Simple

Doubles the Pokémon's stat modifiers. These doubled modifiers are still capped at -6 or 6 stages.

5 Pokémon2 as Hidden AbilityIntroduced in Gen 4

Added in Gen 4.

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In-depth effect
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More from Gen 4

In-depth effect

Each stage of this Pokémon's stat modifiers acts as two stages. These doubled stages are still limited to a minimum of -6 and a maximum of 6. This Pokémon can still accumulate less than -3 or more than 3 stages of stat modifiers, even though the extra ones have no effect after doubling.

Pokémon with Simple (3)

As a Hidden Ability2

Pokémon that can have Simple only as their Hidden Ability.

#0527

WoobatHidden #0528

SwoobatHidden

More abilities from Gen 4

Other abilities introduced alongside Simple.

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.
Leaf Guard	20	Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.
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.

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“Simple”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/abilities/simple.

Ability data from PokéAPI.