Thick Fat
あついしぼう
Thick Fat
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Thick Fat (Japanese: あついしぼう Thick Fat ) is an Ability introduced in Generation III . Twenty-one Pokémon have this Ability, many of which already possess types that make Ice-type and Fire-type moves ineffective.
Effect
In battle
Thick Fat gives the user heat and cold protection, therefore halving the power of Ice-type and Fire-type moves.
Outside of battle
Thick Fat has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Thick Fat
In the anime
Hariyama
The user doesn't get as hurt by Fire and Ice-type attacks as much as it normally would.
Pokémon
Method
User
First Used In
Notes
Hariyama barely gets hurt when hit with Fire or Ice-type attacks.
Tyson's Hariyama
At the End of the Fray
Debut
In the manga
Trivia
The Swinub line are the only Pokémon that can have the Ability and benefit from it covering a weakness.
Because of this Ability, Spheal 's evolution line and Dewgong are the only Pokémon to have an 8× resistance.
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