Drizzle
Summary
Drizzle is a Pokémon ability that triggers rainy weather conditions for five turns when the Pokémon with this ability enters the battle. This effect can be extended to eight turns if the Pokémon is holding a Damp Rock. The primary role of this ability is to enhance Water-type moves and trigger various beneficial effects related to rain.
Effects of Drizzle:
- Boost to Water-Type Moves: Rain caused by Drizzle increases the power of Water-type moves by 50%, making Water-type Pokémon especially formidable during rainy weather.
- Fire-Type Move Reduction: Fire-type moves are weakened by 50% in the rain, giving an advantage to Water-type Pokémon against Fire-type opponents.
- Activation of Abilities and Moves: Rain can activate abilities like Swift Swim, which doubles the Speed stat of the Pokémon with this ability, and Rain Dish, which restores HP when it’s raining. It also activates moves like Thunder and Hurricane, which have their accuracy increased to
Effects
- The weather changes to rain when this Pokémon enters battle and does not end unless replaced by another weather condition. If multiple Pokémon with this ability, drought, sand stream, or snow warning are sent out at the same time, the abilities will activate in order of Speed, respecting trick room. Each ability's weather will cancel the previous weather, and only the weather summoned by the slowest of the Pokémon will stay.
Flavor Texts
- ruby-sapphire: Summons rain in battle.
- emerald: Summons rain in battle.
- firered-leafgreen: Summons rain in battle.
- diamond-pearl: The Pokémon makes it rain if it appears in battle.
- platinum: The Pokémon makes it rain if it appears in battle.
- heartgold-soulsilver: The Pokémon makes it rain if it appears in battle.
- black-white: The Pokémon makes it rain if it appears in battle.
- black-2-white-2: The Pokémon makes it rain if it appears in battle.
- x-y: The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
- sun-moon: The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
- sword-shield: The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
- scarlet-violet: The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
Pokémon with the Drizzle ability
Politoed
186 - Water
Pelipper
279 - Water, Flying
Kyogre
382 - Water