Overcoat (Ability)

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Overcoat ぼうじん
Dust Proof
Flavor text
Generation V
Protects the Pokémon from damage from weather.
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Overcoat (Japanese: ぼうじん Dust Proof) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. Seventeen Pokémon have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

In battle, a Pokémon with Overcoat does not take damage from the weather conditions sandstorm and hailstorm.

Outside of battle

Overcoat has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Overcoat

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0090   Shellder
Water Water Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat
0091   Cloyster
Water Ice Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat
0204   Pineco
Bug Bug Sturdy None Overcoat
0205   Forretress
Bug Steel Sturdy None Overcoat
0372   Shelgon
Dragon Dragon Rock Head None Overcoat
0412   Burmy
Bug Bug Shed Skin None Overcoat
0413   Wormadam
Bug Grass Anticipation None Overcoat
413G Wormadam Wormadam
Bug Ground Anticipation None Overcoat
413S Wormadam Wormadam
Bug Steel Anticipation None Overcoat
0540   Sewaddle
Bug Grass Swarm Chlorophyll Overcoat
0541   Swadloon
Bug Grass Leaf Guard Chlorophyll Overcoat
0542   Leavanny
Bug Grass Swarm Chlorophyll Overcoat
0577   Solosis
Psychic Psychic Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator
0578   Duosion
Psychic Psychic Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator
0579   Reuniclus
Psychic Psychic Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator
0589   Escavalier
Bug Steel Swarm Shell Armor Overcoat
0616   Shelmet
Bug Bug Hydration Shell Armor Overcoat
0629   Vullaby
Dark Flying Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor
0630   Mandibuzz
Dark Flying Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor
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.

Trivia

  • Four of the Pokémon able to have this Ability are already immune to one of the damage-dealing weather conditions by virtue of their type (five if Wormadam's Sandy and Trash Cloaks are counted as separate Pokémon).

In other languages

Language Title
  French Envelocape
  German Wetterfest
  Italian Copricapo
  Portuguese Sobrecasaco
  Spanish Funda


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