Liquid Ooze (Ability)

Liquid Ooze	ヘドロえき
	Oozing Liquid
Flavor text Generation III Draining causes injury. Generation IV Inflicts damage on foes using any draining move. Generation V Damages attackers using any draining move. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Liquid Ooze (Japanese: ヘドロえき Oozing Liquid) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Four Pokémon can have this Ability, all of which are of the Poison-type.

Effect

In battle

Liquid Ooze causes HP-draining moves to cause injury. If a Pokémon with Liquid Ooze is hit by an HP-draining move such as Leech Life or Giga Drain, the amount of HP that should be recovered by the opponent will be dealt as damage instead. However, Liquid Ooze does not prevent damage to the Pokémon. Dream Eater is not affected by this Ability.

HP draining moves

Move Type Cat. Absorb  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Drain Punch  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Giga Drain  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Horn Leech  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Leech Life  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Leech Seed  Grass  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mega Drain  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

Liquid Ooze has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Liquid Ooze

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	Clear Body	Liquid Ooze	Rain Dish
0073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	Clear Body	Liquid Ooze	Rain Dish
0316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	Liquid Ooze	Sticky Hold	Gluttony
0317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	Liquid Ooze	Sticky Hold	Gluttony
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 黏液 Nián​yè​ French Suintement German Kloakensoße Italian Melma Korean 해감액 Haegam Aek Portuguese Soltar Líquido Spanish Lodo Líquido

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