Plus (Ability)

Plus (Japanese: プラス Plus) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Plusle.

Plus プラス
Plus
Flavor text
Generation III
Powers up with Minus.
Generation IV
Boosts Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.DPPt
Ups Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.HGSS
Generation V
Ups Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Plus or Minus.
Generation VI
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat if another Pokémon has Plus or Minus.
Generation VII
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.
Generation VIII
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.

Effect

Generations III and IV

Plus powers up with Minus. When a Pokémon with Plus enters into a Double Battle with a Pokémon with the Ability Minus, the user's Special Attack stat is increased by 50%.

Generation V onward

When a Pokémon with Plus enters a battle and has an ally with Plus or Minus, the Special Attack stat of the Pokémon with Plus is increased by 50%.

The move Magnetic Flux raises the Defense and Special Defense of allied Pokémon with Plus or Minus by 1 stage, while the move Gear Up raises the Attack and Special Attack of target Pokémon with Plus or Minus by 1 stage.

Outside of battle

Plus has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Plus
# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
Mareep Electric Electric Static None Plus
Flaaffy Electric Electric Static None Plus
Ampharos Electric Electric Static None Plus
Plusle Electric Electric Plus None Lightning Rod
Klink Steel Steel Plus Minus Clear Body
Klang Steel Steel Plus Minus Clear Body
Klinklang Steel Steel Plus Minus Clear Body
Dedenne Electric Fairy Cheek Pouch Pickup Plus
Toxtricity
Amped Form		 Electric Poison Punk Rock Plus Technician
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII games.
  • For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities.
  • For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.
  • For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later.
  • For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later.
  • For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

A Pokémon with this Ability will receive a 50% bonus to Special Attack when using a special move if an allied Pokémon with the Ability Minus is nearby. Since Gates to Infinity, the Ability also activates if an allied Pokémon with the Ability Plus is in the same room.

Description
Games Description
MDRB Boosts Special Attack if there is a Pokémon with the Minus ability.
MDTDS Boosts the Pokémon's Special Attack when a Pokémon with the Minus ability is nearby.
BSL マイナスの とくせいの ポケモンがいると とくこうがあがる
MDGtI Raises Special Attack when an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is nearby.*
If a teammate in the same room has the Plus or Minus Ability, the Pokémon's Special Attack will go up!*
SMD If a teammate in the same room has the Plus or Minus Ability, the Pokémon's Sp. Atk goes up!
MDRTDX If a teammate in the same room has the Plus or Minus Ability, the Pokémon's Sp. Atk goes up.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 正電 Jingdihn *
陽性 Yèuhngsing *
Mandarin 正電 / 正电 Zhèngdiàn *
陽性 Yángxìng *
French Plus
German Plus
Italian Più
Korean 플러스 Plus
Portuguese Mais
Spanish Más
Vietnamese Dương tính



Variations of the Ability Minus
Minus • Plus
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