Rivalry (Ability)
Rivalry | とうそうしん | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heart of Conflict | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rivalry (Japanese: とうそうしん Heart of Conflict) is an ability introduced in Generation IV. Ten Pokémon have this ability.
Effect
In battle
Rivalry raises the the base power of a move by 25% if the foe and the user have the same gender, but reduces base power by 25% if the foe and the user have opposite genders.
If the foe is genderless, move base power is unaffected.
Outside of battle
Rivalry has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Rivalry
Single ability
No Pokémon have Rivalry as their only ability.
Dual ability
In other languages
- Spanish: Rivalidad
- Italian: Antagonismo
- Portuguese: Rivalidade
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