Forewarn (Ability)

Forewarn	よちむ
	Prophetic Dream
Flavor text Generation IV Determines what moves the foe has. Generation V Determines what moves a foe has. Generation VI Determines what moves an opposing Pokémon has. Generation VII When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can tell one of the moves an opposing Pokémon has. Generation VIII When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can tell one of the moves an opposing Pokémon has. Generation IX When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can tell one of the moves an opposing Pokémon has.

Forewarn (Japanese: よちむ Prophetic Dream) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Forewarn shows the opponent's move with the highest power. If two or more moves are of the same power, one will be chosen at random.

In battles with multiple opponents, Forewarn will only show the highest power move out of all the moves known by the opponents. If multiple opponents have a move with the same power, one will be chosen at random. Forewarn can reveal a move of a non-adjacent opponent even if the move wouldn't be able to hit the Pokémon with Forewarn due to being out of range.

Damaging moves without a power (i.e. moves that deal direct damage and moves that have variable power) are assigned one.

If the opposing Pokémon only have status moves, it will still assign one to them.

If the opposing Pokémon is Dynamaxed, it will only assign a move from the Pokémon's base moves.

	This Ability effect may be in need of research. Reason: Check the powers assigned to moves without them in Gen V and VI (the list may only be accurate to Gen IV: Hidden Power probably only has a power assigned prior to Gen VI, and other moves are probably assigned 80), is Dragon Energy affected? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Power Moves 150 Blast Burn, Eruption, Water Spout, One-hit knockout moves (Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Sheer Cold) 120 Counter, Metal Burst, Mirror Coat 80 Crush Grip, Dragon Rage, Electro Ball, Endeavor, Final Gambit, Flail, Fling, Frustration, Grass Knot, Guardian of Alola, Gyro Ball, Heat Crash, Heavy Slam, Hidden Power (prior to Generation VI), Low Kick, Natural Gift, Nature's Madness, Night Shade, Present, Psywave, Punishment, Return, Reversal, Seismic Toss, Sonic Boom, Spit Up, Super Fang, Trump Card, Wring Out, Z-Moves 20 Stored Power, Power Trip

Outside of battle

Forewarn has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Forewarn

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	Insomnia	ForewarnGen IV+	Inner Focus
0097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	Insomnia	ForewarnGen IV+	Inner Focus
0124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	Oblivious	ForewarnGen IV+	Dry Skin
0238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	Oblivious	ForewarnGen IV+	Hydration
0517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic	Forewarn	Synchronize	Telepathy
0518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic	Forewarn	Synchronize	Telepathy
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers series and the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, a Pokémon with Forewarn occasionally evades moves, even moves that never miss. From Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity onwards, Forewarn shows the location of items and Pokémon on the floor while the Pokémon is in the Sleep, Napping, or Nightmare status condition.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Enables the Pokémon to evade attacks occasionally. BSL ときどき こうげきを かいひする MDGtI While the Pokémon sleeps, items and other Pokémon will be shown on the map of the floor.* The position of Pokémon and items on the floor is displayed on the map while the Pokémon is in the Sleep, Napping, or Nightmare status condition!* SMD The locations of Pokémon and items on the floor are displayed on the map when the Pokémon is in the sleep, napping, or nightmare status condition! MDRTDX The locations of Pokémon and items on the floor will become apparent when the Pokémon has the Sleep, Napping, or Nightmare condition.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 44, Black's Munna, Musha, was revealed to have Forewarn as his Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 預知夢 Yuhjīmuhng Mandarin 預知夢 / 预知梦 Yùzhīmèng French Prédiction German Vorwarnung Italian Premonizione Korean 예지몽 Yejimong Brazilian Portuguese Profecia (PS520–present) Premunir (TCG, PS465–PS509) Spanish Alerta Vietnamese Giấc Mộng Tiên Tri

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