Hydration
Hydration is an ability available in the Pokémon series that provides a unique method of healing status conditions. Specifically, when a Pokémon with Hydration is exposed to rainy weather conditions, it automatically heals itself of all major status conditions—such as burn, paralysis, sleep, freeze, and poison—at the end of each turn. This makes it a formidable ability in rain-based teams, particularly in strategies centered around long battles where status conditions would otherwise wear down a team's effectiveness.
Key Points and Facts about Hydration:
- Mechanics:
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Hydration activates at the end of each turn if the weather is rainy. If the Pokémon is suffering from a status condition, Hydration will cure it, effectively providing a reset on negative conditions that would otherwise hinder the Pokémon's performance.
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Weather Dependency:
- The ability is inherently linked to the weather condition "Rain." Therefore, it synergizes well with moves like Rain Dance or abilities like Drizzle,
Effects
- This Pokémon is cured of any major status ailment after each turn during rain.
Flavor Texts
- diamond-pearl: Heals status problems if it is raining.
- platinum: Heals status problems if it is raining.
- heartgold-soulsilver: Heals status problems if it is raining.
- black-white: Heals status problems if it is raining.
- black-2-white-2: Heals status problems if it is raining.
- x-y: Heals status conditions if it’s raining.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Heals status conditions if it’s raining.
- sun-moon: Heals status conditions if it’s raining.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: Heals status conditions if it’s raining.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: Heals status conditions if it’s raining.
- sword-shield: Heals status conditions if it’s raining.
- scarlet-violet: Cures the Pokémon's status conditions in rain.
Pokémon with the Hydration ability
Seel
86 - Water
Dewgong
87 - Water, Ice
Lapras
131 - Water, Ice
Vaporeon
134 - Water
Smoochum
238 - Ice, Psychic
Wingull
278 - Water, Flying
Barboach
339 - Water, Ground
Whiscash
340 - Water, Ground
Gorebyss
368 - Water
Luvdisc
370 - Water
Phione
489 - Water
Manaphy
490 - Water
Tympole
535 - Water
Palpitoad
536 - Water, Ground
Ducklett
580 - Water, Flying
Swanna
581 - Water, Flying
Alomomola
594 - Water
Shelmet
616 - Bug
Accelgor
617 - Bug
Goomy
704 - Dragon
Sliggoo
705 - Dragon
Goodra
706 - Dragon
Lapras-Gmax
10204 - Water, Ice