Flower Veil (Ability)

Flower Veil (Japanese: フラワーベール Flower Veil) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation VII, it was one of the signature Abilities of 's evolutionary line.

In battle
Flower Veil prevents the Pokémon with this Ability (if it is ) and its Grass-type allies (including non-adjacent allies) from having their stats lowered. Self-inflicted stat reductions, such as from or, are not prevented. If a Grass-type Pokémon has, Flower Veil prevents the Pokémon's stats from being lowered after accounting for Contrary.

Flower Veil also prevents the Pokémon with this Ability (if it is Grass-type) and its Grass-type allies (including non-adjacent allies) from being afflicted by non-volatile status conditions or. However, it will not prevent a Pokémon from falling asleep if it is already drowsy from Yawn. This Ability has no effect on, the Flame Orb, and the Toxic Orb.

When a Pokémon with, or  uses a move, the effects of Flower Veil (including allies') are ignored for the duration of that move. As such, if the move of a Grass-type Pokémon with one of these Abilities triggers, , , , , or , it will not be protected by Flower Veil.

Outside of battle
It is unknown if Flower Veil has an effect outside of battle.

In, any teammates adjacent to the Pokémon with Flower Veil will not be affected with bad status conditions or have their stats lowered. Contrary to its Ability description, Flower Veil will not affect the user if it is not a Grass type.

Description

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In the Japan Mini-volume 6 for the, 's was revealed to have Flower Veil as her Ability.

In other languages
Blütenhülle Velo flor Flora-Voile Fiorvelo フラワーベール 花幕（特性）