Opportunist (Ability)

If you were looking for the skill in Pokémon Shuffle, see Skill (Shuffle) → Opportunist.

Opportunist (Japanese: びんじょう Opportunist) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Espathra.

Effect

In battle

When an opposing Pokémon raises its stats, the Pokémon with this Ability will also raise the same stats by the same number of stages as the opposing Pokémon.

This Ability does not activate when an ally Pokémon raises its stats, or when an opposing Pokémon raises its stats through Opportunist. Opportunist will trigger if an ally Pokémon uses Swagger or Flatter against an opposing Pokémon, after the confusion is applied. If multiple triggers happen at once (for example, Torch Song used by a Pokémon holding Throat Spray), Opportunist will sum them up.

Outside of battle

Opportunist has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Opportunist

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0956		Espathra	Psychic		Psychic	Opportunist	Frisk	Speed Boost
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 跟風 Gānfūng Mandarin 跟風 / 跟风 Gēnfēng French Opportuniste German Profiteur Italian Scrocco Korean 편승 Pyeonseung Spanish Oportunista

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.