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
Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.
Generation IX
Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.

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 used or lost. This includes items that were lost via Knock Off, Thief, Incinerate, Bug Bite, and Pluck, as well as if an Air Balloon popped. 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, loses Unburden, or gains a held item. Regaining Unburden if it had been lost does not restore a previous boost. If Unburden is suppressed with Neutralizing Gas, a new boost cannot be gained, but a previous boost will return once Neutralizing Gas leaves the field. Gaining Unburden after a held item was consumed still doubles the Pokémon's Speed stat.

Outside of battle

Unburden has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Unburden

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0106   Hitmonlee
Fighting Fighting Limber RecklessGen IV+ 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
0827   Nickit
Dark Dark Run Away Unburden Stakeout
0828   Thievul
Dark Dark Run Away Unburden Stakeout
0903   Sneasler
Fighting Poison Pressure UnburdenGen IX+ Poison Touch
0944   Shroodle
Poison Normal Unburden Pickpocket Prankster
0945   Grafaiai
Poison Normal Unburden Poison Touch Prankster
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

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.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Raises the number of moves the Pokémon attempts per turn when not holding an item.
BSL どうぐを もっていないと こうげきかいすうが あがる
MDGtI Unavailable
SMD When the Pokémon doesn't have an item, it uses a move 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use!


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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
  Spanish Liviano
  Vietnamese Nhào Lộn
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