Serene Grace (Ability)

Serene Grace	てんのめぐみ
	Heavenly Blessing
Flavor text Generation III Promotes added effects. Generation IV Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing. Generation V Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing. Generation VI Boosts the likelihood of additional effects occurring. Generation VII Boosts the likelihood of additional effects occurring when attacking. Generation VIII Boosts the likelihood of additional effects occurring when attacking. Generation IX Raises the likelihood of additional effects occurring when the Pokémon uses its moves.

Serene Grace (Japanese: てんのめぐみ Heavenly Blessing) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Serene Grace will double the chance of a move having an additional effect. For example, Psychic will have a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense stat instead of its usual 10% chance, and Rock Smash will always lower an opponent's Defense by 1 level, as opposed to having a 50% chance of doing so.

Serene Grace has no effect on status moves.

Generations III and IV

The 10% flinch chance due to King's Rock and Razor Fang is unaffected by Serene Grace.

Generation V onwards

Serene Grace boosts the 10% flinch chance due to King's Rock or Razor Fang to 20%.

Serene Grace is cumulative with the rainbow produced by using Fire Pledge and Water Pledge on the same turn (causing secondary effect probabilities to be multiplied by 4 if both modifiers are present), except that moves with a chance to flinch will only have that chance doubled once.

From Generation V until Pokémon Sword and Shield (except Abilities are unavailable in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!), if the user has Serene Grace and uses Charge Beam while its side is under the effect of the rainbow from the combination of Fire Pledge and Water Pledge, the additional effect chance for Charge Beam will overflow and become 24%.

Serene Grace does not increase the probabilities for additional effects of G-Max Replenish or G-Max Snooze.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Serene Grace, as well as the Pokémon that can have Serene Grace and learn those moves.

Move Type Cat. Effect Pow. Chance Learned by Air Slash  Flying  Special Flinch 75 30% → 60% Ancient Power  Rock  Special Stats ↑ 60 10% → 20% * Astonish  Ghost  Physical Flinch 30 30% → 60% Bite  Dark  Physical Flinch 60 30% → 60% Blizzard  Ice  Special Freeze 110 10% → 20% Body Slam  Normal  Physical Paralysis 85 30% → 60% Bounce  Flying  Physical Paralysis 85 30% → 60% Charge Beam  Electric  Special Sp. Atk. ↑ 50 70% → 100% **** Confusion  Psychic  Special Confusion 50 10% → 20% Dragon Rush  Dragon  Physical Flinch 100 20% → 40% Earth Power  Ground  Special Sp. Def. ↓ 90 10% → 20% Energy Ball  Grass  Special Sp. Def. ↓ 90 10% → 20% Extrasensory  Psychic  Special Flinch 80 10% → 20% Fire Blast  Fire  Special Burn 110 10% → 20% Fire Punch  Fire  Physical Burn 75 10% → 20% Flamethrower  Fire  Special Burn 90 10% → 20% Flash Cannon  Steel  Special Sp. Def. ↓ 80 10% → 20% Focus Blast  Fighting  Special Sp. Def. ↓ 120 10% → 20% Headbutt  Normal  Physical Flinch 70 30% → 60% ******** Heart Stamp  Psychic  Physical Flinch 60 30% → 60% * Heat Wave  Fire  Special Burn 95 10% → 20% Ice Beam  Ice  Special Freeze 90 10% → 20% Ice Punch  Ice  Physical Freeze 75 10% → 20% Iron Head  Steel  Physical Flinch 80 30% → 60% Iron Tail  Steel  Physical Defense ↓ 100 10% → 20% Meteor Mash  Steel  Physical Attack ↑ 90 20% → 40% Moonblast  Fairy  Special Sp. Atk. ↓ 95 30% → 60% * Ominous Wind  Ghost  Special Stats ↑ 60 10% → 20% Play Rough  Fairy  Physical Attack ↓ 90 10% → 20% Poison Jab  Poison  Physical Poison 80 30% → 60% Poison Tail  Poison  Physical Poison 50 10% → 20% Psybeam  Psychic  Special Confusion 65 10% → 20% Psychic  Psychic  Special Sp. Def. ↓ 90 10% → 20% Relic Song  Normal  Special Sleep 75 10% → 20% Rock Climb  Normal  Physical Confusion 90 20% → 40% Rock Slide  Rock  Physical Flinch 75 30% → 60% Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical Defense ↓ 40 50% → 100% ********* Secret Power*  Normal  Physical Varies 70 30% → 60% Seed Flare  Grass  Special Sp. Def. ↓↓ 120 40% → 80% Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special Sp. Def. ↓ 80 20% → 40% Signal Beam  Bug  Special Confusion 75 10% → 20% Silver Wind  Bug  Special Stats ↑ 60 10% → 20% ** Sky Attack  Flying  Physical Flinch 140 30% → 60% * Snore  Normal  Special Flinch 50 30% → 60% Steel Wing  Steel  Physical Defense ↑ 70 10% → 20% Thunder  Electric  Special Paralysis 110 30% → 60% Thunderbolt  Electric  Special Paralysis 90 10% → 20% Thunder Punch  Electric  Physical Paralysis 75 10% → 20% Tri Attack  Normal  Special Varies 80 20% → 40% Twister  Dragon  Special Flinch 40 20% → 40% ** Water Pulse  Water  Special Confusion 60 20% → 40% ******** Zen Headbutt  Psychic  Physical Flinch 80 20% → 40%

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Serene Grace. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Mirror Move, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Serene Grace by Trace or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Move Type Cat. Effect Pow. Chance Acid  Poison  Special Sp. Def. ↓ 40 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Aurora Beam  Ice  Special Attack ↓ 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Axe Kick  Fighting  Physical Confusion 120 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Barb Barrage  Poison  Physical Poison 60 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Blaze Kick  Fire  Physical Burn 85 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Blazing Torque  Fire  Physical Burn 80 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Bleakwind Storm  Flying  Special Speed ↓ 100 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Blue Flare  Fire  Special Burn 130 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Bolt Strike  Electric  Physical Paralysis 130 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Bone Club  Ground  Physical Flinch 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Bubble  Water  Special Speed ↓ 40 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Bubble Beam  Water  Special Speed ↓ 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Bug Buzz  Bug  Special Sp. Def. ↓ 90 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Constrict  Normal  Physical Speed ↓ 10 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Chatter*  Flying  Special Confusion 60 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Combat Torque  Fighting  Physical Paralysis 100 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Cross Poison  Poison  Physical Poison 70 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Crunch  Dark  Physical Defense ↓ 80 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical Defense ↓ 75 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Dark Pulse  Dark  Special Flinch 80 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Diamond Storm  Rock  Physical Defense ↑↑ 100 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Discharge  Electric  Special Paralysis 80 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Dizzy Punch  Normal  Physical Confusion 70 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Dire Claw  Poison  Physical Varies 80 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Double Iron Bash  Steel  Physical Flinch 60 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Dragon Breath  Dragon  Special Paralysis 60 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Ember  Fire  Special Burn 40 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Fiery Dance  Fire  Special Sp. Atk. ↑ 80 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Fiery Wrath  Dark  Special Flinch 90 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical Burn 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Fire Fang  Fire  Physical Flinch 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Flame Wheel  Fire  Physical Burn 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Flare Blitz  Fire  Physical Burn 120 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Floaty Fall  Flying  Physical Flinch 90 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Force Palm  Fighting  Physical Paralysis 60 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Freeze-Dry  Ice  Special Freeze 70 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Freeze Shock  Ice  Physical Paralysis 140 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Freezing Glare  Psychic  Special Freeze 90 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical Poison 120 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Hurricane  Flying  Special Confusion 110 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Hyper Fang  Normal  Physical Flinch 80 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Ice Burn  Ice  Special Burn 140 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Ice Fang  Ice  Physical Flinch 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Ice Fang  Ice  Physical Freeze 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Icicle Crash  Ice  Physical Flinch 85 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Infernal Parade  Ghost  Physical Burn 60 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Lava Plume  Fire  Special Burn 80 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Leaf Tornado  Grass  Special Accuracy ↓ 65 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Lick  Ghost  Physical Paralysis 30 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Liquidation  Water  Physical Defense ↓ 85 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Luster Purge  Psychic  Special Sp. Def. ↓ 70 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Magical Torque  Fairy  Physical Confusion 100 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Metal Claw  Steel  Physical Attack ↑ 50 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Mirror Shot  Steel  Special Accuracy ↓ 65 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Mist Ball  Psychic  Special Sp. Atk. ↓ 70 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Mountain Gale  Ice  Physical Flinch 100 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Mud Bomb  Ground  Special Accuracy ↓ 65 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Muddy Water  Water  Special Accuracy ↓ 90 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Needle Arm  Grass  Physical Flinch 60 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Night Daze  Dark  Special Accuracy ↓ 85 40% → 80% {{{6}}} Noxious Torque  Poison  Physical Poison 100 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Octazooka  Water  Special Accuracy ↓ 65 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Poison Fang  Poison  Physical Toxic poison 50 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Poison Sting  Poison  Physical Poison 15 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Powder Snow  Ice  Special Freeze 40 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Pyro Ball  Fire  Physical Burn 120 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical Defense ↓ 75 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Rolling Kick  Fighting  Physical Flinch 60 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Sacred Fire  Fire  Physical Burn 100 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Sandsear Storm  Ground  Special Burn 100 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Scald  Water  Special Burn 80 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Scorching Sands  Ground  Special Burn 70 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Searing Shot  Fire  Special Burn 100 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Shadow Bone  Ghost  Physical Defense ↓ 85 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Shell Side Arm  Poison  Special Poison 90 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Sludge  Poison  Special Poison 75 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special Poison 60 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Sludge Wave  Poison  Special Poison 95 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Smog  Poison  Special Poison 30 40% → 80% {{{6}}} Spark  Electric  Physical Paralysis 65 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Splishy Splash  Water  Special Paralysis 90 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Springtide Storm  Fairy  Special Attack ↓ 100 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Steam Eruption  Water  Special Burn 110 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Steamroller  Bug  Physical Flinch 65 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Stomp  Normal  Physical Flinch 65 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Strange Steam  Fairy  Special Confusion 90 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical Flinch 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical Paralysis 65 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Thunder Shock  Electric  Special Paralysis 40 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Triple Arrows  Fighting  Physical Defense ↓ 90 50% → 100% {{{6}}} Triple Arrows  Fighting  Physical Flinch 90 30% → 60% {{{6}}} Twineedle  Bug  Physical Poison 25 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Waterfall  Water  Physical Flinch 80 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Wicked Torque  Dark  Physical Sleep 80 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Wildbolt Storm  Electric  Special Paralysis 100 20% → 40% {{{6}}} Volt Tackle  Electric  Physical Paralysis 120 10% → 20% {{{6}}} Zing Zap  Electric  Physical Flinch 80 30% → 60% {{{6}}}

Outside of battle

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver only, if a Pokémon with Serene Grace breaks a rock and finds an item, the game will instead pick the item below it in the game's list, unless it was the 5% item (this effectively means it will never find the most common item).

Pokémon with Serene Grace

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	Natural Cure	Serene Grace	Healer
0175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	Serene Grace	Run Away	Rattled
0242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	Natural Cure	Serene Grace	Healer
0385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	Serene Grace	None	None
0440		Happiny	Normal		Normal	Natural Cure	Serene Grace	Friend Guard
0468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying	Serene Grace	None	None
0585		Deerling	Normal	Grass	Chlorophyll	Sap Sipper	Serene Grace
0586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass	Chlorophyll	Sap Sipper	Serene Grace
0648		Meloetta Aria Forme	Normal	Psychic	Serene Grace	None	None
0648		Meloetta Pirouette Forme	Normal	Fighting	Serene Grace	None	None
0982		Dudunsparce	Normal		Normal	Serene Grace	Run Away	Rattled
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 MDRB Improves the chances of triggering the added effects of moves. MDTDS Improves the chances that the Pokémon's moves deliver any added effect. BSL わざの ついかこうかが はつどう しやすくなる MDGtI Increases chances of moves inflicting additional effects.* The Pokémon's moves are more likely to have additional effects!* SMD The Pokémon's moves are more likely to have additional effects! MDRTDX The Pokémon's moves are more likely to have additional effects.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Togekiss; Using Air Slash Being affected
The Pokémon has a higher chance of activating the secondary effects of its moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Togekiss has a higher chance of activating the secondary effects of its moves.
Cynthia's Togekiss	Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• Marley's Sky Forme Shaymin was revealed to have Serene Grace as its Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 天恩 Tīnyān Mandarin 天恩 Tiān'ēn Czech Přízeň osudu French Sérénité German Edelmut Italian Leggiadro Korean 하늘의 은총 Haneul-yi Eunchong Polish Pogodny Wdzięk Portuguese Brazil Indulgência Serena Portugal Graça Serena Spanish Dicha Thai พรจากสวรรค์

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