Limber (Ability)

Limber	じゅうなん
	Flexible
Flavor text Generation III Prevents paralysis. Generation IV The Pokémon is protected from paralysis. Generation V The Pokémon is protected from paralysis. Generation VI Protects the Pokémon from paralysis. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Limber (Japanese: じゅうなん Flexible) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Ten Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Limber prevents the Pokémon from being afflicted by paralysis.

A Pokémon with this Ability will be cured of paralysis if it is paralyzed while in battle (such as if it gains the Ability outside of battle or by an effect like Skill Swap, or is paralyzed by a Pokémon with an Ability like Mold Breaker). If the Pokémon is holding a Cheri Berry or a Lum Berry, it will be eaten before Limber cures the Pokémon of paralysis.

Outside of battle

If a paralyzed Pokémon gains Limber by evolution or the Ability Capsule, it will not be cured of paralysis until sent into battle. Pokémon with Limber will not be paralyzed by the Gentleman's Kirlia in the Battle Pike nor the Battle Arcade's game board.

Pokémon with Limber

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0053		Persian	Normal		Normal	Limber	Technician	Unnerve
0106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	Limber	Reckless	Unburden
0132		Ditto	Normal		Normal	Limber	None	Imposter
0427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Klutz	Limber
0428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	Cute Charm	Klutz	Limber
0431		Glameow	Normal		Normal	Limber	Own Tempo	Keen Eye
0509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
0510		Liepard	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
0618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	Static	Limber	Sand Veil
0701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying	Unburden	Limber	Mold Breaker
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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

• In volume 24, Green's Ditty was revealed to have Limber as its Ability.

Trivia

• Because Electric-type Pokémon are immune to paralysis from Generation VI onwards, Stunfisk's Limber Ability is redundant unless its type is changed via a type altering move like Camouflage, Reflect Type, or Soak.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 柔軟 Róuruǎn French Échauffement German Flexibilität Italian Scioltezza Korean 유연 Yuyeon Portuguese Elasticidade Spanish Flexibilidad

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