Rescue Team:List of Abilities

This List of Abilities page is about the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS release. For the Nintendo Switch release, see Rescue Team DX:List of Abilities.

For the lore page, see Pkmn:List of Abilities.

Abilities in / Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team.

Abilities

Name		In-Game Description
English	Japanese
Air Lock	エアロック	Changes the weather to clear.
Arena Trap	ありじごく	Immobilizes any attacker except Flying-type foes and those with Levitate.
Battle Armor	カブトアーマー	Blocks critical hits.
Blaze	もうか	Boosts the power of Fire-type moves when HP is low.
Chlorophyll	ようりょくそ	Boosts attack frequency if the weather is sunny.
Clear Body	クリアボディ	Prevents reduction of stats.
Cloud Nine	ノーてんき	Changes the weather to clear.
Color Change	へんしょく	Changes the Pokémon's type to that of the move that hit it last.
Compoundeyes	ふくがん	Boosts the Accuracy of moves.
Cute Charm	メロメロボディ	Causes attackers to become infatuated.
Damp	しめりけ	Prevents any explosions on the dungeon floor.
Drizzle	あめふらし	Changes the weather to rainy.
Drought	ひでり	Changes the weather to sunny.
Early Bird	はやおき	Awakens quickly from sleep.
Effect Spore	ほうし	Attackers are poisoned, paralyzed, or put to sleep.
Flame Body	ほのおのからだ	Afflicts the attackers with burns.
Flash Fire	もらいび	Zeroes damage from Fire-type move hits, and boosts own Fire moves.
Forecast	てんきや	The Pokémon's type changes with the weather.
Guts	こんじょう	Boosts Attack of the Pokémon has any status problems.
Huge Power	ちからもち	Occasionally boosts Attack.
Hustle	はりきり	Boosts Attack but lowers Accuracy.
Hyper Cutter	かいりきバサミ	Prevents Attack from being lowered.
Illuminate	はっこう	If damaged, a wild Pokémon appears on the dungeon floor.
Immunity	めんえき	Prevents becoming poisoned or badly poisoned.
Inner Focus	せいしんりょく	Prevents cringing.
Insomnia	ふみん	Prevents sleep.
Intimidate	いかく	Lowers the Physical Attack power of attackers.
Keen Eye	するどいめ	Prevents Accuracy from going down.
Levitate	ふゆう	Blocks all Ground-type moves.
Lightningrod	ひらいしん	Attracts Electric-type moves.
Limber	じゅうなん	Prevents paralysis.
Liquid Ooze	ヘドロえき	Inflicts damage on the foe if it hit by a move that drains HP.
Magma Armor	マグマのよろい	Prevents freezing.
Magnet Pull	じりょく	Immobilizes Steel-type attackers.
Marvel Scale	ふしぎなうろこ	Boosts Defense if the there is a status problem.
Minus	マイナス	Boosts Special Attack if there is a Pokémon with the Plus Ability.
Natural Cure	しぜんかいふく	Recovers quickly from status problems.
Oblivious	どんかん	Prevents infatuation.
Overgrow	しんりょく	Boosts the power of Grass-type moves when HP is low.
Own Tempo	マイペース	Prevents confusion.
Pickup	ものひろい	Finds items if the Pokémon is not holding anything.
Plus	プラス	Boosts Special Attack if there is a Pokémon the Minus ability.
Poison Point	どくのトゲ	Poisons attackers.
Pressure	プレッシャー	If hit by a foe's move, the foe uses more PP than usual.
Pure Power	ヨガパワー	Occasionally boosts Attack.
Rain Dish	あめうけざら	Improves HP gain if it is raining.
Rock Head	いしあたま	Prevents damage from recoil of moves such as Take Down.
Rough Skin	さめはだ	Inflicts damage on attackers.
Run Away	にげあし	Becomes terrified and flees when HP gets low. Leaders will resist this urge.
Sand Stream	すなおこし	Changes the weather to a sandstorm.
Sand Veil	すながくれ	Boosts Evasion if there is a sandstorm.
Serene Grace	てんのめぐみ	Improves the chances of triggering the added effects of moves.
Shadow Tag	かげふみ	Immobilizes attackers.
Shed Skin	だっぴ	Recovers easily from status problems.
Shell Armor	シェルアーマー	Blocks critical hits.
Shield Dust	りんぷん	Blocks the added effects of moves.
Soundproof	ぼうおん	Blocks the effects of all moves that use sound.
Speed Boost	かそく	The Pokémon's Movement Speed accelerates. Permanently increases speed every 250 turns in a dungeon.
Static	せいでんき	Paralyzes attackers.
Stench	あくしゅう	May terrify an attacking foe.
Sticky Hold	ねんちゃく	Prevents the Pokémon's hold item from being taken.
Sturdy	がんじょう	Blocks one-hit KO moves.
Suction Cups	きゅうばん	Prevents forced movement.
Swarm	むしのしらせ	Boosts the power of Bug-type moves when HP is low.
Swift Swim	すいすい	Boosts attack frequency if it is raining.
Synchronize	シンクロ	Shares status problems with any Pokémon in reach.
Thick Fat	あついしぼう	Resistant to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Torrent	げきりゅう	Boosts the power of Water-type moves when HP is low.
Trace	トレース	Shares status problems with any Pokémon in reach.
Truant	なまけ	Prevents action in your next turn after using a move or a Wonder Orb.
Vital Spirit	やるき	Prevents sleep.
Volt Absorb	ちくでん	Restores HP if damaged by an Electric-type move.
Water Absorb	ちょすい	Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Water Veil	みずのベール	Prevents burns.
White Smoke	しろいけむり	Prevents reduction of stats.
Wonder Guard	ふしぎなまもり	Only super-effective moves can inflict damage.

References

• Abilities in Japanese taken from the Pokémon wiki Bulbapedia.
• English ability descriptions taken from the Prima Official Strategy Guide.
• English ability descriptions taken from the game.