Thick Fat (Ability)

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Thick Fat あついしぼう
Thick Fat
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Generation III
Heat-and-cold protection.
Generation IV
Raises resistance to Fire-type and Ice-type moves.
Generation V
Ups resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

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

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0086 Seel Seel
Water Water Thick Fat Hydration Ice Body
0087 Dewgong Dewgong
Water Ice Thick Fat Hydration Ice Body
0143 Snorlax Snorlax
Normal Normal Immunity Thick Fat Gluttony
0183 Marill Marill
Water Fairy Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper
0184 Azumarill Azumarill
Water Water Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper
0220 Swinub Swinub
Ice Ground Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat
0221 Piloswine Piloswine
Ice Ground Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat
0241 Miltank Miltank
Normal Normal Thick Fat Scrappy Sap Sipper
0296 Makuhita Makuhita
Fighting Fighting Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force
0297 Hariyama Hariyama
Fighting Fighting Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force
0298 Azurill Azurill
Normal Normal Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper
0325 Spoink Spoink
Psychic Psychic Thick Fat Own Tempo Gluttony
0326 Grumpig Grumpig
Psychic Psychic Thick Fat Own Tempo Gluttony
0363 Spheal Spheal
Ice Water Thick Fat Ice Body Oblivious
0364 Sealeo Sealeo
Ice Water Thick Fat Ice Body Oblivious
0365 Walrein Walrein
Ice Water Thick Fat Ice Body Oblivious
0432 Purugly Purugly
Normal Normal Thick Fat Own Tempo Defiant
0446 Munchlax Munchlax
Normal Normal Pickup Thick Fat Gluttony
0473 Mamoswine Mamoswine
Ice Ground Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat
0498 Tepig Tepig
Fire Fire Blaze None Thick Fat
0499 Pignite Pignite
Fire Fighting Blaze None Thick Fat
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

Tyson Hariyama Thick Fat.png
Hariyama


The user doesn't get as hurt by Fire and Ice-type attacks as much as it normally would.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Hariyama 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


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

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 肥脂 Féizhī
France Flag.png French Isograisse
Germany Flag.png German Speckschicht
Italy Flag.png Italian Grassospesso
South Korea Flag.png Korean 두꺼운 지방 Dukkeoun Jibang
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Camada de Gordura
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Gordura Grossa
Spain Flag.png Spanish Sebo


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