Berserk (Ability)

Berserk ぎゃくじょう
Frenzy
Flavor text
Generation VII
Boosts the Pokémon's Sp. Atk stat when it takes a hit that causes its HP to become half or less.
Generation VIII
Boosts the Pokémon's Sp. Atk stat when it takes a hit that causes its HP to become half or less.
Generation IX
Boosts the Pokémon's Sp. Atk stat when it takes a hit that causes its HP to drop to half or less.

Berserk (Japanese: ぎゃくじょう Frenzy) is an Ability introduced in Generation VII. Prior to Generation VIII, it was the signature Ability of Drampa. In Generation IX, it is the signature Ability of Galarian Moltres.

Effect

In battle

Every time the HP of a Pokémon with Berserk drops below half, its Special Attack is raised by one stage.

If the HP of a Pokémon with Berserk drops below half but is about to be restored to above half due to a held item such as a Sitrus Berry, Berserk will activate before the HP is restored. However, if the move that hits the Pokémon with Berserk is a multi-strike move, the item will be consumed immediately after the hit that drops the HP to below half, so Berserk will only activate if the HP is still below half after all the strikes and after the activation of the held item.

If the HP falls below half due to indirect damage, such as one caused by Leech Seed, status conditions, or weather, Berserk won't activate. Berserk will not activate if the Pokémon's HP falls below half by a move affected by Sheer Force.

Outside of battle

Berserk has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Berserk

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0146   Moltres
Galarian Form
Dark Flying Berserk None None
0780   Drampa
Normal Dragon Berserk Sap Sipper Cloud Nine
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 languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 怒火沖天 Nouhfó Chūngtīn
Mandarin 怒火沖天 / 怒火冲天 Nùhuǒ Chōngtiān
  French Folle Furie*
Dracolère*
  German Wutausbruch
  Italian Furore
  Korean 발끈 Balkkeun
  Brazilian Portuguese Furioso
  Russian Безумие Bezumiye
  Spanish Cólera


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