanish Flexibilidad Vietnamese Dẻo dai

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.