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Cloud Nine

Description

All effects of fog, hail, rain, sandstorm, and sunlight are temporarily disabled as long as this Pokemon is in play. The weather condition will continue to prevail until it fades or is replaced, but the battle will act as if there is no weather condition in play. However, the game will report the messages about what weather is active, and weather-related forms, such as Cherrim and Castform, will still change and take effect. When a Pokemon with Cloud Nine enters battle, an activation notification of " has Cloud Nine!" will be given.

Competitive Use

In a metagame dominated by weather, where sandstorm and rain are never too far away, Cloud Nine can be an incredibly useful tool, capable of stopping teams in their tracks. Although its distribution leaves a lot to be desired, Altaria and Golduck are by no means poor when it comes to stopping rain teams or sandstorm teams. There may be more effective checks for certain weather conditions, but Cloud Nine is more than sufficient as a temporary stop to any weather abuser's sweep.

Related Abilities

Air Lock is an identical equivalent with different distribution.

Found normally

Pokémon Type Tier Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe BST
Golduck Water NU Damp / Cloud Nine / Swift Swim 80 82 78 95 80 85 500
Psyduck Water LC Damp / Cloud Nine / Swift Swim 50 52 48 65 50 55 320

Found in Dream World

Pokémon Type Tier Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe BST
Altaria Dragon / Flying NU Natural Cure / Cloud Nine 75 70 90 70 105 80 490
Lickilicky Normal NU Own Tempo / Oblivious / Cloud Nine 110 85 95 80 95 50 515
Lickitung Normal LC Own Tempo / Oblivious / Cloud Nine 90 55 75 60 75 30 385
Swablu Normal / Flying LC Natural Cure / Cloud Nine 45 40 60 40 75 50 310