Thick-Fat

Thick-Fat is an ability in the Pokémon series that serves as a defensive mechanism, reducing damage from Fire-type and Ice-type moves by 50%. This ability is particularly advantageous for Pokémon that have weaknesses to these types, effectively mitigating significant threats in battle.

  • Effect: Thick-Fat halves the damage taken from both Fire-type and Ice-type attacks. This reduction applies regardless of whether the Pokémon’s own type grants it resistance or weakness to these types, providing a broad defensive utility.

  • Strategic Use: Pokémon like Snorlax and Mamoswine commonly have Thick-Fat. For instance, Mamoswine, which is both Ice-type and Ground-type, is typically weak to Fire-type moves, but with Thick-Fat, it essentially neutralizes this weakness. Similarly, Snorlax, with its already robust HP and Special Defense, becomes even more of a tank, capable of withstanding powerful Fire and Ice attacks more effectively.

  • **Double Battles

Effects

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Pokémon with the Thick-Fat ability

seel
Seel

86 - Water

dewgong
Dewgong

87 - Water, Ice

snorlax
Snorlax

143 - Normal

marill
Marill

183 - Water, Fairy

azumarill
Azumarill

184 - Water, Fairy

swinub
Swinub

220 - Ice, Ground

piloswine
Piloswine

221 - Ice, Ground

miltank
Miltank

241 - Normal

makuhita
Makuhita

296 - Fighting

hariyama
Hariyama

297 - Fighting

azurill
Azurill

298 - Normal, Fairy

spoink
Spoink

325 - Psychic

grumpig
Grumpig

326 - Psychic

spheal
Spheal

363 - Ice, Water

sealeo
Sealeo

364 - Ice, Water

walrein
Walrein

365 - Ice, Water

purugly
Purugly

432 - Normal

munchlax
Munchlax

446 - Normal

mamoswine
Mamoswine

473 - Ice, Ground

tepig
Tepig

498 - Fire

pignite
Pignite

499 - Fire, Fighting

appletun
Appletun

842 - Grass, Dragon

lechonk
Lechonk

915 - Normal

oinkologne-male
Oinkologne-Male

916 - Normal

cetoddle
Cetoddle

974 - Ice

cetitan
Cetitan

975 - Ice

venusaur-mega
Venusaur-Mega

10033 - Grass, Poison

rattata-alola
Rattata-Alola

10091 - Dark, Normal

raticate-alola
Raticate-Alola

10092 - Dark, Normal

raticate-totem-alola
Raticate-Totem-Alola

10093 - Dark, Normal

snorlax-gmax
Snorlax-Gmax

10206 - Normal

appletun-gmax
Appletun-Gmax

10217 - Grass, Dragon

oinkologne-female
Oinkologne-Female

10254 - Normal