Anticipation (Ability)

Anticipation (Japanese: きけんよち Danger Premonition) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Generation IV
When a Pokémon with Anticipation enters the battle or a Pokémon gains the Ability Anticipation, it causes the Pokémon to "shudder" if any opponent has a damaging move that is super effective against the Pokémon with Anticipation, a one-hit knockout move, or or.

,, , and are treated as  moves. ,, and do not trigger Anticipation.

Generation V
The moves Selfdestruct and Explosion are now treated like all other Normal-type moves, and thus no longer trigger Anticipation.

,, and are counted as attacking moves of their types, so can trigger Anticipation. is treated as a Normal-type move.

Generation VI onward
is now treated as its effective type rather than. and are treated as Normal-type moves.

moves (including Self-Destruct and Explosion) can trigger Anticipation in Inverse Battles, if the Pokémon is weak to Normal-type moves.

Anticipation ignores a mysterious air current.

Outside of battle
Anticipation has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Anticipation

 * In Generation V, has no Hidden Ability.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, when a Pokémon with Anticipation attacks an opponent with a regular attack it can detects if the opponent has any super-effective moves.

Since Gates to Infinity, Anticipation increases the chance of evading super-effective moves and one-hit knockout moves.

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In other languages
Vorahnung Anticipación Anticipation Presagio きけんよち 危险预知（特性）