Mold Breaker (Ability)

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Mold Breaker かたやぶり
Mold-Breaking
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Generation IV
Moves can be used regardless of abilities.
Generation V
Currently unknown
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Mold Breaker (Japanese: かたやぶり Mold-Breaking) is an ability introduced in Generation IV. Twelve Pokémon have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Generation IV

Mold Breaker negates the effects of abilities that weaken or negate moves or the side-effects of moves.

Mold Breaker nullifies the following abilities: Battle Armor, Clear Body, Damp, Dry Skin, Filter, Flash Fire, Flower Gift, Heatproof, Hyper Cutter, Immunity, Inner Focus, Insomnia, Keen Eye, Leaf Guard, Levitate, Lightningrod, Limber, Magma Armor, Marvel Scale, Motor Drive, Oblivious, Own Tempo, Sand Veil, Shell Armor, Shield Dust, Simple, Snow Cloak, Solid Rock, Soundproof, Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Sturdy, Suction Cups, Tangled Feet, Thick Fat, Unaware, Vital Spirit, Volt Absorb, Water Absorb, Water Veil, White Smoke, and Wonder Guard.

When a Pokémon with Mold Breaker is brought out, the message "<name> has Mold Breaker!" will be displayed.

Generation V

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Reason: list of abilities negated

Outside of battle

Mold Breaker has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Mold Breaker

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0127 Pinsir Pinsir
Bug Bug Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie
0408 Cranidos Cranidos
Rock Rock Mold Breaker None Sheer Force
0409 Rampardos Rampardos
Rock Rock Mold Breaker None Sheer Force
0529 Drilbur Drilbur
Ground Ground Sand Paddle Sand Power Mold Breaker
0530 Doryuzu Doryuzu
Ground Steel Sand Paddle Sand Power Mold Breaker
0538 Nageki Nageki
Fighting Fighting Guts None Mold Breaker
0539 Dageki Dageki
Fighting Fighting Sturdy None Mold Breaker
0550 Basslao Basslao
Water Water Reckless Adaptability Mold Breaker
0610 Axew Axew
Dragon Dragon Rivalry Mold Breaker Tension
0611 Onondo Onondo
Dragon Dragon Rivalry Mold Breaker Tension
0612 Ononokus Ononokus
Dragon Dragon Rivalry Mold Breaker Tension
0621 Crimgan Crimgan
Dragon Dragon Rough Skin Sheer Force 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 the anime



The user cancels out the opponent's ability when it activates.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Cranidos When the opponent's ability activates, Cranidos cancels them out.
Roark's Cranidos Shapes of Things to Come! Debut
Rampardos When the opponent's ability activates, Rampardos cancels it out.
Roark's Rampardos O'er the Rampardos we Watched! None


In other languages

  • Dutch: Schimmelbreker
  • French: Brise Moule
  • German: Überbrückung
  • Greek: Θραύστης Μούχλας
  • Italian: Rompiforma
  • Spanish: Rompemoldes
Variations of the Ability Mold Breaker
Mold BreakerTurboblazeTeravolt
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