Prankster (Ability)

Prankster いたずらごころ
Prank Desire
Flavor text
Generation V
Gives priority to a status move.
Generation VI
Gives priority to a status move.
Generation VII
Gives priority to a status move.
Generation VIII
Gives priority to a status move.
Generation IX
Gives priority to the Pokémon's status moves.

Prankster (Japanese: いたずらごころ Prank Desire) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

Generation V

Prankster increases the priority of status moves by one. A move having its priority increased by Prankster does not cause it to be blocked by Quick Guard.

Generation VI

Any status moves used by Pokémon with Prankster now can be blocked by Quick Guard.

Generation VII onward

Dark-type Pokémon are now immune to opposing Pokémon's moves that gain priority due to Prankster, including moves called by moves that call other moves (such as Assist and Nature Power) and excluding moves that are repeated as a result of Prankster-affected Instruct or moves that occur earlier than their usual order due to Prankster-affected After You. Ally Dark-type Pokémon are still affected by the user's status moves.

Dark-type Pokémon can still bounce moves back with Magic Bounce or Magic Coat; moves that have increased priority due to Prankster which are reflected by Magic Bounce or Magic Coat can affect Dark-type Pokémon, unless the Pokémon that bounced the move with Magic Coat also has Prankster. Moves that target all Pokémon (except Perish Song and Rototiller, which cannot affect Dark-type opponents if boosted by Prankster) and moves that set traps are successful regardless of the presence of Dark-type Pokémon.

Status Z-Moves (including Extreme Evoboost) have their priority increased.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Prankster, as well as the Pokémon that can have Prankster and learn those moves.

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Prankster. They may, however, be used after a Pokémon with Prankster learns the move via Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Prankster due to an Ability changing Ability or move.

Outside of battle

Prankster has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Prankster

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0198 Murkrow Murkrow
 Dark Flying Insomnia Super LuckGen IV+
0302 Sableye Sableye
 Dark Ghost Keen Eye StallGen IV+
0313 Volbeat Volbeat
 Bug Bug Illuminate Swarm
0314 Illumise Illumise
 Bug Bug Oblivious Tinted LensGen IV+
0354 Banette Banette
Mega Banette 		Ghost Ghost None None
0447 Riolu Riolu
 Fighting Fighting Steadfast Inner Focus
0509 Purrloin Purrloin
 Dark Dark Limber Unburden
0510 Liepard Liepard
 Dark Dark Limber Unburden
0546 Cottonee Cottonee
 Grass Fairy Infiltrator Chlorophyll
0547 Whimsicott Whimsicott
 Grass Fairy Infiltrator Chlorophyll
0641 Tornadus Tornadus
Incarnate Forme 		Flying Flying None Defiant
0642 Thundurus Thundurus
Incarnate Forme 		Electric Flying None Defiant
0678 Meowstic Meowstic
Male 		Psychic Psychic Keen Eye Infiltrator
0707 Klefki Klefki
 Steel Fairy None Magician
0859 Impidimp Impidimp
 Dark Fairy Frisk Pickpocket
0860 Morgrem Morgrem
 Dark Fairy Frisk Pickpocket
0861 Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl
 Dark Fairy Frisk Pickpocket
0944 Shroodle Shroodle
 Poison Normal Unburden Pickpocket
0945 Grafaiai Grafaiai
 Poison Normal Unburden Poison Touch
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

When a status move is used by a Pokémon with Prankster, it will use the move twice in a row on a single turn. This will only consume 1 PP.

In Rescue Team DX, moves affected by Prankster have no effect on Dark-type Pokémon.

Description

Games Description
MDGtI When the Pokémon uses a status move, it's used 2 times at once for only 1 PP.*
When the Pokémon uses a status move, it uses it 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use!*
SMD When the Pokémon uses a status move, it uses it 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use!
MDRTDX When the Pokémon uses a status move, it uses it 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use! The move won't work if the target is a Dark-type Pokémon, though.


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Meowstic


The Pokémon's support moves always go first.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Meowstic Meowstic's support moves always outspeed the opponent's moves.
Olympia's Meowstic All Eyes on the Future! Debut

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 惡作劇之心 Okjokkehk jī sām *
玩心 Wàahnsām *
Mandarin 惡作劇之心 / 恶作剧之心 Èzuòjù-zhī xīn *
玩心 Wánxīn *
Danish Spilopmager
Finnish Keppostelija
French Farceur
German Strolch
Italian Burla
Korean 짓궂은마음 Jitguch-eun Ma'eum
Norwegian Prankster
Polish Psotnik
Portuguese Brazil Travesso (UNITE, Mega Evolution website)
Travessura (animated series)
Portugal Malandro
Spanish Latin America Timador
Spain Bromista
Swedish Skämtare
Vietnamese Đùa Nghịch
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