Mold Breaker (Ability) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

Publish date: 2024-06-17

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Mold Breaker

かたやぶり

Mold-Breaking

Flavor text

Generation VI
Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.

Generation VII
Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.

Generation VIII
Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.

Generation IX
The Pokémon's moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.

Mold Breaker (Japanese: かたやぶり Mold-Breaking) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Main article: Ignoring Abilities

When a Pokémon with Mold Breaker uses a move, the effects of all Pokémon's ignorable Abilities are ignored for the execution of that move. (Ignorable Abilities are most Abilities that could potentially negatively affect the success, damage, or effects of a move if possessed by the target of a move or its allies.) For example, a Pokémon with Mold Breaker that uses Earthquake can hit opponents that have Levitate.

In Generation IV, when a Pokémon with Mold Breaker is brought out, the message "<name> has Mold Breaker!" is displayed. From Generation V onward, when a Pokémon with Mold Breaker is brought out, the message "<name> breaks the mold!" is displayed.

Generation IV

Flower Gift will increase the Attack of allies with Mold Breaker, even when they are attacking the ally with Flower Gift.

Generation V onward

If a Pokémon with Mold Breaker forces a Pokémon to switch in by using a move that switches the target out (such as Roar or Dragon Tail), ignorable Abilities are ignored when applying entry hazards. For example, a Pokémon with Levitate switched in this way will be affected by Spikes and Toxic Spikes (unless it is also ungrounded for other reasons); if a Poison-type Pokémon with Levitate is switched in this way, it will remove Toxic Spikes from its side of the field (unless it is also ungrounded for other reasons).

If a Pokémon with Mold Breaker attacks, it does not gain Attack due to an ally's Flower Gift.

Generation VIII onward

Mold Breaker no longer ignores Dark Aura and Fairy Aura, though it will still ignore Aura Break.

Outside of battle

Mold Breaker has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Mold Breaker

In other games

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Prevents the foe's ability from activating when the Pokémon attacks.
BSL	こうげきしたときにあいてのとくせいのこうかをうけない
MDGtI	Damage dealt by the Pokémon's moves or items is not influenced by the target's Ability.* The Pokémon's moves are not influenced by the target's Ability! For example, it could make a Pokémon with Sturdy faint in one hit!*
SMD	The Pokémon's moves are not influenced by the target's Ability! For example, it could make a Pokémon with the Sturdy Ability faint in one hit!
MDRTDX	The Pokémon can deal damage and inflict status conditions on targets regardless of their Abilities. For example, this Pokémon can make a Pokémon with the Sturdy Ability faints in one hit!

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Haxorus
The Pokémon's moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Haxorus's moves aren't affected by the opponent's Ability.
Iris's Haxorus	One Way or Another	Debut

Trivia

In other languages

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