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Zen Mode

Changes Darmanitan's form after each turn depending on its HP: Zen Mode below 50% max HP, and Standard Mode otherwise.

1 Pokémon1 as Hidden AbilityIntroduced in Gen 5

Added in Gen 5.

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This Pokémon switches between Standard Mode and Zen Mode after each turn depending on its HP. Below 50% of its maximum HP, it switches to Zen Mode, and at 50% or above, it switches to Standard Mode. This Pokémon returns to Standard Mode upon leaving battle or losing this ability. This ability has no effect if this Pokémon is not a Darmanitan.

As a Hidden Ability1

Pokémon that can have Zen Mode only as their Hidden Ability.

#0555DarmanitanHidden
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“Zen Mode”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/abilities/zen-mode.

Ability data from PokéAPI.