Water-Veil
Water Veil is an ability in the Pokémon series that primarily serves to protect the Pokémon with this ability from being afflicted by the burn status condition. Burns not only cause a Pokémon to lose HP each turn but also halve the physical attack stat of the affected Pokémon, making Water Veil particularly advantageous for physical attackers.
Effects:
- Burn Immunity: Pokémon with Water Veil cannot be burned, whether through moves like Will-O-Wisp, contact with Flame Body, or any other sources that would typically induce a burn.
- Consistent Attack Power: For physical attackers, avoiding the attack reduction caused by burns ensures their physical moves always perform at their maximum potential.
- Longevity in Battle: By avoiding the gradual HP loss inflicted by burns, Pokémon with Water Veil can maintain higher HP levels throughout the fight.
Notable Pokémon with Water Veil:
- Gyarados (Hidden Ability): As a strong physical attacker, the immunity to burns makes
Effects
- This Pokémon cannot be burned. If a Pokémon is burned and acquires this ability, its burn is healed; this includes when regaining a lost ability upon leaving battle.
Flavor Texts
- ruby-sapphire: Prevents burns.
- emerald: Prevents burns.
- firered-leafgreen: Prevents burns.
- diamond-pearl: Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- platinum: Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- heartgold-soulsilver: Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- black-white: Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- black-2-white-2: Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- x-y: Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- sun-moon: The Pokémon is covered with a water veil, which prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The Pokémon is covered with a water veil, which prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The Pokémon is covered with a water veil, which prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- sword-shield: The Pokémon is covered with a water veil, which prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
- scarlet-violet: The Pokémon's water veil prevents it from being burned.
Pokémon with the Water-Veil ability
Goldeen
118 - Water
Seaking
119 - Water
Mantine
226 - Water, Flying
Wailmer
320 - Water
Wailord
321 - Water
Huntail
367 - Water
Buizel
418 - Water
Floatzel
419 - Water
Finneon
456 - Water
Lumineon
457 - Water
Mantyke
458 - Water, Flying
Finizen
963 - Water
Finizen
963 - Water
Dondozo
977 - Water