Aftermath

Description

If this Pokemon is KOed by a contact attack, the attacker takes damage equal to 25% of its max HP.

Competitive Use

This ability appears very situational, but in the right circumstances it can be very useful to hurt physical attackers, especially when Life Orb is also depleting their health. While there are many better abilities, the Pokemon that have Aftermath usually have few usable alternatives. The fully evolved Pokemon that have Aftermath are Skuntank and Drifblim (although if playing with Dream World Pokemon, Garbodor and Electrode also gain the ability). Aftermath is one of the factors that make Skuntank in particular a dangerous opponent, so it should under no circumstances be underestimated. The pre-evolutions of the aforementioned Pokemon can also use this ability effectively in Little Cup.

Found normally

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Drifblim	Ghost / Flying	NU	Aftermath / Unburden / Flare Boost	150	80	44	90	54	80	498
Drifloon	Ghost / Flying	LC	Aftermath / Unburden / Flare Boost	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
Skuntank	Poison / Dark	NU	Stench / Aftermath / Keen Eye	103	93	67	71	61	84	479
Stunky	Poison / Dark	LC	Stench / Aftermath / Keen Eye	63	63	47	41	41	74	329

Found in Dream World

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Electrode	Electric	NU	Soundproof / Static / Aftermath	60	50	70	80	80	140	480
Garbodor	Poison	NU	Stench / Weak Armor / Aftermath	80	95	82	60	82	75	474
Trubbish	Poison	LC	Stench / Sticky Hold / Aftermath	50	50	62	40	62	65	329
Voltorb	Electric	LC	Soundproof / Static / Aftermath	40	30	50	55	55	100	330