Klutz (Ability)

Klutz	ぶきよう
	Clumsy
Flavor text Generation IV The Pokémon can't use any held items. Generation V The Pokémon can't use any held items. Generation VI The Pokémon can't use any held items. Generation VII The Pokémon can't use any held items. Generation VIII The Pokémon can't use any held items.

Klutz (Japanese: ぶきよう Clumsy) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Buneary and Lopunny.

Effect

In battle

Generation IV

Klutz prevents the effects of the held item of the Pokémon with this Ability from applying.

Klutz does not negate item effects that affect prize money, experience, effort values, or friendship, such as those of the Amulet Coin, Lucky Egg, Power Weight, or Soothe Bell.

The Speed drop from the Iron Ball, Macho Brace, and Power items (such as the Power Bracer) is not negated by Klutz. However, the grounding effect of the Iron Ball is negated.

Klutz prevents the Pokémon with this Ability from using Natural Gift; however, it does not prevent the Pokémon from using Fling. If a Pokémon with Klutz uses Bug Bite or Pluck, it will consume the target's held Berry without gaining its effects. If a Pokémon with Klutz uses Judgment, it will be a Normal-type move.

Generation V

Klutz now prevents the Pokémon with this Ability from using Fling. If a Pokémon with Klutz uses Bug Bite or Pluck, it will now receive the effects of a consumed held Berry. If a Pokémon with Klutz uses Techno Blast, it will be a Normal-type move.

All effects of the Iron Ball are now negated by Klutz. However, Klutz still does not negate the Speed drop from the Macho Brace and Power items. Klutz cannot negate form-changing effects of items, but will still negate the other effects of those items (e.g. if a Giratina holding a Griseous Orb has Klutz, it will remain in its Origin Forme, but will not receive the 20% boost in the power of Dragon- and Ghost-type moves).

If a Pokémon is already locked into a move due to a held Choice item (Choice Scarf, Choice Specs, Choice Band), if the held Choice item is removed while its effect is negated, the Pokémon will be affected by the Choice item lock glitch.

Generation VI

Klutz does not prevent Pokémon with this Ability from Mega Evolving with a Mega Stone or undergoing Primal Reversion with the Red Orb or Blue Orb.

Generation VII onward

If a Pokémon with Klutz uses Multi-Attack, it will be a Normal-type move.

Klutz does not prevent Pokémon with this Ability from using a Z-Move with a Z-Crystal.

Outside of battle

Klutz has no effect outside of battle. Items such as the Everstone, Cleanse Tag, Scarves, and Soothe Bell are not affected.

Pokémon with Klutz

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Klutz	Limber
0428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	Cute Charm	Klutz	Limber
0527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying	Unaware	Klutz	Simple
0528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying	Unaware	Klutz	Simple
0531		Audino	Normal		Normal	Healer	Regenerator	Klutz
0622		Golett	Ground	Ghost	Iron Fist	Klutz	No Guard
0623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost	Iron Fist	Klutz	No Guard
0759		Stufful	Normal	Fighting	Fluffy	Klutz	Cute Charm
0760		Bewear	Normal	Fighting	Fluffy	Klutz	Unnerve
0848		Toxel	Electric	Poison	Rattled	Static	Klutz
0938	Capsakid	Capsakid	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Insomnia	Klutz
0970	Fidough	Fidough	Fairy		Fairy	Own Tempo	None	Klutz
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

Klutz prevents the effects of the held item from applying.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, it also prevents the Pokémon from using or throwing items. This effect does not apply if the Pokémon is the team leader. Additionally, Klutz prevents the Pokémon from being afflicted by the puppet status condition.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Prevents the Pokémon's held item from activating. BSL もっている どうぐの こうかがでない MDGtI The Pokémon's held items have no effect.* If the Pokémon holds an item, it won't do anything!* SMD A held item has no effect on the Pokémon. The Pokémon can't use or throw items, either. But the Pokémon won't become a puppet when it gets the puppet status condition.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 笨拙 Bahnjyut Mandarin 笨拙 Bènzhuō French Maladresse German Tollpatsch Italian Impaccio Korean 서투름 Seotureum Portuguese Grosseria Russian Неуклюжесть Neuklyuzhest' Spanish Zoquete

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.