Desolate Land (Ability)

Desolate Land おわりのだいち
Land of the End
Flavor text
Generation VI
Affects weather and nullifies any Water-type attacks.
Generation VII
The Pokémon changes the weather to nullify Water-type attacks.
Generation VIII
The Pokémon changes the weather to nullify Water-type attacks.
Generation IX
The Pokémon changes the weather to nullify Water-type attacks.

Desolate Land (Japanese: おわりのだいち Land of the End) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature Ability of Primal Groudon.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Desolate Land enters the battle or a Pokémon gains the Ability Desolate Land, the Ability creates extremely harsh sunlight, a unique variation of harsh sunlight. In a Rotation Battle, Desolate Land will not activate if the Pokémon is sent out in a rotated-out position, nor will it activate if the Pokémon is rotated in. In addition, Desolate Land will not activate if extremely harsh sunlight is already present on the battlefield.

Along with the usual effects of harsh sunlight, extremely harsh sunlight causes damage-dealing Water-type moves to fail (unless a Pokémon on the field has the Air Lock or Cloud Nine Ability). Additionally, extremely harsh sunlight causes the weather-modifying moves Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, and Hail to fail if used, and causes the Abilities Drought, Drizzle, Sand Stream, and Snow Warning to fail to activate.

Once in effect, as long as there is a Pokémon on the field with the Ability Desolate Land active (even if it is not the Pokémon who created it), the harsh sunlight will remain in effect unless it is replaced. (If the only Pokémon on the field with Desolate Land is rotated out or switched out, or has its Ability suppressed or replaced, the harsh sunlight will dissipate.) The harsh sunlight can be replaced by Primordial Sea or Delta Stream.

Outside of battle

Desolate Land has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Desolate Land

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0383   Groudon
Primal Groudon
Ground Fire Desolate Land None None
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

Description

Games Description
SMD The floor will get harsh sunlight!
MDRTDX The floor will have Extremely Harsh Sunlight.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 終結之地 Jūnggit-jī Deih
Mandarin 終結之地 / 终结之地 Zhōngjié-zhī Dì
  French Terre Finale
  German Endland
  Italian Terra Estrema
  Korean 끝의대지 Kkeut-ui Daeji
  Spanish Tierra del Ocaso


Variations of the Ability Primordial Sea
Primordial SeaDesolate LandDelta Stream


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