Shed Skin (Ability)

Shed Skin だっぴ
Shed Skin
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Generation III
Heals the body by shedding.
Generation IV
The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
Generation V
The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
Generation VI
The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions.
Generation VII
The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions by shedding its skin.
Generation VIII
The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions by shedding its skin.
Generation IX
The Pokémon may cure its own status conditions by shedding its skin.

Shed Skin (Japanese: だっぴ Shed Skin) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

At the end of each turn, Shed Skin has a chance of curing the Pokémon of a non-volatile status condition. If it cures a status condition, it does so before burn or poison damage is dealt on that turn.

Generation III

Shed Skin has a 1/3 chance of curing the Pokémon.

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire only, due to an oversight, if a Pokémon cures itself of sleep with Shed Skin, it will not be cured of Nightmare even after waking up.

Generation IV

Shed Skin has a 30% chance of curing the Pokémon.

Generation V onward

Shed Skin has a 1/3 chance of curing the Pokémon.

Outside of battle

Shed Skin has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shed Skin

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0011 Metapod Metapod
Bug Bug None None
0014 Kakuna Kakuna
Bug Poison None None
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison Poison Intimidate Unnerve
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison Poison Intimidate Unnerve
0147 Dratini Dratini
Dragon Dragon None Marvel Scale
0148 Dragonair Dragonair
Dragon Dragon None Marvel Scale
0247 Pupitar Pupitar
Rock Ground None None
0266 Silcoon Silcoon
Bug Bug None None
0268 Cascoon Cascoon
Bug Bug None None
0336 Seviper Seviper
Poison Poison None Infiltrator
0401 Kricketot Kricketot
Bug Bug None Run Away
0412 Burmy Burmy
Bug Bug None Overcoat
0559 Scraggy Scraggy
Dark Fighting Moxie Intimidate
0560 Scrafty Scrafty
Dark Fighting Moxie Intimidate
0588 Karrablast Karrablast
Bug Bug Swarm No Guard
0665 Spewpa Spewpa
Bug Bug None Friend Guard
0843 Silicobra Silicobra
Ground Ground Sand Spit Sand Veil
0844 Sandaconda Sandaconda
Ground Ground Sand Spit Sand Veil
0953 Rellor Rellor
Bug Bug Compound Eyes None
0967 Cyclizar Cyclizar
Dragon Normal None Regenerator
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

Games Description
MDRB Recovers easily from status problems.
MDTDS Helps the Pokémon recover more easily from status problems.
BSL じぶんが こうどう したあとに わるいじょうたいが なおることがある
Conq. The Pokémon may heal its own status ailments.
MDGtI Sometimes heals the Pokémon's negative status conditions.*
Sometimes it cures every single bad status condition the Pokémon has!*
SMD Sometimes it cures every single bad status condition the Pokémon has!
MDRTDX This Ability sometimes cures every bad status condition the Pokémon has.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蛻皮 Teuipèih *
脫皮 Tyutpèih *
Mandarin 蛻皮 / 蜕皮 Tuìpí *
脫皮 Tuōpí *
French Mue
German Expidermis
Italian Muta
Korean 탈피 Talpi
Brazilian Portuguese Pele Vertente
Spanish Mudar
Vietnamese Lột da
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