Rough Skin (Ability)

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Flavor text Generation III Hurts to touch. Generation IV Inflicts damage to the foe on contact. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Rough Skin (Japanese: さめはだ Sharkskin) is an ability introduced in Generation III that hurts to touch. Only 2 Pokémon have this ability, both in the same evolutionary line. All moves that make physical contact with the Pokémon with Rough Skin will damage the user by 1/16 of their total HP after the attack is completed.

Pokémon with Rough Skin

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark

Dual ability

No Pokémon have Rough Skin as one of their two abilities.

In the anime

Sharpedo: Sharpedo uses its skin to scrape against its foes. Rough enough to cause abrasion.

• Activated by Sharpedo in Sharpedo Attack.