| Aftermath | ゆうばく |
| Induced Explosion |
Flavor text | Generation VII | |
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| Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit. |
| Generation VIII | |
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| Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit. |
| Generation IX | |
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| Damages the attacker if it knocks out the Pokémon with a move that makes direct contact. |
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Aftermath (Japanese:ゆうばくInduced Explosion) is anAbility introduced inGeneration IV.
Effect
In battle
When a Pokémon with this Ability faints due to damage from a move that makescontact, the attacking Pokémon takes damage equal to ¼ of its own maximum HP. This Ability will not activate if a Pokémon withDamp is on the field or if the Pokemon was knocked out bya move that dealt direct damage.
Outside of battle
Aftermath has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Aftermath
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
InExplorers of Time, Darkness andSky, and theMystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, when the Pokémon faints, it sometimes causes an explosion similar toSelfdestruct, reducing HP by half on team members and by 40 on hostile Pokémon, as well as destroying items.
InPokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Aftermath activates when hit by a contact move from an adjacent enemy, dealing damage equal to 25% of the attacking Pokémon's maximum HP. Aftermath will also cause the Pokémon to explode when it is hit by an explosion, dealing damage equal to 25% of the Pokémon's maximum HP to itself and surrounding Pokémon, as well as destroying all walls, items, and special tiles.
Description
| Games | Description |
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| MDTDS | Causes the Pokémon to explode upon fainting. | | BSL | このポケモンが たおれたときに ばくはつする | | MDGtI | Unavailable | | SMD | When the Pokémon takes huge damage from a contact move like Tackle or Scratch, it counterattacks to damage the enemy! If the Pokémon is hit by an explosion, it will explode, too! |
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In animation
Pokémon animated series
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Trivia
- All Pokémon that are able to have this Ability can learnExplosion. Aftermath's similarity to Explosion is more apparent in languages other than English, including the original Japanese, in which the Ability is known as ゆうばくYūbaku (Induced Explosion). This is also why the Ability Damp affects Aftermath.
- Prior to becoming an Ability, Aftermathappeared as a TCGAttack.
In other languages
