Compound Eyes (Ability)

Compound Eyes ふくがん
Compound Eyes
Flavor text
Generation III
Raises accuracy.
Generation IV
The Pokémon's accuracy is boosted.
Generation V
The Pokémon's accuracy is boosted.
Generation VI
Boosts the Pokémon's accuracy.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Compound Eyes (Japanese: ふくがん Compound Eyes), formatted as Compoundeyes prior to Pokémon X and Y, is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Nine Pokémon can have this Ability, all of which are Bug types.

Effect

In battle

Compound Eyes raises accuracy by 30% of a move's original accuracy in battles. This means that Thunder, for example, has 91% accuracy as opposed to the usual 70% (70 x 1.3 = 91%). A move with a theoretical accuracy of 77% or higher will have its accuracy set to 100% (77% x 1.3 = 100.1%).

Outside of battle

In Pokémon Emerald and Generation IV, if a Pokémon with the Ability leads the party, even if it has fainted, the chance of finding a Pokémon in the wild holding an item increases by 50% of the original chance.

Since Generation V, if a Pokémon with the Ability leads the party, even if it has fainted, the chance of finding a Pokémon in the wild holding an item increases from 50%/5%/1% to 60%/20%/5%.

Pokémon with Compound Eyes

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0012   Butterfree
Bug Flying Compound Eyes None Tinted Lens
0048   Venonat
Bug Poison Compound Eyes Tinted Lens Run Away
0193   Yanma
Bug Flying Speed Boost Compound Eyes Frisk
0269   Dustox
Bug Poison Shield Dust None Compound Eyes
0290   Nincada
Bug Ground Compound Eyes None Run Away
0595   Joltik
Bug Electric Compound Eyes Unnerve Swarm
0596   Galvantula
Bug Electric Compound Eyes Unnerve Swarm
0664   Scatterbug
Bug Bug Shield Dust Compound Eyes Friend Guard
0666   Vivillon
Bug Flying Shield Dust Compound Eyes Friend Guard
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 languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 複眼 Fùyǎn
  French Œil Composé
  German Facettenauge
  Italian Insettocchi
  Korean 복안 Bok'an
  Portuguese Olho Preciso
  Spanish Ojo Compuesto*
Ojocompuesto*


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