Crimson Core Guides - Overworld Abilities
Slot 1
Required for all abilities
Any Slot
Flame Body and Magma Armor only
Weather
Sand Veil and Snow Cloak are conditional
Faint OK
White Smoke works even when fainted
Every overworld ability requires the Pokemon to be in Slot 1 of your party. The only exceptions are Flame Body and Magma Armor which work from any slot. White Smoke is unique in that it works even if your lead is fainted. Only one overworld ability is active at a time.
Farming Abilities
Pickup
Passive Income
Chance to obtain items after battles, great for passive income while farming.
Munchlax
MeowthHoney Gather
Passive Income
Finds Honey after battles.
Combee
TeddiursaIncreasing Wild Encounters
Illuminate
Encounter Rate +
+10% wild encounter rate. Useful for high volume shiny grinding or farming rare low encounter-rate species.
Staryu
WatchogSwarm
Encounter Rate +
+10% wild encounter rate.
Volbeat
YanmaArena Trap
Encounter Rate +
+10% wild encounter rate.
Trapinch
DugtrioNo Guard
Encounter Rate +
+10% wild encounter rate.
Machoke
MachampReducing Wild Encounters
Intimidate
Encounter Rate -
Reduces encounters with Pokemon 5+ levels below your lead by 50%. Acts like a partial Repel when over-levelled for an area.
GyaradosKeen Eye
Encounter Rate -
Reduces encounters with Pokemon 5+ levels below your lead by 50%. Identical overworld effect to Intimidate.
FearowWhite Smoke
Encounter Rate -
Reduces wild encounter rate by 50%. Works even if the lead Pokemon is fainted, so you can keep a fainted Torkoal in Slot 1 throughout a route.
TorkoalStench
Encounter Rate -
Reduces the overall wild encounter rate regardless of level difference.
MukQuick Feet
Encounter Rate -
Reduces wild encounter rate by 10%. The weakest encounter reducer.
ShroomishPressure
Encounter Rate -
Reduces wild encounter rate. Most common on legendary and pseudo-legendary Pokemon.
AbsolSand Veil
Weather Conditional
Reduces encounter rate by 50% during sandstorms. No effect outside of sandstorm weather.
CacturneSnow Cloak
Weather Conditional
Reduces encounter rate during snow/hail. No effect outside of snow weather.
GlaceonFishing Abilities
Suction Cups
Fishing
Increases fishing encounters by 25%. More bites per session when fishing for rare rod-only spawns.
OctillerySticky Hold
Fishing
Increases fishing encounters by 25%. Identical effect to Suction Cups, use whichever you can obtain more easily.
MukBreeding Abilities
Flame Body
Egg Hatching
Eggs hatch quicker, halving the steps required. Works from any party slot, fainted or alive. Does not stack with Magma Armor.
MagmarMagma Armor
Egg Hatching
Eggs hatch quicker. Identical effect to Flame Body. Does not stack.
Can now be placed in the incubator slot instead of your active party.
Camerupt
MagcargoUtility Abilities
Synchronize
Nature Hunting
20% chance wild Pokemon share the same nature as your lead. Put a Synchronize Pokemon with your desired nature in Slot 1 to bias encounters toward that nature.
AbraHustle
Level Bias
50% chance to encounter higher-level wild Pokemon. Biases encounters toward the upper end of an area's level range.
Togepi
RuffletVital Spirit
Level Bias
50% chance to encounter higher-level wild Pokemon. Identical overworld effect to Hustle.
Electabuzz
PrimeapeRun Away
Escape
Guarantees escape from wild battles. Never fail a flee attempt.
Raticate
Rapidash
