Normalize (Ability)

Normalize (Japanese: ノーマルスキン Normal Skin) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature Ability of and.

In battle
Normalize makes all moves (including status moves) used by the Pokémon with this Ability act as though they were instead of their usual type.

If Normalize makes a Normal-type move, Thunder Wave can affect  Pokémon but not  Pokémon, unless the Ghost-type Pokémon is holding a  or affected by  or.

If the move is affected by Normalize, it deals -type damage. If the move is affected by Normalize, its ability to hit  Pokémon super effectively is retained.

If or  is used on a Pokémon with Normalize, all its moves turn to the Electric type rather than Normal type.

Generation IV
,, , and are affected by Normalize.

Generations V and VI
,, , , and are not affected by Normalize.

Generation VII
Affected moves now receive a 20% power boost. Damaging Z-Moves are not affected by Normalize.

Outside of battle
Normalize has no effect outside of battle.

Normalize changes all moves into Normal type.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, Normalize also turns the standard attack into a Normal-type move. It also makes throwing items deal Normal-type damage. This does not apply to items that deal fixed damage.

Description

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In the Japan Mini-volume 6 and Viz Mini-volume 12 for the, 's was revealed to have Normalize as its Ability.

In other languages
Regulierung Normalidad Normalise Normalità ノーマルスキン 一般皮肤（特性）