Unburden (Ability)

Unburden かるわざ
Acrobatics
Flavor text
Generation IV
Raises speed if a held item is used.
Generation V
Raises Speed if a held item is used.
Generation VI
Boosts the Speed stat if its held item is used or lost.
Generation VII
Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Unburden (Japanese: かるわざ Acrobatics) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Drifloon and Drifblim.

Effect

In battle

Unburden doubles the Pokémon's Speed stat when the Pokémon's held item is lost. If there is no held item to begin with or if a held item is traded for another, Unburden will not be activated. This boost is lost if the Pokémon is switched out.

Outside of battle

Unburden has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

As long as a Pokémon with Unburden is not holding an item, it attacks or uses moves twice in one turn. Moves affected by this only have 1 PP deducted despite being used twice.

Pokémon with Unburden

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0106   Hitmonlee
Fighting Fighting Limber Reckless Unburden
0252   Treecko
Grass Grass Overgrow None Unburden
0253   Grovyle
Grass Grass Overgrow None Unburden
0254   Sceptile
Grass Grass Overgrow None Unburden
0425   Drifloon
Ghost Flying Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost
0426   Drifblim
Ghost Flying Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost
0509   Purrloin
Dark Dark Limber Unburden Prankster
0510   Liepard
Dark Dark Limber Unburden Prankster
0617   Accelgor
Bug Bug Hydration Sticky Hold Unburden
0684   Swirlix
Fairy Fairy Sweet Veil None Unburden
0685   Slurpuff
Fairy Fairy Sweet Veil None Unburden
0701   Hawlucha
Fighting Flying Unburden Limber Mold Breaker
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
Chinese Cantonese 輕裝 Hīngjōng *
雜技 Jaahpgeih *
Mandarin 輕裝 / 轻装 Qīngzhuāng *
雜技 Zájì *
  French Délestage
  German Entlastung
  Italian Agiltecnica
  Korean 곡예 Gok'ye
  Portuguese Sem Peso
  Spanish Liviano


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