Anticipation (Ability)

Anticipation

きけんよち

Danger Premonition

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Generation IV
Senses the foe's dangerous moves.


Generation V
Senses a foe's dangerous moves.


Generation VI
Currently unknown


Generation VII
Currently unknown


Generation VIII
Currently unknown


Generation IX
Currently unknown

Anticipation (Japanese: きけんよち Danger Premonition) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Six Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Generation IV

Anticipation causes the Pokémon to "shudder" upon entering battle against opponents with super-effective attacks, one-hit knockout moves, or the moves Selfdestruct or Explosion.

It will not notify the Pokémon in the case of a super-effective Hidden Power, Judgment, Weather Ball, or Natural Gift, as they are normally Normal-type. Counter, Metal Burst, and Mirror Coat are also not detected despite having the potential to one-hit knock out the opponent.

Generation V

The moves Selfdestruct and Explosion no longer trigger Anticipation.

Outside of battle

Anticipation has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, a Pokémon detects super-effective moves by hitting the opponent with a regular attack.

Pokémon with Anticipation

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Adaptability	Anticipation
0339		Barboach	Water	Ground	Oblivious	Anticipation	Hydration
0340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	Oblivious	Anticipation	Hydration
0413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass	Anticipation	None	Overcoat
413G	Wormadam	Wormadam	Bug	Ground	Anticipation	None	Overcoat
413S	Wormadam	Wormadam	Bug	Steel	Anticipation	None	Overcoat
0453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	Anticipation	Dry Skin	Poison Touch
0454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	Anticipation	Dry Skin	Poison Touch
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 the anime

Pokémon	Method
Croagunk
The user predicts the movement of a stronger opponent.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Croagunk can sense when a strong opponent is nearby. It can also sense the opponent inside its own Poké Ball.
Brock's Croagunk	Losing Its Lustrous!	Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Croagunk
The user predicts the movement of a stronger opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Croagunk can sense when an opponent is sneaking up behind it.
Saturn's Croagunk	Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra I	Debut

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Pokémon	Method
Toxicroak
The user predicts the movement of a stronger opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Toxicroak can sense when an opponent is sneaking up behind it.
Saturn's Toxicroak	A Battle With Wills	Debut

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		預知危險 Yùzhī Wēixiǎn
Dutch		Anticipatie
French		Anticipation
German		Vorahnung
Italian		Presagio
Korean		위험예지 Wiheom Yeji
Portuguese		Antecipação
Spanish		Anticipación

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