Unburden (Ability)

Unburden	かるわざ
	Acrobatics
Flavor text Generation IV Raises speed if a held item is used. Generation V Raises Speed if a held item is used. Generation VI Boosts the Speed stat if its held item is used or lost. Generation VII Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost. Generation VIII Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost. Generation IX Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.

Unburden (Japanese: かるわざ Acrobatics) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Drifloon and Drifblim.

Effect

In battle

Unburden doubles the Pokémon's Speed stat when the Pokémon's held item is used or lost. This includes items that were lost via Knock Off, Thief, Incinerate, Bug Bite, and Pluck, as well as if an Air Balloon popped. If there is no held item to begin with or if a held item is traded for another, Unburden will not be activated. This boost is lost if the Pokémon is switched out, loses Unburden, or gains a held item. Regaining Unburden if it had been lost does not restore a previous boost. If Unburden is suppressed with Neutralizing Gas, a new boost cannot be gained, but a previous boost will return once Neutralizing Gas leaves the field. Gaining Unburden after a held item was consumed still doubles the Pokémon's Speed stat.

Outside of battle

Unburden has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Unburden

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	Limber	RecklessGen IV+	Unburden
0252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Unburden
0253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Unburden
0254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Unburden
0425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	Aftermath	Unburden	Flare Boost
0426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	Aftermath	Unburden	Flare Boost
0509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
0510		Liepard	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
0617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug	Hydration	Sticky Hold	Unburden
0684		Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy	Sweet Veil	None	Unburden
0685		Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy	Sweet Veil	None	Unburden
0701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying	Unburden	Limber	Mold Breaker
0827		Nickit	Dark		Dark	Run Away	Unburden	Stakeout
0828		Thievul	Dark		Dark	Run Away	Unburden	Stakeout
0903		Sneasler	Fighting	Poison	Pressure	UnburdenGen IX+	Poison Touch
0944		Shroodle	Poison	Normal	Unburden	Pickpocket	Prankster
0945		Grafaiai	Poison	Normal	Unburden	Poison Touch	Prankster
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

As long as a Pokémon with Unburden is not holding an item, it attacks or uses moves twice in one turn. Moves affected by this only have 1 PP deducted despite being used twice.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Raises the number of moves the Pokémon attempts per turn when not holding an item. BSL どうぐを もっていないと こうげきかいすうが あがる MDGtI Unavailable SMD When the Pokémon doesn't have an item, it uses a move 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use!

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• N's Purrloin was revealed to have Unburden as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 輕裝 Hīngjōng * 雜技 Jaahpgeih * Mandarin 輕裝 / 轻装 Qīngzhuāng * 雜技 Zájì * French Délestage German Entlastung Italian Agiltecnica Korean 곡예 Gok'ye Spanish Liviano Vietnamese Nhào Lộn

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