Thick Fat (Ability)
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Thick Fat (Japanese: あついしぼう Thick Fat) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-one Pokémon can have this Ability.
Effect
In battle
Thick Fat gives the user heat and cold protection, therefore halving the power of Ice-type and Fire-type moves.
Outside of battle
Thick Fat has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Thick Fat
In the anime
The user doesn't get as hurt by Fire and Ice-type attacks as much as it normally would. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Hariyama barely gets hurt when hit with Fire or Ice-type attacks. | |||
Tyson's Hariyama | At the End of the Fray | Debut |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user doesn't get hurt as much as it normally would from Fire and Ice-type attacks. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Makuhita doesn't get hurt much from Fire or Ice-type attacks. | |||
Brawly's Makuhita | Mashing Makuhita | Debut | |
Walrein doesn't seem to get hurt from Fire or Ice-type attacks. | |||
Archie's Walrein | VS. Walrein | None |
Trivia
- Swinub's evolutionary line are the only Pokémon that can have this Ability and benefit from it covering a weakness.
- Because of this Ability, Spheal, its evolution line and Dewgong are the only Pokémon that can have an 8× resistance to Ice type moves.
In other languages
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