Levitate (Ability)

Levitate ふゆう
Floating
Flavor text
Generation III
Not hit by Ground attacks.
Generation IV
Gives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Generation V
Gives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Generation VI
Gives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Generation VII
By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Generation VIII
By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Generation IX
By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.

Levitate (Japanese: ふゆう Floating) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Levitate renders the Pokémon with this Ability immune to damaging Ground-type moves (except Thousand Arrows). It also is unaffected by the effects of Arena Trap, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller, and terrain. Additionally, Poison-type Pokémon with Levitate do not remove Toxic Spikes upon switching in.

These immunities are lost during Gravity or if the Pokémon with Levitate is holding an Iron Ball, is under the effects of Ingrain, or has been hit by Smack Down or Thousand Arrows.

Pokémon with this Ability are eligible to enter Sky Battles, except Gengar because its model lands on the ground when entering the battle.

Generation V

If an opponent uses a Ground-type move that targets a Pokémon with Levitate, the message "It doesn't affect <Pokémon>..." will be displayed.

Outside of battle

Levitate has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Levitate

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0092   Gastly
Ghost Poison Levitate None None
0093   Haunter
Ghost Poison Levitate None None
0109   Koffing
Poison Poison Levitate Neutralizing GasGen VIII+ StenchGen VIII+
0110   Weezing
Poison Poison Levitate Neutralizing GasGen VIII+ StenchGen VIII+
0110   Weezing
Galarian Form
Poison Fairy Levitate Neutralizing Gas Misty Surge
0200   Misdreavus
Ghost Ghost Levitate None None
0201   Unown
Psychic Psychic Levitate None None
0329   Vibrava
Ground Dragon Levitate None None
0330   Flygon
Ground Dragon Levitate None None
0337   Lunatone
Rock Psychic Levitate None None
0338   Solrock
Rock Psychic Levitate None None
0343   Baltoy
Ground Psychic Levitate None None
0344   Claydol
Ground Psychic Levitate None None
0355   Duskull
Ghost Ghost Levitate None FriskGen VI+
0358   Chimecho
Psychic Psychic Levitate None None
0380   Latias
Dragon Psychic Levitate None None
0380   Latias
Mega Latias
Dragon Psychic Levitate None None
0381   Latios
Dragon Psychic Levitate None None
0381   Latios
Mega Latios
Dragon Psychic Levitate None None
0429   Mismagius
Ghost Ghost Levitate None None
0433   Chingling
Psychic Psychic Levitate None None
0436   Bronzor
Steel Psychic Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal
0437   Bronzong
Steel Psychic Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal
0455   Carnivine
Grass Grass Levitate None None
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost Levitate None None
0479   Rotom
Heat Rotom
Electric Fire Levitate None None
0479   Rotom
Wash Rotom
Electric Water Levitate None None
0479   Rotom
Frost Rotom
Electric Ice Levitate None None
0479   Rotom
Fan Rotom
Electric Flying Levitate None None
0479   Rotom
Mow Rotom
Electric Grass Levitate None None
0480   Uxie
Psychic Psychic Levitate None None
0481   Mesprit
Psychic Psychic Levitate None None
0482   Azelf
Psychic Psychic Levitate None None
0487   Giratina
Origin Forme
Ghost Dragon Levitate None None
0488   Cresselia
Psychic Psychic Levitate None None
0602   Tynamo
Electric Electric Levitate None None
0603   Eelektrik
Electric Electric Levitate None None
0604   Eelektross
Electric Electric Levitate None None
0615   Cryogonal
Ice Ice Levitate None None
0635   Hydreigon
Dark Dragon Levitate None None
0738   Vikavolt
Bug Electric Levitate None None
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.

Pokémon that formerly had Levitate

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0094   Gengar
Ghost Poison LevitateGen III-VI None None
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.

Pokéstar Studios opponents with Levitate

 
Brycen-Man
 Dark  Psychic 
Levitate
HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd
100 100 100 100 100 100
 
UFO
 Flying  Electric 
Levitate
HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd
100 100 100 100 100 100
 
UFO 2
 Psychic  Electric 
Levitate
HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd
100 100 100 100 100 100

In other games

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Levitate is Gengar's Ability. When the user leaves combat, its movement speed is increased by 10% for 8s.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Blocks all Ground-type moves.
MDTDS Keeps all Ground-type moves from hitting the Pokémon.
BSL じめんタイプの わざを うけない
Conq. Gives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
MDGtI Ground-type moves don't damage the Pokémon.*
Ground-type moves won't damage the Pokémon!*
SMD Ground-type moves won't damage the Pokémon!
MDRTDX Ground-type moves, such as Magnitude, won't damage the Pokémon.


In the anime

 
Gengar
 
Lunatone
The Pokémon can float in the air. It can also dodge Ground-type attacks by floating into the air.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Lunatone has the ability to float through the air. It is also unaffected by Ground-type attacks while floating.
Liza's Lunatone It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! Debut
  Gengar has the ability to float through the air.
Fantina's Gengar A Shield with a Twist! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!


In the TCG

Levitate debuted as a Poké-BODY in the Pokémon Trading Card Game with Vibrava from the EX Dragon expansion. If a Pokémon with Levitate as a Poké-BODY or Ability has any Energy attached to it, it has no Retreat Cost. At its debut on EX Dragon Vibrava, the Poké-BODY only worked with Basic Energy cards instead of any Energy cards.

The following is a list of Pokémon cards with the Levitate Poké-BODY or Ability.

Pokémon cards with Levitate
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type Mark English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Vibrava   EX Dragon     46/97 Flygon Constructed Starter Deck     009/019
Beldum   EX Hidden Legends     28/101 Metagross Constructed Starter Deck     011/019
Metang   EX Hidden Legends     43/101 Metagross Constructed Starter Deck     012/019
Claydol   EX Emerald     24/106 Deoxys Half Deck     006/019
Flygon   POP Series 4     3/17 PCG-P Promotional cards     125/PCG-P
Weezing   XY Black Star Promos     XY163 XY-P Promotional cards     240/XY-P
Tynamo   D Vivid Voltage     057/185 Amazing Volt Tackle     038/100
McDonald's Collection 2022     10/15        

Trivia

  • Many non-Flying-type Pokémon that have been seen to be capable of floating or flying, such as Beedrill or Miraidon, cannot have this Ability.
  • Despite the fact that its descriptions from Generation IV on state that Levitate gives immunity to all Ground-type moves, Pokémon with Levitate are affected by the status move Sand Attack.
  • Fan Rotom is the only Pokémon with this Ability to be naturally immune to Ground-type moves due to being Flying-type in Generation V and onward.
  • This is the most common Ability among the winning Video Game World Championships teams.
  • This is the most common Ability in Generation VII, with 40 different cases of it, including Mega Evolution and Pokémon with alternate forms.
  • This is the most common Ability to be a Pokémon's only Ability option.
  • Levitate is the only Ability that provides immunity to an attack type to not restore HP or alter the stats or damage output of the Pokémon when hit by the attack.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 飄浮 Pīufàuh *
漂浮 Pīufàuh *
浮游 Fàuhyàuh *
Mandarin 飄浮 / 飘浮 Piāofú *
漂浮 Piāofú *
  Dutch Levitatie
  French Lévitation
  German Schwebe
  Italian Levitazione
  Korean 부유 Buyu
  Polish Lewitacja
Portuguese   Brazil Levitação
  Portugal Levitar
  Romanian Levitație
  Russian Левитация Levitatsiya
  Spanish Levitación
  Turkish Havalanma
  Vietnamese Lơ lửng


Abilities that alter damage taken
Dry SkinFlash FireSap SipperLightning RodMotor DriveStorm DrainVolt AbsorbWater AbsorbLevitate
Wild Pokémon type-influencing Abilities
Flash FireHarvestLightning RodMagnet PullStaticStorm Drain


  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.