Levitate (Ability)
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Levitate (Japanese:ふゆうFloating) is anAbility introduced inGeneration III.
Description
| Event | Gen III | Gen IV | Gen V | Gen VI | Gen VII | Gen VIII | Gen IX |
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| Levitate activated | "(Wild/Foe) <Pokémon> makesGround moves miss withLevitate!" | "(The wild/foe's) <Pokémon> makes Ground moves miss with Levitate!" | "It doesn't affect(the wild/foe's) <Pokémon>..." | "It doesn't affect(The wild/opposing) <Pokémon>..." | "It doesn't affect(the wild/the opposing/Totem) <Pokémon>..." | "It doesn't affect(the wild/opposing) <Pokémon>..." | "It doesn't affect(the wild/opposing) <Pokémon>..." |
Effect
In battle
Levitate renders the Pokémon with this Ability immune to damagingGround-type moves (exceptThousand Arrows). It also makes itungrounded, therefore unaffected by the effects ofArena Trap,Spikes,Toxic Spikes,Sticky Web,Rototiller, andterrain. Additionally,Poison-type Pokémon with Levitate do not remove Toxic Spikes upon switching in.
These immunities are lost duringGravity or if the Pokémon with Levitate is holding anIron Ball, is under the effects ofIngrain, or has been hit bySmack Down orThousand Arrows.
Pokémon with this Ability are eligible to enterSky Battles, exceptGengar because its model lands on the ground when entering the battle.
Outside of battle
Levitate has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Levitate
- Prior toGeneration VII,Gengar had Levitate instead ofCursed Body.
Pokéstar Studios opponents with Levitate
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In other games
Pokémon UNITE
InPokémon UNITE, Levitate isGengar's Ability. When the user leaves combat, its movement speed is increased by 10% for 8s.
Description
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In animation
Pokémon animated series
 Lunatone  Gengar | |||
| By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Used In | Notes | |
 | Lunatone has the ability to float through the air. It is also unaffected by Ground-type attacks while floating. | ||
| Liza's Lunatone | It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! | Debut | |
 | Gengar has the ability to float through the air. | ||
| Fantina's Gengar | A Shield with a Twist! | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
 Rotom | |||
| By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
 | Rotom can float into the air to dodge Ground-type attacks. | ||
| Diamond's Rotom | Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost) | Debut | |
- InPASV12,Iono'sMismagius was mentioned to have Levitate as its Ability.
- Koga'sWeezing andKoffing,Agatha's Gengar,Morty'sMisdreavus andGastly,Wally'sFlygon,Tate's Solrock,Liza's Lunatone,Fantina's Mismagius andDuskull,Palmer'sCresselia,Brycen'sCryogonal,Ghetsis'sHydreigon andEelektross,Buck'sClaydol, a group ofUnown controlled bySird,Latios,Latias,Giratina in its Origin Forme, andHugh'sEelektross were revealed to have Levitate as their Ability.
Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!
 Bronzong | |||
| By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
 | Bronzong has the ability to float through the air, making it unaffected by Ground-type moves. | ||
| Yū Shirogane's Bronzong | Clash! Yū vs. The Wondering Player | Debut | |
- InPBK4,Yū'sHeatran gained Levitate when hisBronzong usedSkill Swap on it.
In the TCG
Levitate debuted as aPoké-BODY in thePokémon Trading Card Game withVibrava from theEX Dragon expansion. If a Pokémon with Levitate as a Poké-BODY orAbility has anyEnergy attached to it, it has noRetreat Cost. At its debut onEX DragonVibrava, the Poké-BODY only worked with Basic Energy cards instead of any Energy cards.
The following is a list of Pokémon cards with the Levitate Poké-BODY or Ability.
| Pokémon cards with Levitate Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats. | ||||||||||
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| Card | Type | Mark | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # | ||
| Vibrava |  | EX Dragon |  |  | 46/97 | Flygon Constructed Starter Deck |  | 009/019 | ||
| Beldum |  | EX Hidden Legends |  | | 28/101 | Metagross Constructed Starter Deck |  | 011/019 | ||
| Metang | | EX Hidden Legends | | | 43/101 | Metagross Constructed Starter Deck | | 012/019 | ||
| Claydol |  | EX Emerald |  | | 24/106 | Deoxys Half Deck |  | 006/019 | ||
| Flygon | | POP Series 4 |  |  | 3/17 | PCG-P Promotional cards |  | 125/PCG-P | ||
| Weezing |  | XY Black Star Promos | | XY163 | XY-P Promotional cards | | 240/XY-P | |||
| Tynamo |  |  | Vivid Voltage |  |  | 057/185 | Amazing Volt Tackle |  |  | 038/100 |
| McDonald's Collection 2022 |  | 10/15 | ||||||||
Trivia
- Many non-Flying-type Pokémon that have been seen to be capable of floating or flying, such asBeedrill orMiraidon, cannot have this Ability.
- Despite the fact that its descriptions fromGenerationIV on state that Levitate gives immunity to allGround-type moves, Pokémon with Levitate are affected by thestatus moveSand Attack.
- FanRotom is the only Pokémon with this Ability to be naturally immune toGround-type moves due to beingFlying-type in Generation V and onward.
- This is the most commonAbility among the winning Video Game World Championships teams.
- This is the most common Ability inGeneration VII, with 40 different cases of it, includingMega Evolution and Pokémon with alternate forms.
- This is the most common Ability to be a Pokémon's only Ability option.
- Levitate is the only Ability that provides immunity to an attack type to not restore HP or alter the stats or damage output of the Pokémon when hit by the attack.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 飄浮Pīufàuh* 漂浮Pīufàuh* 浮游Fàuhyàuh* |
| Mandarin | 飄浮 / 飘浮Piāofú* 漂浮Piāofú* | |
| Dutch | Levitatie | |
| French | Lévitation | |
| German | Schwebe | |
| Italian | Levitazione | |
| Korean | 부유Buyu | |
| Polish | Lewitacja | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Levitação |
| Portugal | Levitar | |
| Romanian | Levitație | |
| Russian | ЛевитацияLevitatsiya | |
| Spanish | Levitación | |
| Turkish | Havalanma | |
| Vietnamese | Lơ lửng | |
 | This article is part ofProject Moves and Abilities, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |
