Own Tempo (Ability)

Own Tempo	マイペース
	My Pace
Flavor text Generation III Prevents confusion. Generation IV Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. Generation V Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. Generation VI Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. Generation VII This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused. Generation VIII This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused. Generation IX The Pokémon sticks to its own tempo, preventing it from becoming confused or being affected by Intimidate.

Own Tempo (Japanese: マイペース My Pace) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Own Tempo prevents the Pokémon from being afflicted by confusion, even if it is self-inflicted (such as from moves like Thrash or items like the Iapapa Berry).

A Pokémon with this Ability will be cured of confusion if it is confused while in battle (such as if it gains the Ability by an effect like Skill Swap, or is confused by a Pokémon with an Ability like Mold Breaker).

Generation III

If a Pokémon with Own Tempo is confused due to obtaining it from Baton Pass, it will be cured of confusion as soon as it switches in. If a Pokémon with Trace is sent into battle via Baton Pass and is confused as a result, if it gains Own Tempo via Trace it will not be cured of confusion until after a Pokémon takes its turn (uses a move, switches out, etc.).

If the Pokémon with this Ability is confused and is holding a Persim, Lum, or Touga Berry, Own Tempo will cure the Pokémon of confusion before the Berry has a chance to be consumed.

Generation IV

If a Pokémon with Trace is sent into battle via Baton Pass and is confused as a result, if it gains Own Tempo via Trace it will be cured of confusion immediately.

In Generation IV only, if a Pokémon is confused and has a status condition, if its confusion is cured by Own Tempo, the status condition icon will disappear from the HP bar while it is in battle. The status condition will continue to take effect, however.

Generation V to VII

If a Pokémon with Own Tempo is confused due to obtaining it from Baton Pass, it will not be cured of confusion until after a Pokémon takes its turn (uses a move, switches out, etc.).

If the Pokémon with this Ability is confused and is holding a Persim or Lum Berry, the Berry will be eaten before Own Tempo cures the Pokémon of confusion.

Generation VIII onward

Own Tempo now also blocks Intimidate.

Outside of battle

Rockruff with Own Tempo are capable of evolving into Dusk Form Lycanroc.

Pokémon with Own Tempo

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	Oblivious	Own Tempo	Regenerator
	Slowpoke Galarian Form	Psychic		Psychic	Gluttony	Own Tempo	Regenerator
	Slowbro	Water	Psychic	Oblivious	Own Tempo	Regenerator
	Slowbro Galarian Form	Poison	Psychic	Quick Draw	Own Tempo	Regenerator
	Lickitung	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Oblivious	Cloud Nine
	Slowking	Water	Psychic	Oblivious	Own Tempo	Regenerator
	Slowking Galarian Form	Poison	Psychic	Curious Medicine	Own Tempo	Regenerator
	Smeargle	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Technician	Moody
	Lotad	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
	Lombre	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
	Ludicolo	Water	Grass	Swift Swim	Rain Dish	Own Tempo
	Numel	Fire	Ground	Oblivious	Simple	Own Tempo
	Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
	Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Gluttony
	Spinda	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Tangled Feet	Contrary
	Glameow	Normal		Normal	Limber	Own Tempo	Keen Eye
	Purugly	Normal		Normal	Thick Fat	Own Tempo	Defiant
	Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	Own Tempo	Oblivious	Cloud Nine
	Petilil	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
	Lilligant	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
	Espurr	Psychic		Psychic	Keen Eye	Infiltrator	Own Tempo
	Bergmite	Ice		Ice	Own Tempo	Ice Body	Sturdy
	Avalugg	Ice		Ice	Own Tempo	Ice Body	Sturdy
	Rockruff Own Tempo Rockruff	Rock		Rock	Own Tempo	None	None
	Mudbray	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
	Mudsdale	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
	Indeedee Female	Psychic	Normal	Own Tempo	Synchronize	Psychic Surge
	Tandemaus	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Pickup	Own Tempo
	Fidough	Fairy		Fairy	Own Tempo	None	Klutz
	Tadbulb	Electric		Electric	Own Tempo	Static	Damp
	Tinkatink	Fairy	Steel	Mold Breaker	Own Tempo	Pickpocket
	Tinkatuff	Fairy	Steel	Mold Breaker	Own Tempo	Pickpocket
	Tinkaton	Fairy	Steel	Mold Breaker	Own Tempo	Pickpocket
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 other games

Description

Games Description MDRB Prevents confusion. MDTDS Protects the Pokémon from confusion. BSL こんらんじょうたいに ならない Conq. Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused. MDGtI Protects against the Confusion status condition.* It protects the Pokémon from the Confusion status condition!* SMD It protects the Pokémon from getting confused! MDRTDX This Ability protects the Pokémon from getting Confused.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In Rayquaza Redemption I, Norman's Spinda was revealed to have Own Tempo as its Ability, but it was Skill Swapped with his Slaking's Truant Ability.
• In Well Met, Weepinbell, Diamond's Lickilicky, Kit, was revealed to have Own Tempo as his Ability, but it couldn't be used because Sebastian's Weepinbell cancelled it out with Gastro Acid.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 我行我素 Ngóhhàhng-ngóhsou Mandarin 我行我素 Wǒxíng-wǒsù French Tempo Perso German GleichmutIX+ TempomacherIII–VIII Italian Mente Locale Korean 마이페이스 My Pace Brazilian Portuguese Ritmo Próprio Russian Своими Темпами Svoimi Tempami Spanish Ritmo Propio Vietnamese Nhịp điệu riêng

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