Adaptability

Description

This ability alters the wielder's STAB to be 2x instead of 1.5x.

Competitive Use

This ability is very useful on paper, but it has a very low distribution, with many of the possible users rarely being used in most tiers. Crawdaunt is the most noteworthy user, and Adaptability is one of the main reasons for its viability—Adaptability turns its relatively low-powered STAB attacks, Crabhammer and Crunch, into monstrous weapons, especially coming off its high base 120 Attack stat. Porygon-Z is the only other notable fully-evolved user of Adaptability, and is almost certainly the most powerful; however, its other ability, Download, is usually a better choice. The only other notable Pokemon to receive Adaptability is Eevee, who can use a 204 Base Power Return in Little Cup.

Found normally

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Basculin	Water	NU	Reckless / Adaptability / Mold Breaker	70	92	65	80	55	98	460
Basculin-B	Water	NU	Rock Head / Adaptability / Mold Breaker	70	92	65	80	55	98	460
Eevee	Normal	LC	Run Away / Adaptability / Anticipation	55	55	50	45	65	55	325
Porygon-Z	Normal	UU	Adaptability / Download / Analytic	85	80	70	135	75	90	535

Found in Dream World

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Corphish	Water	LC	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Adaptability	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
Crawdaunt	Water / Dark	RU	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Adaptability	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
Feebas	Water	LC	Swift Swim / Adaptability	20	15	20	10	55	80	200