Disguise (Ability)

This article is about the Ability. For a list of Team Rocket disguises, see List of Team Rocket's disguises.

Disguise

ばけのかわ

Disguise

Flavor text


Generation VII
Once per battle, the shroud that covers the Pokémon can protect it from an attack.


Generation VIII
Currently unknown


Generation IX
Currently unknown

Disguise (Japanese: ばけのかわ Disguise) is an Ability introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature Ability of Mimikyu.

Effect

In battle

Once per battle, when Mimikyu is hit by a damaging attack (including confusion damage), it will take no damage. When this effect activates, it also causes its appearance to change. Disguise will not be used up by entry hazards or weather damage. If Mimikyu's Disguise is busted, but it faints and is then revived, Disguise will be able to take a hit once more.

Disguise only blocks damage, and does not prevent other additional effects of damaging moves, such as flinching due to Fake Out. Disguise does not affect status moves.

Sound-based moves and moves used by Pokémon with Infiltrator cannot bypass Disguise for those reasons alone. If a Pokémon with Disguise has a substitute, the substitute will take damage before the Disguise.

Weakness Policy will not activate if the Disguise takes the damage.

Pokémon with Mold Breaker, Teravolt or Turboblaze, as well as those using Moongeist Beam or Sunsteel Strike ignore Disguise.

Outside of battle

Disguise has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Disguise

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0778		Mimikyu	Ghost	Fairy	Disguise	None	None
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

Pokémon	Method
Mimikyu
When the Pokémon is hit by an attack it takes no damage. It's appearance briefly changes as well.
User	First Used In	Notes
	When Mimikyu's disguise is hit in the head it blocks the attack and Mimikyu takes no damage. After the attack Mimikyu's disguse deflates and falls over.
Jessie's Mimikyu	SM003	Debut

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	畫皮 Wahpèih
Chinese	Mandarin	畫皮 / 画皮 Huàpí
French		Fantômasque
German		Kostümspuk
Italian		Fantasmanto
Korean		탈 Tal
Polish		Przebranie
Russian		Маскировка Maskirovka
Spanish		Disfraz

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