Shed Skin (Ability)

Shed Skin (Japanese: だっぴ Molting) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Shed Skin だっぴ
Molting
Flavor text
Generation III
Heals the body by shedding.
Generation IV
The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
Generation V
The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
Generation VI
The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions.
Generation VII
The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions by shedding its skin.
Generation VIII
The Pokémon may heal its own status conditions by shedding its skin.

Effect

In battle

At the end of each turn, Shed Skin has a 1/3 chance of curing the Pokémon of a non-volatile status condition. If it cures a status condition, it does so before burn or poison damage is dealt on that turn.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Shed Skin had a 30% chance of curing the Pokémon.

Outside of battle

Shed Skin has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shed Skin
# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
Metapod Bug Bug Shed Skin None None
Kakuna Bug Poison Shed Skin None None
Ekans Poison Poison Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve
Arbok Poison Poison Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve
Dratini Dragon Dragon Shed Skin None Marvel Scale
Dragonair Dragon Dragon Shed Skin None Marvel Scale
Pupitar Rock Ground Shed Skin None None
Silcoon Bug Bug Shed Skin None None
Cascoon Bug Bug Shed Skin None None
Seviper Poison Poison Shed Skin None Infiltrator
Kricketot Bug Bug Shed Skin None Run Away
Burmy
Plant Cloak		 Bug Bug Shed Skin None Overcoat
Burmy
Sandy Cloak		 Bug Bug Shed Skin None Overcoat
Burmy
Trash Cloak		 Bug Bug Shed Skin None Overcoat
Scraggy Dark Fighting Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate
Scrafty Dark Fighting Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate
Karrablast Bug Bug Swarm Shed Skin No Guard
Spewpa Bug Bug Shed Skin None Friend Guard
Silicobra Ground Ground Sand Spit Shed Skin Sand Veil
Sandaconda Ground Ground Sand Spit Shed Skin Sand Veil
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

Description
Games Description
MDRB Recovers easily from status problems.
MDTDS Helps the Pokémon recover more easily from status problems.
BSL じぶんが こうどう したあとに わるいじょうたいが なおることがある
Conq. The Pokémon may heal its own status ailments.
MDGtI Sometimes heals the Pokémon's negative status conditions.*
Sometimes it cures every single bad status condition the Pokémon has!*
SMD Sometimes it cures every single bad status condition the Pokémon has!
MDRTDX This Ability sometimes cures every bad status condition the Pokémon has.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


  • Yellow's Metapod, Kitty, was revealed to have Shed Skin as his Ability.
  • Bugsy's Kakuna are revealed to have Shed Skin as their Ability.
  • Lance's Dragonair and Pupitar are revealed to have Shed Skin as their Ability.
  • Paka's Burmy was revealed to have Shed Skin as its Ability.

Trivia

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蛻皮 Teuipèih *
脫皮 Tyutpèih *
Mandarin 蛻皮 / 蜕皮 Tuìpí *
脫皮 Tuōpí *
French Mue
German Expidermis
Italian Muta
Korean 탈피 Talpi
Portuguese Brazil Pele Vertente
Portugal Troca de Pele
Spanish Mudar
Vietnamese Lột da



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