Own Tempo (Ability)

Own Tempo	マイペース
	My Pace
Flavor text Generation III Prevents confusion. Generation IV Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. Generation V Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. Generation VI Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. Generation VII This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused. Generation VIII This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused. Generation IX The Pokémon sticks to its own tempo, preventing it from becoming confused or being affected by Intimidate.

Own Tempo (Japanese: マイペース My Pace) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Own Tempo prevents the Pokémon from being afflicted by confusion, even if it is self-inflicted (such as from moves like Thrash or items like the Iapapa Berry).

A Pokémon with this Ability will be cured of confusion if it is confused while in battle (such as if it gains the Ability by an effect like Skill Swap, or is confused by a Pokémon with an Ability like Mold Breaker).

Generation III

If a Pokémon with Own Tempo is confused due to obtaining it from Baton Pass, it will be cured of confusion as soon as it switches in. If a Pokémon with Trace is sent into battle via Baton Pass and is confused as a result, if it gains Own Tempo via Trace it will not be cured of confusion until after a Pokémon takes its turn (uses a move, switches out, etc.).

If the Pokémon with this Ability is confused and is holding a Persim, Lum, or Touga Berry, Own Tempo will cure the Pokémon of confusion before the Berry has a chance to be consumed.

Generation IV

If a Pokémon with Trace is sent into battle via Baton Pass and is confused as a result, if it gains Own Tempo via Trace it will be cured of confusion immediately.

In Generation IV only, if a Pokémon is confused and has a status condition, if its confusion is cured by Own Tempo, the status condition icon will disappear from the HP bar while it is in battle. The status condition will continue to take effect, however.

Generation V to VII

If a Pokémon with Own Tempo is confused due to obtaining it from Baton Pass, it will not be cured of confusion until after a Pokémon takes its turn (uses a move, switches out, etc.).

If the Pokémon with this Ability is confused and is holding a Persim or Lum Berry, the Berry will be eaten before Own Tempo cures the Pokémon of confusion.

Generation VIII onward

Own Tempo now also blocks Intimidate.

Outside of battle

Rockruff with Own Tempo are capable of evolving into Dusk Form Lycanroc.

Pokémon with Own Tempo

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	Oblivious	Own Tempo	Regenerator
0079		Slowpoke Galarian Form	Psychic		Psychic	Gluttony	Own Tempo	Regenerator
0080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	Oblivious	Own Tempo	Regenerator
0080		Slowbro Galarian Form	Poison	Psychic	Quick Draw	Own Tempo	Regenerator
0108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Oblivious	Cloud Nine
0199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	Oblivious	Own Tempo	Regenerator
0199		Slowking Galarian Form	Poison	Psychic	Curious Medicine	Own Tempo	Regenerator
0235		Smeargle	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	TechnicianGen IV+	Moody
0270		Lotad	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
0271		Lombre	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
0272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
0322		Numel	Fire	Ground	Oblivious	SimpleGen IV+	Own Tempo
0325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
0326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
0327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Tangled FeetGen IV+	Contrary
0431		Glameow	Normal		Normal	Limber	Own Tempo	Keen Eye
0432		Purugly	Normal		Normal	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Defiant
0463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Oblivious	Cloud Nine
0548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
0549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
0677		Espurr	Psychic		Psychic	Keen Eye	Infiltrator	Own Tempo
0712		Bergmite	Ice		Ice	Own Tempo	Ice Body	Sturdy
0713		Avalugg	Ice		Ice	Own Tempo	Ice Body	Sturdy
0744		Rockruff Own Tempo	Rock		Rock	Own Tempo	None	None
0749		Mudbray	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
0750		Mudsdale	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
0876		Indeedee Female	Psychic	Normal	Own Tempo	Synchronize	Psychic Surge
0924		Tandemaus	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Pickup	Own Tempo
0926		Fidough	Fairy		Fairy	Own Tempo	None	Klutz
0938		Tadbulb	Electric		Electric	Own Tempo	Static	Damp
0957		Tinkatink	Fairy	Steel	Mold Breaker	Own Tempo	Pickpocket
0958		Tinkatuff	Fairy	Steel	Mold Breaker	Own Tempo	Pickpocket
0959		Tinkaton	Fairy	Steel	Mold Breaker	Own Tempo	Pickpocket
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 MDRB Prevents confusion. MDTDS Protects the Pokémon from confusion. BSL こんらんじょうたいに ならない Conq. Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. MDGtI Protects against the Confusion status condition.* It protects the Pokémon from the Confusion status condition!* SMD It protects the Pokémon from getting confused! MDRTDX This Ability protects the Pokémon from getting Confused.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In Rayquaza Redemption I, Norman's Spinda was revealed to have Own Tempo as its Ability, but it was Skill Swapped with his Slaking's Truant Ability.
• In Well Met, Weepinbell, Diamond's Lickilicky, Kit, was revealed to have Own Tempo as his Ability, but it couldn't be used because Sebastian's Weepinbell cancelled it out with Gastro Acid.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 我行我素 Ngóhhàhng-ngóhsou Mandarin 我行我素 Wǒxíng-wǒsù French Tempo Perso German GleichmutIX+ TempomacherIII–VIII Italian Mente Locale Korean 마이페이스 My Pace Brazilian Portuguese Ritmo Próprio Russian Своими Темпами Svoimi Tempami Spanish Ritmo Propio Vietnamese Nhịp điệu riêng

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