Ability Detail

Summary

Shed Skin is an ability in the Pokémon series that provides a unique and situationally powerful benefit to the Pokémon that possess it. The primary effect of Shed Skin is that at the end of each turn, there is a 1 in 3 (33.3%) chance that the Pokémon will heal from a status condition such as paralysis, sleep, burn, poison, or freeze. This makes Shed Skin particularly useful for Pokémon that are often susceptible to status conditions, as it offers a way to recover without using items or specific moves.

Effects: - Status Condition Removal: Shed Skin offers a 33.3% chance to automatically heal from any non-volatile status condition at the end of the turn, making it hard to permanently disable a Pokémon with this ability through status ailments.

Interesting Facts: - Strategic Value: Shed Skin can dramatically alter the strategy in competitive play, allowing Pokémon like Dragonair or Scrafty to potentially remain in a battle

Flavor Texts

ruby-sapphire: Heals the body by shedding.

emerald: Heals the body by shedding.

firered-leafgreen: Heals the body by shedding.

diamond-pearl: The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.

platinum: The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.

heartgold-soulsilver: The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.

black-white: The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.

black-2-white-2: The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.

x-y: The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions.

omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions.

sun-moon: The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions by shedding its skin.