Shield Dust (Ability)

Shield Dust (Japanese: りんぷん ) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. All that have this Ability are Bug types.

In battle
When the Pokémon is damaged by an attack, any additional effects are negated (similar to the attacker having, but without increasing damage). For example, would only deal damage and not have its usual 30% chance of causing. It does not stop moves that do not cause damage, like. Shield Dust also prevents poisoning from unless the user of Poison Touch used.

Outside of battle
Shield Dust has no effect outside of battle.

Description

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Trivia

 * Shield Dust essentially prevents the Pokémon from being in battle by any Pokémon (except those with  or one of its variants), as the Freeze status ailment is always caused as a secondary effect of an opponent's move, and the status cannot be passed to another Pokémon via  or.

In other languages
Puderabwehr Polvo escudo Écran Poudre Polvoscudo りんぷん 鳞粉（特性）