Thick Fat (Ability)

Thick Fat	あついしぼう
	Thick Fat
Flavor text Generation III Heat-and-cold protection. Generation IV Raises resistance to Fire-type and Ice-type moves. Generation V Ups resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Thick Fat (Japanese: あついしぼう Thick Fat) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Nineteen Pokémon have this Ability, many of which already possess types that make Ice-type and Fire-type moves ineffective.

Effect

In battle

Thick Fat gives the user heat and cold protection, therefore halving the power of Ice-type and Fire-type moves.

Outside of battle

Thick Fat has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Thick Fat

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0086		Seel	Water		Water	Thick Fat	Hydration	Ice Body
0087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	Thick Fat	Hydration	Ice Body
0143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	Immunity	Thick Fat	Gluttony
0183		Marill	Water	Fairy	Thick Fat	Huge Power	Sap Sipper
0184		Azumarill	Water		Water	Thick Fat	Huge Power	Sap Sipper
0220		Swinub	Ice	Ground	Oblivious	Snow Cloak	Thick Fat
0221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground	Oblivious	Snow Cloak	Thick Fat
0241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	Thick Fat	Scrappy	Sap Sipper
0296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0298		Azurill	Normal		Normal	Thick Fat	Huge Power	Sap Sipper
0325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
0326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
0363		Spheal	Ice	Water	Thick Fat	Ice Body	Oblivious
0364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	Thick Fat	Ice Body	Oblivious
0365		Walrein	Ice	Water	Thick Fat	Ice Body	Oblivious
0432		Purugly	Normal		Normal	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Defiant
0446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Thick Fat	Gluttony
0473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground	Oblivious	Snow Cloak	Thick Fat
0498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Thick Fat
0499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Thick Fat
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 the anime

Hariyama
The user doesn't get as hurt by Fire and Ice-type attacks as much as it normally would.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hariyama barely gets hurt when hit with Fire or Ice-type attacks.
Tyson's Hariyama	At the End of the Fray		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Makuhita Walrein
The user doesn't get hurt as much as it normally would from Fire and Ice-type attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Makuhita doesn't get hurt much from Fire or Ice-type attacks.
Brawly's Makuhita	Mashing Makuhita		Debut
	Walrein doesn't seem to get hurt from Fire or Ice-type attacks.
Archie's Walrein	VS. Walrein		None

Trivia

• The Swinub line are the only Pokémon that can have the Ability and benefit from it covering a weakness.
• Because of this Ability, Spheal's evolution line and Dewgong are the only Pokémon to have an 8× resistance.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 肥脂 Féizhī French Isograisse German Speckschicht Italian Grassospesso Korean 두꺼운 지방 Dukkeoun Jibang Portuguese Brazil Camada de Gordura Portugal Gordura Grossa Spanish Sebo

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