Ability Detail

Summary

Reckless is an ability in the Pokémon series that significantly boosts the power of moves that have recoil damage or moves that cause the user to take damage in some way. Specifically, Reckless increases the power of such moves by 20%. This ability can be a game-changer for Pokémon that rely on high-risk, high-reward strategies.

Effects: - Moves that benefit from the Reckless boost include those that traditionally cause recoil damage, such as Double-Edge, Brave Bird, and Flare Blitz. Additionally, moves like Jump Kick and High Jump Kick, which cause damage to the user if they miss, also receive the boost. - The 20% increase in power can turn many of these already powerful moves into even more formidable attacks, making Pokémon with this ability potent physical attackers.

Interesting Facts: - Reckless first appeared in Generation IV and has remained a signature ability of several Pokémon throughout the series. - Pokémon known for having the Reckless ability include Star

Flavor Texts

diamond-pearl: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

platinum: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

heartgold-soulsilver: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

black-white: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

black-2-white-2: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

x-y: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

sun-moon: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

ultra-sun-ultra-moon: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

sword-shield: Powers up moves that have recoil damage.