Limber (Ability)

Limber (Japanese: じゅうなん Flexible) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Limber prevents the Pokémon from being afflicted by paralysis.

A Pokémon with this Ability will be cured of paralysis if it is paralyzed while in battle (such as if it gains the Ability outside of battle or by an effect like Skill Swap, or is paralyzed by a Pokémon with an Ability like Mold Breaker).

Generation III

If a paralyzed Pokémon with Limber is sent into battle as one of the lead Pokémon or to replace a fainted Pokémon, or gains Limber due to Trace, it will not be cured of paralysis until after a Pokémon takes its turn (uses a move, switches out, etc.). It will be cured of paralysis if it is switched in to replace a switched out Pokémon (including if switched in via Baton Pass).

If a paralyzed Pokémon has Limber as its original Ability but not its current Ability, it will remain paralyzed when switched out.

If the Pokémon with this Ability is paralyzed and is holding a Cheri or Lum Berry, Limber will cure the Pokémon of paralysis before the Berry has a chance to be consumed.

Generation IV

When a paralyzed Pokémon with Limber enters battle, it will be cured of paralysis.

If a paralyzed Pokémon has Limber as its original Ability but not its current Ability, if it is one of the active Pokémon at the end of the battle or switched out, it will be cured of paralysis (with no message).

Generation V onward

If a paralyzed Pokémon has Limber as its original Ability but not its current Ability, it will remain paralyzed when switched out.

If the Pokémon with this Ability is paralyzed and is holding a Cheri or Lum Berry, the Berry will be eaten and cure the Pokémon of paralysis before Limber has a chance to activate.

Outside of battle

If a paralyzed Pokémon gains Limber by Evolution or the Ability Capsule, it will not be cured of paralysis until sent into battle. Pokémon with Limber will not be paralyzed by the Gentleman's Kirlia in the Battle Pike nor the Battle Arcade's game board.

Pokémon with Limber

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0053		Persian	Normal		Normal		TechnicianGen IV+	Unnerve
0106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting		RecklessGen IV+	Unburden
0132		Ditto	Normal		Normal		None	Imposter
0427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Klutz
0428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	Cute Charm	Klutz
0431		Glameow	Normal		Normal		Own Tempo	Keen Eye
0509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark		Unburden	Prankster
0510		Liepard	Dark		Dark		Unburden	Prankster
0618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	Static		Sand Veil
0701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying	Unburden		Mold Breaker
0747		Mareanie	Poison	Water	Merciless		Regenerator
0748		Toxapex	Poison	Water	Merciless		Regenerator
0852		Clobbopus	Fighting		Fighting		None	Technician
0853		Grapploct	Fighting		Fighting		None	Technician
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

Description

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 24, Green's Ditto, Ditty, was revealed to have Limber as its Ability.
• White's Stunfisk, Dorothy, was revealed to have Limber as her Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
• Sird's Persian was revealed to have Limber as her Ability.

Trivia

• Because Electric-type Pokémon are immune to paralysis from Generation VI onwards, Stunfisk's Limber Ability is redundant unless it undergoes a type change via a type-altering move like Camouflage, Reflect Type, or Soak.

In other languages

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