Vessel of Ruin (Ability)

Vessel of Ruin わざわいのうつわ
Vessel of Ruin
Flavor text
Generation IX
The power of the Pokémon's ruinous vessel lowers the Sp. Atk stats of all Pokémon except itself.

Vessel of Ruin (Japanese: わざわいのうつわ Vessel of Ruin) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Ting-Lu.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Vessel of Ruin is sent into battle, Vessel of Ruin decreases the Special 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 Vessel of Ruin is on the field. The effect ends when no Pokémon with Vessel of Ruin are in battle.

Pokémon with Vessel of Ruin

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
1003 Ting-Lu Ting-Lu
Dark Ground Vessel 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 other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 災禍之鼎 Jōiwoh jī Díng
Mandarin 災禍之鼎 / 灾祸之鼎 Zāihuò zhī Dǐng
French Urne du Fléau
German Unheilsgefäß
Italian Vaso Nefasto
Korean 재앙의그릇 Jae-ang ui Gureut
Spanish Caldero Debacle
Variations of the Ability Vessel of Ruin
Vessel of RuinSword of RuinTablets of RuinBeads of Ruin


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