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Generation IV Ability

Anticipation

Effect, usage, and Pokémon with this ability.

Anticipation is a Pokémon ability introduced in Generation IV. Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit KO move.

Full effect

When this Pokémon enters battle, if one of its opponents has a move that is super effective against it, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit knockout move, all participating trainers are notified. The move itself is not revealed; only that there is such a move. Moves that inflict typeless damage, such as future sight, and moves of variable type, such as hidden power, count as their listed types. counter, metal burst, mirror coat, and one-hit KO moves to which this Pokémon is immune do not trigger this ability.

The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.

Pokémon with Anticipation

11 Pokémon
Hidden ability (2)