Mega Launcher (Ability)

Mega Launcher メガランチャー
Mega Launcher
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Generation VI
Powers up aura and pulse moves.
Generation VII
Powers up aura and pulse moves.
Generation VIII
Powers up aura and pulse moves.
Generation IX
Powers up pulse moves.

Mega Launcher (Japanese: メガランチャー Mega Launcher) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. From Generation VIII onward, it is the signature Ability of Clauncher and Clawitzer.

Effect

In battle

Mega Launcher boosts the strength of aura and pulse moves used by a Pokémon with this Ability. Damage-dealing moves are boosted in power by 50%, while Heal Pulse heals 75% of the target's maximum HP rather than the usual 50%, including Z-Heal Pulse.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Mega Launcher, as well as the Pokémon that can have Mega Launcher and learn those moves.

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Mega Launcher. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Mega Launcher by an Ability like Trace or Receiver or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Outside of battle

Mega Launcher has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Mega Launcher

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0009   Blastoise
Mega Blastoise
Water Water Mega Launcher None None
0692   Clauncher
Water Water Mega Launcher None None
0693   Clawitzer
Water Water Mega Launcher 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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Mega Launcher boosts the strength of aura and pulse moves used by a Pokémon with this Ability. Damage-dealing moves are boosted in power by 20%, while Heal Pulse heals 48% of the target's maximum HP rather than the usual 40%.

Description

Games Description
SMD Water Pulse, Dark Pulse, Dragon Pulse, and Aura Sphere become more powerful!
MDRTDX Aura Sphere and moves with "Pulse" in their names become more powerful.


In the anime

 
Mega Blastoise
 
Clawitzer
The Pokémon's pulse and aura moves are more powerful than normal.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Mega Blastoise's pulse and aura moves become more powerful than normal.
Siebold's Blastoise Mega Evolution Special I Debut
  Clawitzer's pulse and aura moves become more powerful than normal.
Sawyer's Clawitzer A Full-Strength Battle Surprise! None


Trivia

  • This Ability affects moves containing はどう hadō in their Japanese names, which can be translated as either wave or aura.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 超級發射器 Chīukāp Faatsehhei *
超級噴射 Chīukāp Panseh *
Mandarin 超級發射器 / 超级发射器 Chāojí Fāshèqì
  Danish Mega Bazooka
  Dutch Megawerper
  Finnish Megaheitin
  French Méga Blaster
  German Megawumme
  Italian Megalancio
  Korean 메가런처 Mega Launcher
  Norwegian Mega Launcher
  Polish Megawyrzutnia
Portuguese   Brazil Megalançamento
  Portugal Megalançador
  Spanish Megadisparador
  Swedish Megaavfyrare


Variations of the Ability Mega Launcher
Mega LauncherStrong JawSharpness


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.