Frisk (Ability)

Frisk	おみとおし
	Unobstructed Sight
Flavor text Generation IV The Pokémon can check the foe's held item. Generation V The Pokémon can check a foe's held item. Generation VI The Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item. Generation VII When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item. Generation VIII When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item. Generation IX When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item.

Frisk (Japanese: おみとおし Unobstructed Sight) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Generations IV and V

Frisk allows the Pokémon to see the opponent's held item upon entering battle. If the foe is holding an item, a message identifying the item will be shown right after the Pokémon with Frisk enters the battle. If the foe is not holding an item, no message will appear.

In a Double or Triple Battle, an unidentified opponent is randomly chosen and their held item revealed. The item revealed may be from a non-adjacent opponent.

Generation VI

Frisk now identifies the held items of all opposing Pokémon, regardless of position, in the order of left to right from that team's perspective.

Outside of battle

Frisk has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Frisk

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	Cute Charm	Competitive	Frisk
	Exeggutor Alolan Form	Grass	Dragon	Frisk	None	Harvest
	Typhlosion Hisuian Form	Fire	Ghost	Blaze	None	Frisk
	Sentret	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Keen Eye	Frisk
	Furret	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Keen Eye	Frisk
	Yanma	Bug	Flying	Speed Boost	Compound Eyes	Frisk
	Stantler	Normal		Normal	Intimidate	Frisk	Sap Sipper
	Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	Insomnia	Frisk	Cursed Body
	Banette	Ghost		Ghost	Insomnia	Frisk	Cursed Body
	Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	Levitate	None	Frisk
	Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	Frisk
	Yanmega	Bug	Flying	Speed Boost	Tinted Lens	Frisk
	Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	Pressure	None	Frisk
	Gothita	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	Competitive	Shadow Tag
	Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	Competitive	Shadow Tag
	Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	Competitive	Shadow Tag
	Phantump	Ghost	Grass	Natural Cure	Frisk	Harvest
	Trevenant	Ghost	Grass	Natural Cure	Frisk	Harvest
	Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass	Pickup	Frisk	Insomnia
	Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass	Pickup	Frisk	Insomnia
	Noibat	Flying	Dragon	Frisk	Infiltrator	Telepathy
	Noivern	Flying	Dragon	Frisk	Infiltrator	Telepathy
	Orbeetle	Bug	Psychic	Swarm	Frisk	Telepathy
	Impidimp	Dark	Fairy	Prankster	Frisk	Pickpocket
	Morgrem	Dark	Fairy	Prankster	Frisk	Pickpocket
	Grimmsnarl	Dark	Fairy	Prankster	Frisk	Pickpocket
	Wyrdeer	Normal	Psychic	Intimidate	Frisk	Sap Sipper
	Flittle	Psychic		Psychic	Anticipation	Frisk	Speed Boost
	Espathra	Psychic		Psychic	Opportunist	Frisk	Speed Boost
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

• In the Generation V games, Duskull, Dusclops, and Dusknoir have no Hidden Ability.
• In the Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Hisuian Typhlosion's Hidden Ability is Flash Fire instead of Frisk.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDTDS Shows if the foe is holding an item when the Pokémon hits it with a regular attack. BSL つうじょうこうげきを したときに あいてが どうぐを もっているかが わかる MDGtI When the Pokémon uses a move on a foe, it will learn the name of the item the foe is holding.* When it uses a move or attack on a foe, the Pokémon will know the name of the item that foe is carrying.* SMD When the Pokémon uses a move or attack on an enemy, the Pokémon will know the name of the item that the enemy is carrying! MDRTDX When the Pokémon attacks an enemy, it will learn the name of the item that the enemy is carrying.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• Blue's Pumpkaboo is revealed to have Frisk as his Ability.
• Caitlin's Gothitelle is revealed to have Frisk as its Ability.
• Sird's Banette is revealed to have Frisk as her Ability.
• Professor Oak's Stantler, Antch, is revealed to have Frisk as her Ability.

Trivia

• This Ability originated as a TCG Pokémon Power.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 察覺 Chaatgok * 看穿 Honchyūn * Mandarin 察覺 / 察觉 Chájué * 看穿 Kànchuān * French Fouille German Schnüffler Italian Indagine Korean 통찰 Tongchal Russian Обыск Obysk Spanish Cacheo Vietnamese Bắt Bài

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