Own Tempo (Ability)

Own Tempo	マイペース
	My Pace
Flavor text Generation III Prevents confusion. Generation IV Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. Generation V Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. Generation VI Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. Generation VII This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Own Tempo (Japanese: マイペース My Pace) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Own Tempo prevents the Pokémon from being afflicted by confusion, even if it is self-inflicted (such as from moves like Thrash or items like the Iapapa Berry).

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

Generation III and IV

If a Pokémon with this Ability is confused due to obtaining it from Baton Pass, it will be cured of confusion as soon as it switches in.

Generation V onward

If a Pokémon with this Ability is confused due to obtaining it from Baton Pass, it will not be cured of confusion until after a Pokémon takes its turn (uses a move, switches out, etc.).

Outside of battle

Own Tempo has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Own Tempo

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	Oblivious	Own Tempo	Regenerator
0080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	Oblivious	Own Tempo	Regenerator
0108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Oblivious	Cloud Nine
0199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	Oblivious	Own Tempo	Regenerator
0235		Smeargle	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Technician	Moody
0270		Lotad	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
0271		Lombre	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
0272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
0322		Numel	Fire	Ground	Oblivious	Simple	Own Tempo
0325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
0326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
0327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Tangled Feet	Contrary
0431		Glameow	Normal		Normal	Limber	Own Tempo	Keen Eye
0432		Purugly	Normal		Normal	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Defiant
0463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Oblivious	Cloud Nine
0548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
0549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
0677		Espurr	Psychic		Psychic	Keen Eye	Infiltrator	Own Tempo
0712		Bergmite	Ice		Ice	Own Tempo	Ice Body	Sturdy
0713		Avalugg	Ice		Ice	Own Tempo	Ice Body	Sturdy
0749		Mudbray	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
0750		Mudsdale	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
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

• Norman's Spinda was revealed to have Own Tempo as its Ability in Rayquaza Redemption I but Skill Swapped it with his Slaking's Truant.
• Diamond's Kit was revealed to have Own Tempo as its Ability in Well Met, Weepinbell but couldn't activate it since Sebastian's Weepinbell cancelled it out with Gastro Acid.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 我行我素 Ngóhhàhng-ngóhsou Mandarin 我行我素 Wǒxíng-wǒsù French Tempo Perso German Tempomacher Italian Mente Locale Korean 마이페이스 My Pace Portuguese Rítmo Próprio Russian Своими Темпами Svoimi Tempami Spanish Ritmo Propio Vietnamese Nhịp điệu riêng

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