Unburden (Ability)

Unburden (Japanese: かるわざ Acrobatics) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Drifloon and Drifblim.

Unburden

かるわざ

Acrobatics

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Generation IV
Raises speed if a held item is used.


Generation V
Raises Speed if a held item is used.


Generation VI
Boosts the Speed stat if its held item is used or lost.


Generation VII
Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.


Generation VIII
Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.

Effect

In battle

Unburden doubles the Pokémon's Speed stat when the Pokémon's held item is used or lost. This includes items that were lost via Knock Off, Thief, Incinerate, Bug Bite, and Pluck, as well as if an Air Balloon popped. If there is no held item to begin with or if a held item is traded for another, Unburden will not be activated. This boost is lost if the Pokémon is switched out, loses Unburden, or gains a held item. Regaining Unburden if it had been lost does not restore a previous boost. If Unburden is suppressed with Neutralizing Gas, a new boost cannot be gained, but a previous boost will return once Neutralizing Gas leaves the field.

Outside of battle

Unburden has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Unburden

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	Limber	Reckless	Unburden
	Treecko	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Unburden
	Grovyle	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Unburden
	Sceptile	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Unburden
	Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	Aftermath	Unburden	Flare Boost
	Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	Aftermath	Unburden	Flare Boost
	Purrloin	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
	Liepard	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
	Accelgor	Bug		Bug	Hydration	Sticky Hold	Unburden
	Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy	Sweet Veil	None	Unburden
	Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy	Sweet Veil	None	Unburden
	Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying	Unburden	Limber	Mold Breaker
	Nickit	Dark		Dark	Run Away	Unburden	Stakeout
	Thievul	Dark		Dark	Run Away	Unburden	Stakeout
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

As long as a Pokémon with Unburden is not holding an item, it attacks or uses moves twice in one turn. Moves affected by this only have 1 PP deducted despite being used twice.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Raises the number of moves the Pokémon attempts per turn when not holding an item.
BSL	どうぐをもっていないとこうげきかいすうがあがる
MDGtI	Unavailable
SMD	When the Pokémon doesn't have an item, it uses a move 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use!

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	輕裝 Hīngjōng * 雜技 Jaahpgeih *
Chinese	Mandarin	輕裝 / 轻装 Qīngzhuāng * 雜技 Zájì *
French		Délestage
German		Entlastung
Italian		Agiltecnica
Korean		곡예 Gok'ye
Portuguese		Sem Peso
Spanish		Liviano
Vietnamese		Nhào Lộn

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