Pixilate (Ability)

Pixilate	フェアリースキン
	Fairy Skin
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. Generation VII Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little. Generation VIII Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.

Pixilate (Japanese: フェアリースキン Fairy Skin) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. In Generation VIII, it is the signature Ability of Sylveon.

Effect

In battle

Generation VI

Pixilate causes all Normal-type moves used by the Pokémon to become Fairy-type and receive a 30% power boost. It overrides Ion Deluge and Electrify.

Generation VII

Affected moves now receive a 20% power boost.

Generation VIII

Pixilate no longer overrides Electrify. If Max Strike is selected with Pixilate, it will turn into Max Starfall when used.

Outside of battle

Pixilate has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Pixilate

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Gardevoir Mega Gardevoir	Psychic	Fairy	Pixilate	None	None
	Altaria Mega Altaria	Dragon	Fairy	Pixilate	None	None
	Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy	Cute Charm	None	Pixilate
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII 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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Normal-type moves become Fairy type and deal 20-25% more damage.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Pixilate is Sylveon's Ability. It increases the user's Special Attack and Special Defense by 2.5% for 1.5s, when it deals or receives damage, stacking up to 6 times.

Description

Games Description SMD Normal-type moves that the Pokémon uses become Fairy type and deal more damage! MDRTDX Normal-type moves used by the Pokémon become Fairy type and deal more damage.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Mega Gardevoir
The user's Normal-type attacks become Fairy-type
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Gardevoir	Mega Gardevoir's Normal-type attacks become Fairy-type.
Diantha's Gardevoir	PS568		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 妖精皮膚 Yīujīng Pèihfū Mandarin 妖精皮膚 / 妖精皮肤 Yāojing Pífū French Peau Féérique German Feenschicht Italian Pellefolletto Korean 페어리스킨 Fairy Skin Brazilian Portuguese Mãos de Fada Spanish Piel Feérica Vietnamese Da Tiên

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