Unburden

Unburden is an ability in the Pokémon series that significantly enhances a Pokémon's speed in battle. When a Pokémon with Unburden loses or uses its held item, its Speed stat is doubled. This dramatic increase in speed can be a game-changer, allowing the Pokémon to outspeed opponents it normally could not.

Effects

  1. Triggering the Ability: Unburden activates when the holder's item is consumed or removed. This includes using a consumable item like a Berry, being hit by moves that remove items (such as Knock Off), or using moves like Acrobatics that depend on not holding an item.
  2. Speed Boost: Once Unburden is activated, the Pokémon's Speed stat is doubled. This effect remains until the Pokémon switches out or faints, persisting for the entire duration that it's on the field.
  3. Stacking: The Speed boost from Unburden can stack with other Speed-boosting effects,

Effects

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Pokémon with the Unburden ability

hitmonlee
Hitmonlee

106 - Fighting

treecko
Treecko

252 - Grass

grovyle
Grovyle

253 - Grass

sceptile
Sceptile

254 - Grass

drifloon
Drifloon

425 - Ghost, Flying

drifblim
Drifblim

426 - Ghost, Flying

purrloin
Purrloin

509 - Dark

liepard
Liepard

510 - Dark

accelgor
Accelgor

617 - Bug

swirlix
Swirlix

684 - Fairy

slurpuff
Slurpuff

685 - Fairy

hawlucha
Hawlucha

701 - Fighting, Flying

nickit
Nickit

827 - Dark

thievul
Thievul

828 - Dark

sneasler
Sneasler

903 - Fighting, Poison

shroodle
Shroodle

944 - Poison, Normal

grafaiai
Grafaiai

945 - Poison, Normal