Quark Drive (Ability)

Quark Drive	クォークチャージ
	Quark Charge
Flavor text Generation IX Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat on Electric Terrain or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.

Quark Drive (Japanese: クォークチャージ Quark Charge) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of the futuristic Paradox Pokémon with the exception of Miraidon.

Effect

In battle

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When a Pokémon with Quark Drive is on the field and Electric Terrain is active, or the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy, its highest stat (other than HP and taking into account stat stages, but not held items) is increased by 30%, or 50% if Speed is the highest stat. Upon activation, a message tells which stat is increased to all the players. If multiple stats are tied for highest, Quark Drive breaks the tie by prioritizing Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed, in that order.

Quark Drive will activate even if the Pokémon is not grounded. Electric Terrain will activate Quark Drive before a held Booster Energy, so the Booster Energy will not be consumed if the Pokémon with Quark Drive is on Electric Terrain.

Skill Swap and Doodle will fail if either Pokémon has Quark Drive. Worry Seed and Gastro Acid will fail if the target has Quark Drive.

Outside of battle

Quark Drive has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Quark Drive

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Iron Treads	Ground	Steel	Quark Drive	None	None
	Iron Bundle	Ice	Water	Quark Drive	None	None
	Iron Hands	Fighting	Electric	Quark Drive	None	None
	Iron Jugulis	Dark	Flying	Quark Drive	None	None
	Iron Moth	Fire	Poison	Quark Drive	None	None
	Iron Thorns	Rock	Electric	Quark Drive	None	None
	Iron Valiant	Fairy	Fighting	Quark Drive	None	None
	Iron Leaves	Grass	Psychic	Quark Drive	None	None
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 languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 夸克充能 Kwāhāk Chūngnàhng Mandarin 夸克充能 Kuākè Chōngnéng French Charge Quantique German Quantenantrieb Italian Carica Quark Korean 쿼크차지 Quark Charge Spanish Carga Cuark

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