Overcoat (Ability)

Overcoat ぼうじん
Dust Proof
Flavor text
Generation V
Protects the Pokémon from damage from weather.
Generation VI
Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail and powder.
Generation VII
Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder.
Generation VIII
Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder.
Generation IX
Currently unknown

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

Effect

In battle

Generation V

A Pokémon with Overcoat does not take damage from the weather conditions sandstorm and hailstorm.

Generation VI onward

Overcoat now also protects from powder and spore moves, as well as Effect Spore.

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
412G Burmy Burmy
Bug Bug Shed Skin None Overcoat
412S Burmy 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
0782   Jangmo-o
Dragon Dragon Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat
0783   Hakamo-o
Dragon Fighting Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat
0784   Kommo-o
Dragon Fighting Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat
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 other games

Description

Games Description
MDGtI Protects the Pokémon from weather that would damage it.*
The Hail and Sandstorm weather conditions won't damage the Pokémon!*
SMD Hail or a sandstorm won't damage the Pokémon! It also prevents the effects of the Effect Spore Ability and moves such as Poison Powder and Powder  .


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).
  • Four of the Pokémon able to have this Ability are already immune to powder moves by virtue of their type.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 防塵 Fòhngchàhn
Mandarin 防塵 / 防尘 Fángchén
  French Envelocape
  German Partikelschutz*
Wetterfest*
  Italian Copricapo
  Korean 방진 Bangjin
  Portuguese Sobrecasaco
  Spanish Funda


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