Anticipation Ability Guide
Complete guide to the Pokémon ability Anticipation. View its effect description, flavor text, and the full list of Pokémon that can have Anticipation as a standard or hidden ability. Free Pokémon ability database with detailed competitive analysis.
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Pokémon With the Anticipation Ability
These Pokémon can have Anticipation as a standard or hidden ability. Click any Pokémon to view its full Pokédex entry with stats, types, and movepool.
About the Anticipation Ability
Anticipation is a Pokémon ability that can be possessed by various Pokémon across different generations. Abilities are passive effects that influence battles by providing various bonuses, immunities, or triggered effects. The ability Anticipationmay be a standard ability or a hidden ability, depending on the Pokémon species. Hidden abilities are typically rarer and often more powerful than standard abilities.
Understanding how Anticipation works is essential for competitive team building. Some abilities activate automatically when the Pokémon enters battle, while others are triggered by specific conditions such as being hit by certain move types or weather effects. Check which Pokémon can have Anticipation in the list above, and use our Pokémon Comparison Tool to compare Pokémon with this ability.
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