Shield Dust (Ability)

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Flavor text Generation III Prevents added effects. Generation IV Blocks the added effects of attacks taken. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Shield Dust (Japanese: りんぷん Moth Scales) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Five Pokémon have this ability, all of which are Template:Type2.

Effect

In battle

Shield Dust negates all possible side-effects whose probability would be boosted by Serene Grace; any side-effect would be stopped. For example, Body Slam would only deal damage and not have its usual 30% chance of causing Paralysis. It does not stop moves that only cause these effects, like Thunder Wave.

Outside of battle

Shield Dust has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shield Dust

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
010		Caterpie	Bug
013		Weedle	Bug	Poison
265		Wurmple	Bug
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison

Dual ability

#	Pokémon		Type		Other ability

In other languages

• Spanish: Polvo escudo