Unaware (Ability)

This article is about the Ability that involves stat changes. For the Ability with a synonymous meaning, see Oblivious (Ability).

Unaware	てんねん
	Airhead
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Ignores any change in ability by the foe. Generation V Ignores any stat changes in the Pokémon. Generation VI Ignores the opposing Pokémon's stat changes. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Unaware (Japanese: てんねん Airhead) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Seven Pokémon can have this Ability. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Bidoof and Bibarel.

Effect

In battle

If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a damaging move or is damaged by a damaging move, the other Pokémon's stat stages are ignored during damage and accuracy calculation.

Specifically, when a Pokémon with this Ability uses a damaging move, the evasion stat stages of the targets are ignored during accuracy calculation, and the Defense and Special Defense stat stages of the targets are ignored during damage calculation; when a Pokémon with this Ability is targeted by a damaging move, the accuracy stat stages of the attacking Pokémon are ignored during accuracy calculation, and the Attack and Special Attack stat stages of the attacking Pokémon are ignored during damage calculation.

Unaware will not prevent the moves Stored Power and Punishment from factoring in the stat changes that determine their power. This Ability has no effect on a Pokémon hurting itself in confusion.

Outside of battle

Unaware has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Unaware

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0036		Clefable	Fairy		Fairy	Cute Charm	Magic Guard	Unaware
0194		Wooper	Water	Ground	Damp	Water Absorb	Unaware
0195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	Damp	Water Absorb	Unaware
0399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal	Simple	Unaware	Moody
0400		Bibarel	Normal	Water	Simple	Unaware	Moody
0527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying	Unaware	Klutz	Simple
0528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying	Unaware	Klutz	Simple
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.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Rumble World, capturing all Pokémon with Unaware as a standard Ability awards the "Ditzy Friend" title.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 後知後覺 / 后知后觉 Hòuzhī-hòujué French Inconscient German Unkenntnis Italian Imprudenza Korean 천진 Cheonjin Portuguese Ignorância Spanish Ignorante

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