Anticipation (Ability)

Anticipation きけんよち
Danger Premonition
Flavor text
Generation IV
Senses the foe's dangerous moves.
Generation V
Senses a foe's dangerous moves.
Generation VI
Senses an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.
Generation VII
The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.
Generation VIII
The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.
Generation IX
The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.

Anticipation (Japanese: きけんよち Danger Premonition) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Generation IV

When a Pokémon with Anticipation enters the battle or a Pokémon gains the Ability Anticipation, it causes the Pokémon to "shudder" if an opponent has a damaging move that is super effective against the Pokémon with Anticipation, a one-hit knockout move, or Self-Destruct or Explosion. Shuddering has no actual effect, except that the presence of the Ability message is meant to provide information about possible moves the opponent might have.

Hidden Power, Judgment, Weather Ball, and Natural Gift are treated as Normal-type moves. If the opponent has Scrappy or Normalize, or if Gravity is in effect, Anticipation will take those effects into account when determining if an opponent's move is in fact super effective. Counter, Metal Burst, and Mirror Coat do not trigger Anticipation.

Generation V

The moves Selfdestruct and Explosion are now treated like all other Normal-type moves and thus no longer trigger Anticipation.

Counter, Metal Burst, and Mirror Coat are counted as attacking moves of their types, so can trigger Anticipation. Techno Blast is treated as a Normal-type move. Synchronoise is treated as an ordinary Psychic-type move. Anticipation no longer factors in the effects of Scrappy, Normalize, or Gravity on type matchups when determining if it should display a trigger message.

Generation VI onward

Hidden Power is now treated as its effective type rather than Normal-type. Revelation Dance and Multi-Attack are treated as Normal-type moves. Freeze-Dry is treated as an ordinary Ice-type move. Flying Press is treated as an ordinary Fighting-type move. Aura Wheel is treated as an Electric-type move.

Anticipation takes into account the modified type chart of Inverse Battles and thus can be triggered by Normal-type moves (including Self-Destruct and Explosion).

Anticipation does not factor in the effect of strong winds on type matchups, nor the effect of opponents' abilities such as Aerilate on changing the type of their moves.

Outside of battle

Anticipation has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Anticipation

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0077 Ponyta Ponyta
Galarian Form
Psychic Psychic Run Away Pastel Veil Anticipation
0078 Rapidash Rapidash
Galarian Form
Psychic Fairy Run Away Pastel Veil Anticipation
0133 Eevee Eevee
Normal Normal Run Away AdaptabilityGen IV+ Anticipation
0339 Barboach Barboach
Water Ground Oblivious AnticipationGen IV+ Hydration
0340 Whiscash Whiscash
Water Ground Oblivious AnticipationGen IV+ Hydration
0413 Wormadam Wormadam
Plant Cloak
Bug Grass Anticipation None Overcoat
0413 Wormadam Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
Bug Ground Anticipation None Overcoat
0413 Wormadam Wormadam
Trash Cloak
Bug Steel Anticipation None Overcoat
0453 Croagunk Croagunk
Poison Fighting Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch
0454 Toxicroak Toxicroak
Poison Fighting Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch
0598 Ferrothorn Ferrothorn
Grass Steel Iron Barbs None AnticipationGen VI+
0856 Hatenna Hatenna
Psychic Psychic Healer Anticipation Magic Bounce
0857 Hattrem Hattrem
Psychic Psychic Healer Anticipation Magic Bounce
0858 Hatterene Hatterene
Psychic Fairy Healer Anticipation Magic Bounce
0955 Flittle Flittle
Psychic Psychic Anticipation Frisk Speed Boost
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

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, when a Pokémon with Anticipation attacks an opponent with a regular attack, it can detect if the opponent has any super-effective moves.

Since Gates to Infinity, Anticipation increases the chance of evading super-effective moves and one-hit knockout moves.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Anticipation is Ability of an Eevee that will evolve into an Espeon. When Eevee would be affected by a hindrance (including slow), the hindrance is negated and Eevee becomes immune to hindrances for a short time. Hindrances that have multiple hits, such as Pikachu's Volt Tackle, will have only the first hit negated. This Ability has 45 second cooldown. Upon evolving into Espeon, this becomes Magic Bounce.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Shows if the foe has super-effective moves upon hitting it with a regular attack.
BSL つうじょうこうげきを すると じぶんにたいしてこうかが ばつぐんの わざがあるか わかる
MDGtI It's easier for the Pokémon to dodge supereffective moves and one-hit KO moves.*
It makes it easier for the Pokémon to dodge moves that are super effective against it, as well as one-hit KO moves, such as Fissure!*
SMD It makes it easier for the Pokémon to dodge moves that are super effective against it, as well as one-hit KO moves, such as Fissure!
MDRTDX Sometimes the Pokémon is able to dodge moves that are super effective against it, as well as one-hit KO moves, such as Fissure.


In animation

Pokémon animated series

Brock Croagunk Anticipation.png
Croagunk


The Pokémon predicts the movement of a stronger opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Croagunk Croagunk can sense when a strong opponent is nearby. It can also sense the opponent inside its own Poké Ball.
Brock's Croagunk Losing Its Lustrous! Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 危險預知 Ngàihhím Yuhjī *
預知危險 Yuhjī Ngàihhím *
Mandarin 危險預知 Wéixiǎn Yùzhī / Wēixiǎn Yùzhī *
預知危險 Yùzhī Wéixiǎn *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Anticipatie
France Flag.png French Anticipation
Germany Flag.png German Vorahnung
Italy Flag.png Italian Presagio
South Korea Flag.png Korean 위험예지 Wiheom Yeji
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Presságio (UNITE)
Antecipação (manga)
Spain Flag.png Spanish Anticipación
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Dự báo nguy hiểm
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