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Ignoring Abilities (with Mold Breaker/Sunsteel Strike/etc.) is different to suppressing them (with Gastro Acid/Core Enforcer)
(Not "treated as ungrouneded", Mold Breaker only applies to its "user"... The comment is "just in case", because almost certainly someone will think "Well you can also...")
(Ignoring Abilities (with Mold Breaker/Sunsteel Strike/etc.) is different to suppressing them (with Gastro Acid/Core Enforcer))
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* It has the {{t|Flying}} type.
* It has the {{t|Flying}} type.
* It has the [[Ability]] {{a|Levitate}}.
* It has the [[Ability]] {{a|Levitate}}.
* It is holding an {{DL|In-battle effect item|Air Balloon}}.
* It is holding an [[Air Balloon]].
* It is under the effect of {{m|Magnet Rise}} or {{m|Telekinesis}}.
* It is under the effect of {{m|Magnet Rise}} or {{m|Telekinesis}}.


Some of these characteristics can be suppressed or ignored by certain moves or Abilities, like {{a|Mold Breaker}} or {{m|Embargo}}.<!--Moves/Abilities that alter type/Abilities/items do not need to be mentioned, these are obvious because the ungrounded criteria is entirely invalidated by being removed (instead of just being ignored).-->
Some of these characteristics can be negated by certain moves or Abilities, such as {{m|Gastro Acid}} or {{a|Klutz}}. Additionally, if a Pokémon with {{a|Mold Breaker}}, {{a|Turboblaze}}, or {{a|Teravolt}} uses a move, Pokémon that are only ungrounded due to Levitate are treated as if they were grounded for the execution of that move.<!--Moves/Abilities that alter type/Abilities/items do not need to be mentioned, these are obvious because the ungrounded criteria is entirely invalidated by being removed (instead of just being negated).-->


==Grounded Pokémon==
==Grounded Pokémon==
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A Pokémon will be grounded if any of the following apply.
A Pokémon will be grounded if any of the following apply.
* It is holding an {{DL|In-battle effect item|Iron Ball}}.
* It is holding an [[Iron Ball]].
* It is under the effect of {{m|Ingrain}}<sup>Gen.&nbsp;IV+</sup> or {{m|Smack Down}}/{{m|Thousand Arrows}}.
* It is under the effect of {{m|Ingrain}}<sup>Gen.&nbsp;IV+</sup> or {{m|Smack Down}}/{{m|Thousand Arrows}}.
* {{m|Gravity}} is in effect.
* {{m|Gravity}} is in effect.
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* the [[Ability]] {{a|Arena Trap}}.
* the [[Ability]] {{a|Arena Trap}}.


If a Pokémon that is grounded has the {{t|Poison}} type and is sent out while {{m|Toxic Spikes}} are on its side of the field, Toxic Spikes will be removed.
If a grounded {{type|Poison}} Pokémon is sent out while {{m|Toxic Spikes}} are on its side of the field, Toxic Spikes will be removed.
 


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