Thick-Fat
Summary
Thick-Fat is an ability in the Pokémon series that serves as a defensive mechanism, reducing damage from Fire-type and Ice-type moves by 50%. This ability is particularly advantageous for Pokémon that have weaknesses to these types, effectively mitigating significant threats in battle.
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Effect: Thick-Fat halves the damage taken from both Fire-type and Ice-type attacks. This reduction applies regardless of whether the Pokémon’s own type grants it resistance or weakness to these types, providing a broad defensive utility.
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Strategic Use: Pokémon like Snorlax and Mamoswine commonly have Thick-Fat. For instance, Mamoswine, which is both Ice-type and Ground-type, is typically weak to Fire-type moves, but with Thick-Fat, it essentially neutralizes this weakness. Similarly, Snorlax, with its already robust HP and Special Defense, becomes even more of a tank, capable of withstanding powerful Fire and Ice attacks more effectively.
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**Double Battles
Effects
- This Pokémon takes half as much damage from fire- and ice-type moves.
Flavor Texts
- ruby-sapphire: Heat-and-cold protection.
- emerald: Heat-and-cold protection.
- firered-leafgreen: Heat-and-cold protection.
- diamond-pearl: Raises resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- platinum: Raises resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- heartgold-soulsilver: Ups resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- black-white: Ups resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- black-2-white-2: Ups resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- x-y: Boosts resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Boosts resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- sun-moon: The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- sword-shield: The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
- scarlet-violet: The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Pokémon with the Thick-Fat ability
Seel
Types: Water
Dewgong
Types: Water, Ice
Snorlax
Types: Normal
Marill
Types: Water, Fairy
Azumarill
Types: Water, Fairy
Swinub
Types: Ice, Ground
Piloswine
Types: Ice, Ground
Miltank
Types: Normal
Makuhita
Types: Fighting
Hariyama
Types: Fighting
Azurill
Types: Normal, Fairy
Spoink
Types: Psychic
Grumpig
Types: Psychic
Spheal
Types: Ice, Water
Sealeo
Types: Ice, Water
Walrein
Types: Ice, Water
Purugly
Types: Normal
Munchlax
Types: Normal
Mamoswine
Types: Ice, Ground
Tepig
Types: Fire
Pignite
Types: Fire, Fighting
Appletun
Types: Grass, Dragon
Lechonk
Types: Normal
Oinkologne-Male
Types: Normal
Cetoddle
Types: Ice
Cetitan
Types: Ice
Venusaur-Mega
Types: Grass, Poison
Rattata-Alola
Types: Dark, Normal
Raticate-Alola
Types: Dark, Normal
Raticate-Totem-Alola
Types: Dark, Normal
Snorlax-Gmax
Types: Normal
Appletun-Gmax
Types: Grass, Dragon
Oinkologne-Female
Types: Normal