Leaf Guard

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

20 Pokémon7 as Hidden AbilityIntroduced in Gen 4

Added in Gen 4.

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In-depth effect
Pokémon
Hidden Ability
More from Gen 4

In-depth effect

This Pokémon cannot be given a major status ailment during strong sunlight. This ability does not heal prior status ailments. Rest will fail altogether with this ability in effect. Yawn will immediately fail if used on this Pokémon during strong sunlight, and an already-used Yawn will fail if the weather turns to strong sunlight in the meantime.

Pokémon with Leaf Guard (13)

As a Hidden Ability7

Pokémon that can have Leaf Guard only as their Hidden Ability.

#0152

ChikoritaHidden #0153

More abilities from Gen 4

Other abilities introduced alongside Leaf Guard.

Ability	Pokémon	Effect
Frisk	28	Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
Gluttony	27	Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
Hydration	22	Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.
Mold Breaker	20	Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
Technician	20	Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
Ice Body	19	Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.
Iron Fist	18	Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
Rivalry	18	Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

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“Leaf Guard”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/abilities/leaf-guard.

Ability data from PokéAPI.