White-Smoke
White Smoke is a Pokémon ability that serves as a protective, defensive mechanism. The primary effect of White Smoke is to prevent the reduction of the Pokémon's stats by an opponent's move or ability. This makes it a valuable asset in battles where opponents often employ stat-lowering strategies to gain an upper hand.
Effects: 1. Stat Reduction Immunity: When a Pokémon with White Smoke is targeted by a move or ability that would typically decrease its stats (such as Growl, Screech, or Intimidate), White Smoke prevents the stat reduction. This ensures that the Pokémon maintains its performance without any detrimental changes. 2. Enhances Stability: By maintaining stable stats throughout the battle, a Pokémon with White Smoke can operate more predictably and efficiently, which is crucial for strategic planning during combat.
Interesting Facts: 1. Signature Ability: White Smoke is predominantly associated with the Torkoal species of Pokémon. Torkoal, known for its robust
Effects
- This Pokémon cannot have its stats lowered by other Pokémon. This ability does not prevent any stat losses other than stat modifiers, such as the Speed cut from paralysis; nor self-inflicted stat drops, such as the Special Attack drop from overheat; nor opponent-triggered stat boosts, such as the Attack boost from swagger. This Pokémon can still be passed negative stat modifiers through guard swap, heart swap, or power swap. This ability functions identically to clear body in battle. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved.
Flavor Texts
- ruby-sapphire: Prevents ability reduction.
- emerald: Prevents ability reduction.
- firered-leafgreen: Prevents ability reduction.
- diamond-pearl: Prevents the Pokémon’s stats from being lowered.
- platinum: Prevents the Pokémon’s stats from being lowered.
- heartgold-soulsilver: Prevents its stats from being lowered.
- black-white: Prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
- black-2-white-2: Prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
- x-y: Prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
- sun-moon: The Pokémon is protected by its white smoke, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The Pokémon is protected by its white smoke, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The Pokémon is protected by its white smoke, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
- sword-shield: The Pokémon is protected by its white smoke, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
- scarlet-violet: The Pokémon is protected by its white smoke, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats.
Pokémon with the White-Smoke ability
Torkoal
324 - Fire
Heatmor
631 - Fire
Sizzlipede
850 - Fire, Bug
Centiskorch
851 - Fire, Bug
Centiskorch-Gmax
10220 - Fire, Bug