Primordial Sea (Ability)
| Primordial Sea | はじまりのうみ | ||||||||||||||||
| Sea of the Beginning | |||||||||||||||||
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Primordial Sea (Japanese: はじまりのうみ Sea of the Beginning) is an Ability introduced during Generation VI, in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It is the signature Ability of Primal Kyogre.
Effect
In battle
When a Pokémon with Primordial Sea enters the battle or a Pokémon gains the Ability Primordial Sea, the Ability creates heavy rain, a unique variation of rain. In a Rotation Battle, Primordial Sea will not activate if the Pokémon is sent out in a rotated-out position, nor will it activate when that Pokémon is rotated in. In addition, Primordial Sea will not activate if heavy rain is already present on the battlefield.
Along with the usual effects of rain, heavy rain causes damage-dealing Fire-type moves to fail (unless a Pokémon on the field has the Air Lock or Cloud Nine Ability). Additionally, heavy rain 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 Primordial Sea active (even if it is not the Pokémon who created it), the heavy rain will remain in effect unless it is replaced. (If the only Pokémon on the field with Primordial Sea is rotated out or switched out, or has its Ability suppressed or replaced, the heavy rain will dissipate.) The heavy rain can be replaced by Desolate Land or Delta Stream.
Rain called by Primordial Sea does not allow Sliggoo to evolve into Goodra.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
While Abilities do not occur in normal gameplay in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Primal Kyogre is immune to Fire-type attacks in the second phase of the Rogue Mega Evolution battle against it. Stunning Primal Kyogre temporarily removes this immunity.
Outside of battle
Primordial Sea has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Primordial Sea
| # | Pokémon | Types | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | ||
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Kyogre Primal Kyogre |
Water | Primordial Sea | None | None | |
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
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In other games
Pokémon Rumble World
In Pokémon Rumble World, Primal Kyogre has the Primordial Sea ability, granting it full immunity to Fire-type moves.
Description
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In animation
Pokémon Generations
 Primal Kyogre
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| Dark clouds appear in the sky when the Pokémon comes out and it starts to rain heavily. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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When Primal Kyogre appears on the battlefield, dark clouds appear in the sky and it starts to rain heavily. | ||
| A wild Kyogre | The Cavern | Debut | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
 Primal Kyogre
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| When the Pokémon appears, it starts to rain heavily. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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When Primal Kyogre appears, it starts to rain heavily. | ||
| Kyogre (Adventures) | Groudon Returns | Debut | |
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 始源之海 Chíyùhn jī Hói |
| Mandarin | 始源之海 Shǐyuán zhī Hǎi | |
| French | Mer Primaire | |
| German | Urmeer | |
| Italian | Mare Primordiale | |
| Korean | 시작의바다 Sijak-ui Bada | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Mar Primordial | |
| Spanish | Mar del Albor | |
| Variations of the Ability Primordial Sea | |
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| Primordial Sea • Desolate Land • Delta Stream | |
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