Plus (Ability)

Plus プラス
Plus
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Generation III
Powers up with Minus.
Generation IV
Boosts Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.DPPt
Ups Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.HGSS
Generation V
Ups Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Plus or Minus.
Generation VI
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat if another Pokémon has Plus or Minus.
Generation VII
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.
Generation VIII
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.
Generation IX
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.

Plus (Japanese: プラス Plus) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Plusle.

Effect

In battle

Generations III and IV

Plus powers up with Minus. When a Pokémon with Plus enters into a Double Battle with a Pokémon with the Ability Minus, the user's Special Attack stat is increased by 50%.

Generation V onward

When a Pokémon with Plus enters a battle and has an ally with Plus or Minus, the Special Attack stat of the Pokémon with Plus is increased by 50%.

The move Magnetic Flux raises the Defense and Special Defense of allied Pokémon with Plus or Minus by 1 stage, while the move Gear Up raises the Attack and Special Attack of target Pokémon with Plus or Minus by 1 stage.

Outside of battle

Plus has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Plus

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0179   Mareep
Electric Electric Static None Plus
0180   Flaaffy
Electric Electric Static None Plus
0181   Ampharos
Electric Electric Static None Plus
0311   Plusle
Electric Electric Plus None Lightning RodGen VI+
0599   Klink
Steel Steel Plus Minus Clear Body
0600   Klang
Steel Steel Plus Minus Clear Body
0601   Klinklang
Steel Steel Plus Minus Clear Body
0702   Dedenne
Electric Fairy Cheek Pouch Pickup Plus
0849   Toxtricity
Amped Form
Electric Poison Punk Rock Plus Technician
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 games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

A Pokémon with this Ability will receive a 50% bonus to Special Attack when using a special move if an allied Pokémon with the Ability Minus is nearby. Since Gates to Infinity, the Ability also activates if an allied Pokémon with the Ability Plus is in the same room.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts Special Attack if there is a Pokémon with the Minus ability.
MDTDS Boosts the Pokémon's Special Attack when a Pokémon with the Minus ability is nearby.
BSL マイナスの とくせいの ポケモンがいると とくこうがあがる
MDGtI Raises Special Attack when an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is nearby.*
If a teammate in the same room has the Plus or Minus Ability, the Pokémon's Special Attack will go up!*
SMD If a teammate in the same room has the Plus or Minus Ability, the Pokémon's Sp. Atk goes up!
MDRTDX If a teammate in the same room has the Plus or Minus Ability, the Pokémon's Sp. Atk goes up.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 正電 Jingdihn *
陽性 Yèuhngsing *
Mandarin 正電 / 正电 Zhèngdiàn *
陽性 Yángxìng *
  French Plus
  German Plus
  Italian Più
  Korean 플러스 Plus
  Brazilian Portuguese Mais
  Spanish Más
  Vietnamese Dương tính


Variations of the Ability Minus
MinusPlus


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