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Suction Cups

Prevents being forced out of battle by other Pokémon's moves.

5 PokémonIntroduced in Gen 3

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

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In-depth effect

This Pokémon cannot be forced out of battle by moves such as Whirlwind. Dragon Tail and Circle Throw still inflict damage against this Pokémon. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the success rate while fishing is increased.

Pokémon with Suction Cups (5)

#0224Octillery#0345Lileep#0346Cradily#0686Inkay#0687Malamar
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“Suction Cups”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/abilities/suction-cups.

Ability data from PokéAPI.