Tablets of Ruin (Ability)

Tablets of Ruin	わざわいのおふだ
	Talismans of Ruin
Flavor text Generation IX The power of the Pokémon's ruinous wooden tablets lowers the Attack stats of all Pokémon except itself.

Tablets of Ruin (Japanese: わざわいのおふだ Talismans of Ruin) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Wo-Chien.

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• Effect
  • In battle
• Pokémon with Tablets of Ruin
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In other languages

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Tablets of Ruin is sent into battle, Tablets of Ruin decreases the Attack stat of all Pokémon on the field other than Pokémon with this Ability by 25%. The effect does not stack if more than one Pokémon with Tablets of Ruin is on the field. The effect ends when no Pokémon with Tablets of Ruin are in battle.

This does not affect self-inflicted confusion damage for Pokémon other than the one with this Ability. The damage dealt by Foul Play is affected by this Ability, unless the move user is the only Pokémon with Tablets of Ruin as its Ability on the field. For example, if a Murkrow uses Foul Play against an opponent when Wo-Chien is on the field, it will deal reduced damage. If Wo-Chien uses Foul Play against an opponent, its damage won't be reduced.

Strength Sap is unaffected by Tablets of Ruin; the HP recovered will be the same regardless.

Pokémon with Tablets of Ruin

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
1001		Wo-Chien	Dark	Grass	Tablets of Ruin	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 animation

Pokémon animated series

Wo-Chien Effect
The power of the Pokémon's ruinous wooden tablets lowers the Attack stats of all Pokémon except itself.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Wo-Chien's wooden tablets glow purple, and its body emits a burst of dark blue energy at the opponents. When a Pokémon is hit by the burst, a blue glow shoots down around its body, lowering its Attack stat.
A wild Wo-Chien	HZ154		Debut

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	災禍之簡 Jōiwoh jī Gáan
	Mandarin	災禍之簡 / 灾祸之简 Zāihuò zhī Jiǎn
French		Bois du Fléau
German		Unheilstafeln
Italian		Amuleto Nefasto
Korean		재앙의목간 Jae-ang ui Mokgan
Spanish		Tablilla Debacle

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.