Levitate (Ability)
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Levitate (Japanese: ふゆう Floating) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Thirty-three Pokémon can have this Ability.
Effect
In battle
Levitate renders the user immune to most Ground-type moves (except for Sand Attack and Thousand Arrows), Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Misty Terrain, Grassy Terrain, Electric Terrain, Arena Trap, and damage from Sky Drop. These immunities can be lost if the Pokémon with Levitate is holding an Iron Ball, is under the effects of Gravity or Ingrain, has been hit by Smack Down or Thousand Arrows, has had its ability suppressed by Gastro Acid, or if the opponent has Mold Breaker, Teravolt, or Turboblaze.
Many Pokémon with this Ability are eligible to enter Sky Battles; however, some Pokémon—such as Gengar—are ineligible, due to them making a contact with the ground when entering the battle.
Outside of battle
Levitate has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Levitate
Pokéstar Studios opponents with Levitate
| # | Pokémon | Types | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | ||
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| 0000 | Brycen-Man | Brycen-Man |
Dark | Psychic | Levitate | None | None |
| 0000 | UFO | UFO |
Flying | Electric | Levitate | None | None |
| 0000 | UFO 2 | UFO 2 |
Psychic | Electric | Levitate | None | None |
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
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In the anime
 Gengar  Lunatone | |||
| The user can float in the air. It can also dodge Ground-type attacks by floating into the air. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Used In | Notes | |
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Lunatone has the ability to float through the air. It is also unaffected by Rock-type attacks while floating. | ||
| Liza's Lunatone | It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! | Debut | |
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Gengar has the ability to float through the air. | ||
| Fantina's Gengar | A Shield with a Twist! | None | |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Rotom
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| The user can float in the air. It can also dodge Ground-type attacks by floating into the air. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Rotom can float into the air to dodge Ground-type attacks. | ||
| Diamond's Rotom | Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost) | Debut | |
In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga
 Bronzong
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| The user is immune to Ground-type attacks. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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When Bronzong is in the air, it is unaffected by Ground-type moves. | ||
| Yū Shirogane's Bronzong | Clash! Yū vs. The Wondering Player | Debut | |
Trivia
- Many non-Flying-type Pokémon that have been seen to be capable of floating or flying, such as Beedrill, cannot have this Ability.
- Shedinja also cannot have this Ability, but its Wonder Guard Ability gives it immunity to Ground-type moves. However, Shedinja is still affected by the effects of Arena Trap, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes.
- Despite the fact that its Generation IV, Generation V and Generation VI descriptions state that Levitate gives immunity to all Ground-type moves, Pokémon with Levitate are affected by Sand Attack.
- Fan Rotom is the only Pokémon with this Ability to be naturally immune to Ground-type moves due to being Flying-type in Generation V and onward.
- Bronzor and Bronzong are the only Pokémon that can naturally have this Ability that also have a secondary Ability.
- Gengar, Vibrava, Eelektrik, and Eelektross, despite having this Ability, land on the ground when sent out of their Poké Balls. All others with this Ability float without touching the ground.
- However, from Generation VI onwards, this only applies to Gengar.
In other languages
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