Shed Skin (Ability)

Shed Skin

だっぴ

Molting

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Generation III
Heals the body by shedding.


Generation IV
The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.


Generation V
The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.


Generation VI
Currently unknown


Generation VII
Currently unknown


Generation VIII
Currently unknown


Generation IX
Currently unknown

Shed Skin (Japanese: だっぴ Molting) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Fifteen Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

There is a 33% chance at the end of each turn that Shed Skin will cure the user of a non-volatile status ailment. If the user is burned or poisoned, Shed Skin will cure the user before any burn or poison damage is dealt.

Outside of battle

Shed Skin has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shed Skin

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0011		Metapod	Bug		Bug	Shed Skin	None	None
0014		Kakuna	Bug	Poison	Shed Skin	None	None
0023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	Intimidate	Shed Skin	Unnerve
0024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	Intimidate	Shed Skin	Unnerve
0147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	Shed Skin	None	Marvel Scale
0148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	Shed Skin	None	Marvel Scale
0247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground	Shed Skin	None	None
0266		Silcoon	Bug		Bug	Shed Skin	None	None
0268		Cascoon	Bug		Bug	Shed Skin	None	None
0336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	Shed Skin	None	Infiltrator
0401		Kricketot	Bug		Bug	Shed Skin	None	Run Away
412S	Burmy	Burmy	Bug		Bug	Shed Skin	None	Overcoat
0559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting	Shed Skin	Moxie	Intimidate
0560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting	Shed Skin	Moxie	Intimidate
0588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug	Swarm	Shed Skin	No 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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Seviper
When hit with a status condition, the user separates from its skin, leaving behind a white outer shell in its place.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	When Seviper is hit with a status condition, it separates from its outer skin, leaving behind a white outer shell in its place.
Lucy's Seviper	VS Swalot	Debut

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		脫皮 Tuōpí
French		Mue
German		Expidermis
Italian		Muta
Korean		탈피 Talpi
Portuguese		Troca de Pele
Spanish		Mudar

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.