Thick Fat (Ability)

Thick Fat あついしぼう
Thick Fat
Flavor text
Generation III
Heat-and-cold protection.
Generation IV
Raises resistance to Fire-type and Ice-type moves.DPPt
Ups resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.HGSS
Generation V
Ups resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Generation VI
Boosts resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Generation VII
The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Generation VIII
The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Generation IX
The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.

Thick Fat (Japanese: あついしぼう Thick Fat) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

If a Pokémon with Thick Fat is attacked by an Ice- or Fire-type move, the opponent's Attack or Special Attack is reduced by 50% during damage calculation, effectively halving the damage the Pokémon takes.

Outside of battle

Thick Fat has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Thick Fat

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0003   Venusaur
Mega Venusaur
Grass Poison Thick Fat None None
0019   Rattata
Alolan Form
Dark Normal Gluttony Hustle Thick Fat
0020   Raticate
Alolan Form
Dark Normal Gluttony Hustle Thick Fat
0086   Seel
Water Water Thick Fat HydrationGen IV+ Ice Body
0087   Dewgong
Water Ice Thick Fat HydrationGen IV+ Ice Body
0143   Snorlax
Normal Normal Immunity Thick Fat Gluttony
0183   Marill
Water Fairy Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper
0184   Azumarill
Water Fairy Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper
0220   Swinub
Ice Ground Oblivious Snow CloakGen IV+ Thick Fat
0221   Piloswine
Ice Ground Oblivious Snow CloakGen IV+ Thick Fat
0241   Miltank
Normal Normal Thick Fat ScrappyGen IV+ Sap Sipper
0296   Makuhita
Fighting Fighting Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force
0297   Hariyama
Fighting Fighting Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force
0298   Azurill
Normal Fairy Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper
0325   Spoink
Psychic Psychic Thick Fat Own Tempo Gluttony
0326   Grumpig
Psychic Psychic Thick Fat Own Tempo Gluttony
0363   Spheal
Ice Water Thick Fat Ice BodyGen IV+ Oblivious
0364   Sealeo
Ice Water Thick Fat Ice BodyGen IV+ Oblivious
0365   Walrein
Ice Water Thick Fat Ice BodyGen IV+ Oblivious
0432   Purugly
Normal Normal Thick Fat Own Tempo Defiant
0446   Munchlax
Normal Normal Pickup Thick Fat Gluttony
0473   Mamoswine
Ice Ground Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat
0498   Tepig
Fire Fire Blaze None Thick Fat
0499   Pignite
Fire Fighting Blaze None Thick Fat
0842   Appletun
Grass Dragon Ripen Gluttony Thick Fat
0915   Lechonk
Normal Normal Aroma Veil Gluttony Thick Fat
0916   Oinkologne
Male
Normal Normal Lingering Aroma Gluttony Thick Fat
0916   Oinkologne
Female
Normal Normal Aroma Veil Gluttony Thick Fat
0974   Cetoddle
Ice Ice Thick Fat Snow Cloak Sheer Force
0975   Cetitan
Ice Ice Thick Fat Slush Rush Sheer Force
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, Thick Fat reduces the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves by 50%.

In Gates to Infinity and Super Mystery Dungeon, Thick Fat reduces the damage from Fire- and Ice-type moves by 30%.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Thick Fat is Mamoswine's Ability. When the user deals damage, its Defense and Special Defense are increased for a short time, up to three times. When this Pokémon uses Ice Shard, Icicle Crash or Ice Fang, its next basic attack becomes a boosted attack. In addition, if any of these moves creates a freezing area of effect inside an ally goal zone, it decreases the goal-scoring speed of opposing Pokémon inside that goal zone.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Resistant to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
MDTDS Makes the Pokémon resistant to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
BSL ほのおタイプや こおりタイプの わざが ききにくい
Conq. Raises resistance to Fire-type and Ice-type moves.
MDGtI Reduces damage from Fire- and Ice-type moves.*
The Pokémon takes less damage from Fire- and Ice-type moves!*
SMD The Pokémon takes less damage from Fire- and Ice-type moves!
MDRTDX The Pokémon takes less damage from Fire- and Ice-type moves.


In the anime

 
Hariyama
 
Mega Venusaur
The Pokémon doesn't get as hurt by Fire- and Ice-type attacks as much as it normally would.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Hariyama barely gets hurt when hit with Fire- or Ice-type attacks.
Tyson's Hariyama At the End of the Fray Debut
  Mega Venusaur barely gets hurt when hit with Fire- or Ice-type attacks.
A Trainer's Venusaur Mega Evolution Special IV None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In the TCG

Thick Fat debuted as an Ability in the Pokémon Trading Card Game with Hariyama from the Furious Fists expansion. The Pokémon with this Ability takes 30 less damage from attacks from the opponent's Fire-type or Water-type Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

The following is a list of Pokémon cards with the Thick Fat Ability.

Pokémon cards with Thick Fat
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type Mark English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Hariyama   Furious Fists     52/111 Rising Fist     050/096
Mamoswine   BREAKthrough     82/162 Red Flash     039/059
Azumarill   A Burning Shadows     35/147 To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow     020/051

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 厚脂肪 Háuh Jīfōng
肥脂 Fèihjī *
Mandarin 厚脂肪 Hòu Zhīfáng*
肥脂 Féizhī *
  Dutch Speklaag
  Finnish Paksu rasva
  French Isograisse
  German Speckschicht
  Italian Grassospesso
  Korean 두꺼운 지방 Dukkeoun Jibang
Portuguese   Brazil Gordura Espessa (UNITE, TCG, manga)
Camada de Gordura (anime)
  Portugal Camada de Gordura
  Russian Толстый Жир Tolstyy Zhir
  Spanish Sebo
  Vietnamese Mỡ dày


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