Mold Breaker (Ability)

Mold Breaker かたやぶり
Mold-Breaking
Flavor text
Generation IV
Moves can be used regardless of abilities.
Generation V
Moves can be used regardless of Abilities.
Generation VI
Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
Generation VII
Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
Generation VIII
Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
Generation IX
The Pokémon's moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.

Mold Breaker (Japanese: かたやぶり Mold-Breaking) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Main article: Ignoring Abilities

When a Pokémon with Mold Breaker uses a move, the effects of all Pokémon's ignorable Abilities are ignored for the execution of that move. (Ignorable Abilities are most Abilities that could potentially negatively affect the success, damage, or effects of a move if possessed by the target of a move or its allies.) For example, a Pokémon with Mold Breaker that uses Earthquake can hit opponents that have Levitate.

In Generation IV, when a Pokémon with Mold Breaker is brought out, the message "<name> has Mold Breaker!" is displayed. From Generation V onward, when a Pokémon with Mold Breaker is brought out, the message "<name> breaks the mold!" is displayed.

Generation IV

Flower Gift will increase the Attack of allies with Mold Breaker, even when they are attacking the ally with Flower Gift.

Generation V onward

If a Pokémon with Mold Breaker forces a Pokémon to switch in by using a move that switches the target out (such as Roar or Dragon Tail), ignorable Abilities are ignored when applying entry hazards. For example, a Pokémon with Levitate switched in this way will be affected by Spikes and Toxic Spikes (unless it is also ungrounded for other reasons); if a Poison-type Pokémon with Levitate is switched in this way, it will remove Toxic Spikes from its side of the field (unless it is also ungrounded for other reasons).

If a Pokémon with Mold Breaker attacks, it does not gain Attack due to an ally's Flower Gift.

Generation VIII onward

Mold Breaker no longer ignores Dark Aura and Fairy Aura, though it will still ignore Aura Break.

Outside of battle

Mold Breaker has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Mold Breaker

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0127   Pinsir
Bug Bug Hyper Cutter Mold BreakerGen IV+ Moxie
0130   Gyarados
Mega Gyarados
Water Dark Mold Breaker None None
0181   Ampharos
Mega Ampharos
Electric Dragon Mold Breaker None None
0408   Cranidos
Rock Rock Mold Breaker None Sheer Force
0409   Rampardos
Rock Rock Mold Breaker None Sheer Force
0529   Drilbur
Ground Ground Sand Rush Sand Force Mold Breaker
0530   Excadrill
Ground Steel Sand Rush Sand Force Mold Breaker
0538   Throh
Fighting Fighting Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker
0539   Sawk
Fighting Fighting Sturdy Inner Focus Mold Breaker
0550   Basculin
Red-Striped Form
Water Water Reckless Adaptability Mold Breaker
0550   Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
Water Water Rock Head Adaptability Mold Breaker
0550   Basculin
White-Striped Form
Water Water Rattled Adaptability Mold Breaker
0610   Axew
Dragon Dragon Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve
0611   Fraxure
Dragon Dragon Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve
0612   Haxorus
Dragon Dragon Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve
0621   Druddigon
Dragon Dragon Rough Skin Sheer Force Mold Breaker
0674   Pancham
Fighting Fighting Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy
0675   Pangoro
Fighting Dark Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy
0701   Hawlucha
Fighting Flying Limber Unburden Mold Breaker
0902   Basculegion
Water Ghost Swift SwimGen IX+ Adaptability Mold Breaker
0957   Tinkatink
Fairy Steel Mold Breaker Own Tempo Pickpocket
0958   Tinkatuff
Fairy Steel Mold Breaker Own Tempo Pickpocket
0959   Tinkaton
Fairy Steel Mold Breaker Own Tempo Pickpocket
0976   Veluza
Water Psychic Mold Breaker None Sharpness
1017   Ogerpon
Hearthflame Mask
Grass Fire Mold Breaker 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
MDTDS Prevents the foe's ability from activating when the Pokémon attacks.
BSL こうげきしたときに あいての とくせいのこうかを うけない
MDGtI Damage dealt by the Pokémon's moves or items is not influenced by the target's Ability.*
The Pokémon's moves are not influenced by the target's Ability! For example, it could make a Pokémon with Sturdy faint in one hit!*
SMD The Pokémon's moves are not influenced by the target's Ability! For example, it could make a Pokémon with the Sturdy Ability faint in one hit!
MDRTDX The Pokémon can deal damage and inflict status conditions on targets regardless of their Abilities. For example, this Pokémon can make a Pokémon with the Sturdy Ability faints in one hit!


In the anime

 
Cranidos
 
Rampardos
The Pokémon cancels out the opponent's Ability when it activates.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  When the opponent's Ability activates, Cranidos cancels it out.
Roark's Cranidos Shapes of Things to Come! Debut
  When the opponent's Ability activates, Rampardos cancels it out.
Roark's Rampardos O'er the Rampardos we Watched! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 破格 Pogaak *
革新 Gaaksān *
Mandarin 破格 Pògé *
革新 Géxīn *
  Dutch Schimmelbreker
  French Brise Moule
  German Überbrückung
  Italian Rompiforma
  Korean 틀깨기 Teulkkaegi
  Polish Niszczyciel
Portuguese   Brazil Destruidor de Molde (manga)
Modelo Britador (anime)
  Portugal Quebra-forma
  Spanish Rompemoldes
  Vietnamese Phá Vỡ Khuôn Mẫu


Variations of the Ability Mold Breaker
Mold BreakerTeravoltTurboblaze


  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.