Plus (Ability)

Plus	プラス
	Plus
Flavor text 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 allied 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

Plusle
The Pokémon's attack power is boosted if an ally with the Minus Ability is also in battle.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Plusle's attack power increases if it battles on the same team as a Pokémon with the Minus Ability.
Ruby's Plusle	Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II		Debut

• Ingo's Klinklang was revealed to have Plus as its Ability.

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
Minus • Plus

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