Shields Down (Ability)

Shields Down (Japanese: リミットシールド Limit Shield) is an Ability introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature Ability of.

In battle
At the start of battle or at the end of a turn, if Minior's HP is above half, it will change into its Meteor Form. At the end of the turn, if its HP is below half, it will change back to its Core Form.

While in Meteor Form, Minior cannot be afflicted by status conditions or become drowsy due to. will fail when used by Minior in Meteor Form. If Core Form Minior is switched in while grounded (due to Iron Ball,, or being ed ), it will be ed by before Shields Down switches it to Meteor Form.

,, , , and fail if the target has the Ability Shields Down. fails if either Pokémon has Shields Down. Shields Down cannot be copied by, , or. Shields Down cannot be replaced by or suppressed by. If a Pokémon other than Minior obtains Shields Down with or, the Pokémon will not change forms and will not be immune to status conditions (even if it transformed into Meteor Form Minior).

,, and have no effect on Shields Down. If a Pokémon with uses  on a Minior in Meteor Form, it will not be ed.

If Minior gets a status condition while in Core Form and later changes into Meteor Form, the status condition remains in effect.

Outside of battle
Minior is always in Core Form outside of battle.

In other languages
Limitschild Escudo limitado Bouclier-Carcan Scudosoglia リミットシールド 界限盾殼（特性）