Overcoat (Ability)

Overcoat	ぼうじん
	Dust Proof
Flavor text Generation V Protects the Pokémon from damage from weather. Generation VI Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail and powder. Generation VII Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder. Generation VIII Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder. Generation IX The Pokémon takes no damage from sandstorms. It is also protected from the effects of powders and spores.

Overcoat (Japanese: ぼうじん Dust Proof) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

Generation V

A Pokémon with Overcoat does not take damage from the weather conditions sandstorm and hailstorm.

Generation VI onward

Overcoat now also protects from powder and spore moves, as well as Effect Spore.

Outside of battle

Overcoat has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Overcoat

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Shellder	Water		Water	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
	Cloyster	Water	Ice	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
	Pineco	Bug		Bug	Sturdy	None	Overcoat
	Forretress	Bug	Steel	Sturdy	None	Overcoat
	Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon	Rock Head	None	Overcoat
	Burmy	Bug		Bug	Shed Skin	None	Overcoat
	Wormadam	Bug	Grass	Anticipation	None	Overcoat
	Sewaddle	Bug	Grass	Swarm	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
	Swadloon	Bug	Grass	Leaf Guard	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
	Leavanny	Bug	Grass	Swarm	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
	Solosis	Psychic		Psychic	Overcoat	Magic Guard	Regenerator
	Duosion	Psychic		Psychic	Overcoat	Magic Guard	Regenerator
	Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic	Overcoat	Magic Guard	Regenerator
	Escavalier	Bug	Steel	Swarm	Shell Armor	Overcoat
	Shelmet	Bug		Bug	Hydration	Shell Armor	Overcoat
	Vullaby	Dark	Flying	Big Pecks	Overcoat	Weak Armor
	Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying	Big Pecks	Overcoat	Weak Armor
	Jangmo-o	Dragon		Dragon	Bulletproof	Soundproof	Overcoat
	Hakamo-o	Dragon	Fighting	Bulletproof	Soundproof	Overcoat
	Kommo-o	Dragon	Fighting	Bulletproof	Soundproof	Overcoat
	Enamorus Therian Form	Fairy	Flying	Overcoat	None	None
	Varoom	Steel	Poison	Overcoat	None	Slow Start
	Revavroom	Steel	Poison	Overcoat	None	Filter
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 Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Hisuian Sliggoo's and Goodra's Ability is Overcoat instead of Shell Armor.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDGtI Protects the Pokémon from weather that would damage it.* The Hail and Sandstorm weather conditions won't damage the Pokémon!* SMD Hail or a sandstorm won't damage the Pokémon! It also prevents the effects of the Effect Spore Ability and moves such as Poison Powder and Powder .

Trivia

• Six of the Pokémon able to have this Ability are already immune to one of the damage-dealing weather conditions by virtue of their type (Seven if Wormadam's Sandy and Trash Cloaks are counted as separate Pokémon).
• Four of the Pokémon able to have this Ability are already immune to powder moves by virtue of their type.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 防塵 Fòhngchàhn Mandarin 防塵 / 防尘 Fángchén French Envelocape German PartikelschutzVIII+ WetterfestV–VII Italian Copricapo Korean 방진 Bangjin Spanish Funda

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