Shield Dust (Ability)

Shield Dust

りんぷん

Moth Scales

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Generation III
Prevents added effects.


Generation IV
Blocks the added effects of attacks taken.


Generation V
Currently unknown


Generation VI
Currently unknown


Generation VII
Currently unknown


Generation VIII
Currently unknown


Generation IX
Currently unknown

Shield Dust (Japanese: りんぷん Moth Scales) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Five Pokémon have this ability, all of which are Template:Type2.

Effect

In battle

Shield Dust negates all possible side-effects whose probability would be boosted by Serene Grace; any side-effect would be stopped. For example, Body Slam would only deal damage and not have its usual 30% chance of causing Paralysis. It does not stop moves that only cause these effects, like Thunder Wave.

Outside of battle

Shield Dust has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shield Dust

#		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0010	Caterpie	Bug		Bug	Shield Dust	None	Run Away
0013	Weedle	Bug	Poison	Shield Dust	None	Run Away
0049	Venomoth	Bug	Poison	Shield Dust	Tinted Lens	Miracle Skin
0265	Wurmple	Bug		Bug	Shield Dust	None	Run Away
0269	Dustox	Bug	Poison	Shield Dust	None	Compoundeyes
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

Spanish: Polvo escudo
Italian: Polvoscudo

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.