Merciless
Merciless is a unique Ability in the Pokémon series, introduced in Generation VII. This Ability is exclusively available to the Poison-type Pokémon, Toxapex and Mareanie. Here are the detailed effects and other interesting facts about Merciless:
Effects: - Merciless guarantees that any attack from the Pokémon with this Ability will result in a critical hit if the target is poisoned. Critical hits bypass positive defensive stat changes, providing consistent high damage output. - This Ability can significantly affect battle strategies, as it motivates the use of moves and tactics that poison opponents, such as Toxic, Toxic Spikes, or moves that have a chance to poison like Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab.
Interesting Facts: - Merciless is unique in that it capitalizes on the poisoned status of a target, a feature that no other Ability does in the same way. - The guaranteed critical hits under poison conditions make Toxapex and Mareanie especially dangerous in competitive play, as they can break
Effects
- This Pokémon's moves critical hit against poisoned targets.
Flavor Texts
- sun-moon: The Pokémon’s attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The Pokémon’s attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The Pokémon’s attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned.
- sword-shield: The Pokémon’s attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned.
- scarlet-violet: The Pokémon's attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned.
Pokémon with the Merciless ability
Mareanie
747 - Poison, Water
Toxapex
748 - Poison, Water