Drizzle (Ability)

Not to be confused with Drizzile.

Drizzle (Japanese: あめふらし Rainfall) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Kyogre.

Effect

In battle

Generations III to V

Drizzle summons rain in battle as soon as a Pokémon with Drizzle enters the battle. Its effects are the same as the move Rain Dance, but instead of lasting for a limited amount of turns, it lasts for the whole battle (unless it is replaced by another type of weather). If a Pokémon with Drizzle is sent out in the same turn as another Pokémon whose Ability affects the weather, the slower Pokémon's Ability will override the faster Pokémon's Ability.

Generation VI onward

The rain now lasts only for five turns. This can be extended to eight turns if the Pokémon is holding a Damp Rock.

Rain called by Drizzle does not allow Sliggoo to evolve into Goodra.

Drizzle will not activate if the Pokémon it's on is a Kyogre that's in position to undergo Primal Reversion; in that case the Primal Reversion will happen instead, its ability will be replaced by Primordial Sea, and only that ability will activate. Drizzle will also fail to activate if heavy rain, extremely harsh sunlight, or strong winds are already in effect.

Outside of battle

Drizzle has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Drizzle

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0186		Politoed	Water		Water	Water Absorb	Damp
0279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	Keen Eye	Gen VII+	Rain Dish
0382		Kyogre	Water		Water		None	None
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Drizzle changes the weather to Rain upon entering a floor, and then every subsequent 36 turns.

In Super Mystery Dungeon, Drizzle changes the weather to rain upon entering a floor. Rain lasts a certain number of turns (in multiples of 66) before clearing. After the weather has cleared, Drizzle will again activate after waiting a certain number of turns (in multiples of 66).

Description

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Kyogre
Dark clouds appear when the Pokémon comes out and it starts to rain.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When Kyogre appears on the battlefield, dark clouds appear in the sky and it starts to rain heavily.
Kyogre (Ruby and Sapphire series)	Gaining Groudon		Debut
A wild Kyogre	The One That Didn't Get Away!		None

Dragonite and the Special Delivery

Kyogre
Kyogre's appearance is heralded by a sudden bout of rain.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Sudden rainfall occurs around Kyogre before it breaches out of the water.
A wild Kyogre	Dragonite and the Special Delivery		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Kyogre
Wherever the Pokémon is, large floods and tsunamis appear and it starts to rain hard.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Wherever Kyogre appears, large floods and tsunamis appear and it starts to rain hard, flooding the area.
Kyogre (Adventures)	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon III		Debut

• A Kyogre monster made of seawater created by Guile Hideout's wish to Jirachi was revealed to have Drizzle as its Ability.

In the TCG

Drizzle debuted as an attack in the Pokémon Trading Card Game with Azumarill from the EX Sandstorm expansion. At its debut, when used, the attack allows the player to attach as many Water Energy cards from their hand to their Active Pokémon. The current iteration of the attack as of the Legends Awakened expansion instead allows the player to attach up to 2 Water Energy cards from their hand to 1 of their Pokémon.

The following is a list of Pokémon cards with the Drizzle attack.

Pokémon cards with Drizzle Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	Mark	English Expansion		Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion		Rarity	#
Azumarill			EX Sandstorm			30/100	Miracle of the Desert			017/053
Kyogre			Legends Awakened			32/146	Cry from the Mysterious

In other languages

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