Illuminate

Doubles the wild encounter rate.

8 PokémonIntroduced in Gen 3

One of the original abilities, from Gen 3 (Ruby & Sapphire).

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Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is doubled. This ability has no effect in battle.

Other abilities introduced alongside Illuminate.

Ability	Pokémon	Effect
Swift Swim	44	Doubles Speed during rain.
Sturdy	42	Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
Keen Eye	39	Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
Chlorophyll	37	Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
Inner Focus	35	Prevents flinching.
Intimidate	35	Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
Levitate	32	Evades Ground moves.
Swarm	31	Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

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“Illuminate”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/abilities/illuminate.

Ability data from PokéAPI.