Ability Detail

Summary

Cute Charm is an ability primarily seen in various Pokémon species, characterized by its potential to infatuate opposing Pokémon that make physical contact. When a Pokémon with Cute Charm is hit by a move that requires physical interaction, there is a 30% chance that the attacker will become infatuated, provided the attacker is of opposite gender. Infatuation causes the affected Pokémon to have a 50% chance of being unable to move each turn, posing a strategic disadvantage.

Key Points about Cute Charm: - Trigger Condition: The ability activates when the attacking Pokémon makes contact with a Pokémon that has Cute Charm and is of the opposite gender. - Effect: Infatuation, leading to a 50% chance the infatuated Pokémon will not execute a move. - Duration: The infatuation persists until the affected Pokémon is switched out or the battle ends.

Examples of Pokémon with Cute Charm:

Jigglypuff Line: Jigglyp

Effects

Whenever a move makes contact with this Pokémon, the move's user has a 30% chance of being infatuated. Overworld: If the first Pokémon in the party has this ability, any wild Pokémon whose species can be either gender has a 2/3 chance of being set to the opposite gender, and a 1/3 chance of having a random gender as usual.

Flavor Texts

ruby-sapphire: Infatuates on contact.

emerald: Infatuates on contact.

firered-leafgreen: Infatuates on contact.

diamond-pearl: Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.

platinum: Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.

heartgold-soulsilver: Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.

black-white: Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.

black-2-white-2: Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.

x-y: Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.

omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.

sun-moon: Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.