Ability · Generation III · Ability No. 72
Vital Spirit
Spanish name: Espíritu Vital
Effect
The Pokémon is full of vitality, and that prevents it from falling asleep.
This Pokémon cannot be asleep. This causes Rest to fail altogether. If a Pokémon is asleep and acquires this ability, it will immediately wake up; this includes when regaining a lost ability upon leaving battle. This ability functions identically to Insomnia in battle. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, higher-levelled Pokémon have their encounter rate increased.
Changes by generation
How this ability worked in older games:
- Before Emerald: This Pokémon cannot be asleep. This causes Rest to fail altogether. If a Pokémon is asleep and acquires this ability, it will immediately wake up; this includes when regaining a lost ability upon leaving battle. This ability functions identically to Insomnia in battle.
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