Bench Abilities

[PokemonMasterDebater]

Buddy Up

Allies who share this ability with this Pokemon have their Attack and Special Attack boosted by 1.5

Turbulence

Allies start out confused, but their Flying-type attacks are boosted by x1.2

The current slate is for defensive Bench Abilities only, so hold onto these for a later slate that allows offensive Bench Abilities.

Short Circuit

Foes cannot use Electric-type attacks for 5 turns after this Pokemon comes out.

Bench Abilities only activate when the user is benched. A Pokemon is benched when you don't select it to participate in battle after team preview, therefore, benched Pokemon can't enter battle. This ability can't possibly trigger as it is written, and needs to be reworked.

 

[Mintly]

The current slate is for defensive Bench Abilities only, so hold onto these for a later slate that allows offensive Bench Abilities.

Bench Abilities only activate when the user is benched. A Pokemon is benched when you don't select it to participate in battle after team preview, therefore, benched Pokemon can't enter battle. This ability can't possibly trigger as it is written, and needs to be reworked.

was aware of all of these before you posted, but they're all fixed now.

 

[Origin0]

Ability Name: Guardian Angel
Effect: Allies take 25% from direct attacks when switching in.
Given to:

Ability Name: Royal Guard
Effect: Fighting-type and Steel-type allies take 25% less damage from "super effective" and "not very effective" hits.
Given to:

 

[Champion Leon]

What is a Rumbee? If you meant Ribombee, it already gets Protective Powder, so that's a no-no.

Okay I changed it to Parasect.

Quick Tip: I used the Magnifying Glass Search feature at the top right of the webpage and confirmed only I listed Parasect.

Ability Name: Guardian Angel
Effect: Allies take 25% from direct attacks when switching in.
Given to:

Ability Name: Royal Guard
Effect: Fighting-type and Steel-type allies take 25% less damage from "super effective" and "not very effective" hits.
Given to:

Only 7 lines can be listed for each non-Will ability, Royal Guard has 8.

 

[Ludicrousity]

Ability Name - Gearing Up
Effect - Steel type allies take 20% less damage from everything. (This includes: Damage, Burns, Confusion, Life Orb, Sticky Barb, entry hazards, Leech Seed, Binding moves and Hail.)
Given To -

Competitive Analysis - Steel Types now take less damage from everything, making it extremely useful for certain mons. It also gives Registeel a niche in allowing other steel types to be more bulky, or even more offensive with Life Orb dealing 8% instead of 10%.


Ability Name - Sand Armour (I'm British, get over it)
Effect - Allies are immune to the effects of sandstorm, and are immune to being statused and stat changes while it is active. Any status already active functions as normal.
Given To -

Competitive Analysis - This ability allows allies to run sand even if they aren't Rock, Steel or Ground types. If sand is up, it's essentially like having Misty Terrain on your side. It also protects like clear body which is a nice little niche for it to fill too, which can help against attacks that lower defence, although they're uncommon.


Ability Name - Absolute Zero
Effect - Ice Type allies are immune to fire type moves and burns. All water type moves used on an Ice Type become Ice type. Status Moves function as usual.
Given To -

Competitive Analysis - Heatproof but it's actually heatproof, not heat resistant. Gives a resistance to water moves and also removes STAB of it from a lot of pokemon. also prevents burns so Weavile and Mamoswine are happy.


Ability Name - En Garde
Effect - Fighting And Normal Type allies take 1/4 less damage from contact attacks. The effects stack (Will remove if unbalanced on a certain pokemon)

Given To -

Competitive Analysis - A simple ability that helps Fighting and Normal types work better defensively. Also, Mega Lopunny is happy, as it basically gains fur coat.

Edit 1: changed En Garde to contact instead of physical. It was the original intention, I just forgot not all physical moves are contact.

 

[Yung Dramps]

Hmm, it appears submissions have slowed down quite a bit already. Considering we already have a good amount of them, I might just start voting early if more don't come in...

Photokinesis

User has a 20% chance to summon Light Screen or Reflect at the end of each turn.

This ability's description is a bit wonky. Does this mean one of either can be summoned at the end of each turn by the user as they are on the bench?

 

[Ludicrousity]

Hmm, it appears submissions have slowed down quite a bit already. Considering we already have a good amount of them, I might just start voting early if more don't come in...



This ability's description is a bit wonky. Does this mean one of either can be summoned at the end of each turn by the user as they are on the bench?

On top of that, out of curiosity. Can it summon both on the same turn, or does it randomly pick one of the two if you get a lucky roll?

 

[PokemonMasterDebater]

Name: Vicious Mockery
Effect: Allied Dark types will lower foe's Attack and Special Attack one stage each when switching out.
Users: Sneasal line, Meowth-A line, Pangoro Line,

Name: Permafrost
Effect: Allied Ice types take x0.5 damage from Fire type attacks.
Users: Regice, Snorunt line, Vanillite line, Cryogonal, Bergmite line

Name: First Aid
Effect: Heals allied Pokemon's Status after switch out.
Users: Chansey line, Audino, Comfey, Wigglytuff

Name: Blossom Gift
Effect: Allies Special Defense is boosted x1.5 during Sun
Users: Cherrim

 

[charizard8888]

Departure Damage
The Grounded Allied Pokemon (Non-Flying/Levitating) in use recovers 15% of its max HP each time a new foe switches in.
Umbreon, Tangrowth, Audino, Cresselia

Defensive Pokemon (and others) gain some advantage and health when they force a switch out or KO the foe.

Spooky Encounter
Allied Dark-types force the opponent to always be tormented (The foe can't use the same move consecutively against them).
Cacturne, Scrafty line, Pinsir, Spiritomb

 

[Yung Dramps]

Ability Name: Priesthood
Effect: Your Fairy-Type allies gain +1 Special Defense after taking their first hit in battle. (Functions like Fake Out, where it can happen again if you switch out and back in).
Users: Clefable line, Mr. Mime line (it rhymes!), Audino line, Granbull line, Togekiss line, Azumarill line, Comfey

Ability Name: Knighthood
Effect: Your Fighting-Type allies gain + 1 Defense after taking their first hit in battle. (Functions like Fake Out, where it can happen again if you switch out and back in).
Users: Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Hitmonlee, Tyrogue, Throh, Sawk, Riolu

Thanks for the extra submissions, but you should probably just edit these into your first post.

 

[Champion Leon]

Thanks for the extra submissions, but you should probably just edit these into your first post.

I did this because people who vote would be less likely to read the submissions descriptions when we list out the nominations if it was from a prior page, especially if people already read my first and didn’t think anything new was added.

(The last vote just had us pick the top 6 names, we should list the options and explanations in the voting announcement post. This is also crucial for when votes could be tied for submissions with the same evolutionary line).

TLDR- In our voting announcement post, let’s list the names and explanations of the abilities, summarized in 1 post. If even 7 people submit 5 submissions, it would be a burden to have to keep scrolling through pages of submissions, especially as more people list the names, and you have to scroll up to the pages to find the candidate submissions.

I have edited my first post and delete the one above.

 

[Yung Dramps]

Voting shall begin! As suggested, here are all the submissions conveniently put together. Remember, each Pokemon will only have one bench ability, so keep that in mind! Like before, up to 6 votes are allowed with up to 2 self-votes.

KeeganSkymin4444

Ability Name: Shock Absorber
Effect: Multiplies allied defenses by 1.1x. If the ally is Psychic type, multiplies them by 1.2x instead.
Given to: Wobbuffet

Yung Dramps

Ability Name: Giant’s Armor
Effect: Allies that are 150 kg or heavier have their speed halved but have both defenses raised by 1.3x. This ability has no effect if Trick Room is active.
Users: Golurk line, Hariyama line, Tyranitar, Steelix line

Ability Name: Healing Spa
Effect: Allies with the Regenerator ability heal an extra 7% when switching out.
Users: Comfey, Audino, Bellossom, Roserade line

Ability Name: Miracle Fluff
Effect: Allies with 100 or more in either Defense or Special Defense take 0.8x damage from moves with secondary effects.
Users: Furfrou, Whimsicott, Altaria line, Ampharos line

Ability Name: Final Morning
Effect: Allies with Wish will use it upon being KOed.
Users: Clefable line, Espeon, Gardevoir

Ability Name: Final Evening
Effect: Allies with Memento will use it upon being KOed.
Users: Hypno line, Umbreon, Gallade

OM!

Ability Name: Aromatic
Effect: Pokémon with Aromatherapy use it when they switch out, Pokemon with Heal Bell use it when they switch in.
Users: Aromatisse line, Parasect line, Slurpuff line, Chimecho line, Miltank, Wigglytuff line, Grumpig line

Ability Name: Fired Up
Effect: Fire types have a 50% of causing Burn to a foe when the foe hits them below 50% HP, even if they were at exactly 50% HP before being hit. This burn can affect opposing Fire types. This is does stack with other effects like Flame Body.
Users: Flareon, Magmortar line, Magcargo line, Camerupt line, Torkoal, Heatmor, Marowak-Alola

Ability Name: Fried Up
Effect: Electric types have a 50% of causing Paralysis to a foe when the foe hits them below 50% HP, even if they were at exactly 50% HP before being hit. This Paralysis can affect opposing Electric types. This does stack with other effects like Static or Effect Spore.
Users: Jolteon, Electivire line, Electross line, Electrode line, Pachirusu, Stunfisk, Togedamaru, Rotom (Original form)

Ability Name: Priesthood
Effect: Your Fairy-Type allies gain +1 Special Defense after taking their first hit in battle. (Functions like Fake Out, where it can happen again if you switch out and back in).
Users: Clefable line, Mr. Mime line (it rhymes!), Audino line, Granbull line, Togekiss line, Azumarill line, Comfey

Ability Name: Knighthood
Effect: Your Fighting-Type allies gain + 1 Defense after taking their first hit in battle. (Functions like Fake Out, where it can happen again if you switch out and back in).
Users: Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Hitmonlee, Tyrogue, Throh, Sawk, Riolu

Scoopapa

Force Field - Upon switching in, your pokemon gain a shield that reduces damage from attacks by 25%, but disappears when they use a move.
Distribution: Mr. Mime Line, Claydol Line, Reuniclus Line, Electrode Line, Ampharos Line

Bench Healer - Upon switching out, your pokmeon heal 10% of their max HP.
Distribution: Audino, Alomomola, Blissey

Juggernaut - Every turn your pokemon are on the field, they take 3% less damage from attacks and deal 2% less damage with their own attacks, up to a maximum of 15 turns
Distribution: Regigigas, Kanto Golem line, Hariyama Line, Celesteela

Plate Vest - Allied Pokemon holding an Assault Vest gain a temporary Steel type upon switching in and a 20% Def boost
Distribution: Aggron Line, Aegislash Line, Bisharp Line,

Crystalize - Allied Rock type pokemon take 40% less damage from Water, Grass, and Fighting type moves
Distribution: Carbink, Gigalith Line, Sableye, Grumpig Line, Nihilego

Gravity Monkey

Pacific
When an ally water-type uses a status move, it is healed by 12%.
Distribution: Manaphy, Phione, Mantine line, Luvdisc, Alomomola, Corsola, Pyukumuku

Diamond Nexus
Any special move used by an ally rock-type move will summon any field effect move this ally carries (i.e. weather, rooms, screens, Magnet Rise, etc...)
Distribution: Carbink, Diancie, Sableye, Starmie line
(Defensive because of screens and the fact that most utility mons are defensive)

Tundra Expert
Under hail, any berry eaten by an ally will heal by an additional 50%.
Distribution: Abomasnow line, Stantler, Beartric line, Glalie line, Mamoswine

Hibernation
Sleep works like Comatose for normal-type allies, but they take twice as much damage from ice-type moves.
Distribution: Ursaring line, Furret line, Alolan Sandslash line, Swinub, Piloswine
(For those wondering why is this defensive, think about Rest)

DatHeatmor

Buddy Up

Allies who share this ability with this Pokemon have their Defense and Special Defense boosted by 1.5

Short Circuit

Foes cannot use Electric-type attacks for a turn after an ally comes out.

Antivirus

Every 3 turns, if this Pokemon is statused, raises Special Defense by 1. Removes status.

Photokinesis

User has a 20% chance to summon Light Screen or Reflect at the end of each turn.

Origin0

Ability Name: Guardian Angel
Effect: Allies take 25% from direct attacks when switching in.
Given to:

Ability Name: Royal Guard
Effect: Fighting-type and Steel-type allies take 25% less damage from "super effective" and "not very effective" hits.
Given to:

Ludicrousity

Ability Name - Gearing Up
Effect - Steel type allies take 20% less damage from everything. (This includes: Damage, Burns, Confusion, Life Orb, Sticky Barb, entry hazards, Leech Seed, Binding moves and Hail.)
Given To -

Competitive Analysis - Steel Types now take less damage from everything, making it extremely useful for certain mons. It also gives Registeel a niche in allowing other steel types to be more bulky, or even more offensive with Life Orb dealing 8% instead of 10%.


Ability Name - Sand Armour (I'm British, get over it)
Effect - Allies are immune to the effects of sandstorm, and are immune to being statused and stat changes while it is active. Any status already active functions as normal.
Given To -

Competitive Analysis - This ability allows allies to run sand even if they aren't Rock, Steel or Ground types. If sand is up, it's essentially like having Misty Terrain on your side. It also protects like clear body which is a nice little niche for it to fill too, which can help against attacks that lower defence, although they're uncommon.


Ability Name - Absolute Zero
Effect - Ice Type allies are immune to fire type moves and burns. All water type moves used on an Ice Type become Ice type. Status Moves function as usual.
Given To -

Competitive Analysis - Heatproof but it's actually heatproof, not heat resistant. Gives a resistance to water moves and also removes STAB of it from a lot of pokemon. also prevents burns so Weavile and Mamoswine are happy.


Ability Name - En Garde
Effect - Fighting And Normal Type allies take 1/4 less damage from contact attacks. The effects stack (Will remove if unbalanced on a certain pokemon)
Given To -

Competitive Analysis - A simple ability that helps Fighting and Normal types work better defensively. Also, Mega Lopunny is happy, as it basically gains fur coat.

Edit 1: changed En Garde to contact instead of physical. It was the original intention, I just forgot not all physical moves are contact.

PokemonMasterDebater

Name: Vicious Mockery
Effect: Allied Dark types will lower foe's Attack and Special Attack one stage each when switching out.
Users: Sneasal line, Meowth-A line, Pangoro Line,

Name: Permafrost
Effect: Allied Ice types take x0.5 damage from Fire type attacks.
Users: Regice, Snorunt line, Vanillite line, Cryogonal, Bergmite line

Name: First Aid
Effect: Heals allied Pokemon's Status after switch out.
Users: Chansey line, Audino, Comfey, Wigglytuff

Name: Blossom Gift
Effect: Allies Special Defense is boosted x1.5 during Sun
Users: Cherrim

charizard8888

Departure Damage
The Grounded Allied Pokemon (Non-Flying/Levitating) in use recovers 15% of its max HP each time a new foe switches in.
Umbreon, Tangrowth, Audino, Cresselia

Defensive Pokemon (and others) gain some advantage and health when they force a switch out or KO the foe.

Spooky Encounter
Allied Dark-types force the opponent to always be tormented (The foe can't use the same move consecutively against them).
Cacturne, Scrafty line, Pinsir, Spiritomb

I myself will be giving my votes to Giant's Armor (SV), Miracle Fluff (SV), Juggernaut, Crystalize, Hibernation and Royal Guard.

 

[Origin0]

Giant’s Armor
Miracle Fluff
Knighthood
Juggernaut
Royal Guard (SV)
Sand Armour

 

[charizard8888]

Spooky Encounter (SV)
Miracle Fluff
Short Circuit
Royal Guard
Sand Armour
Hibernation

 

[Champion Leon]

Knighthood (SV), Priesthood (SV), Plate Vest, Crystalize, Guardian Angel, Anti-Virus

 

[Scoopapa]

Miracle Fluff, Knighthood, Juggernaut (SV), Crystalize (SV), Guardian Angel, Spooky Encounter

 

[KeeganSkymin4444]

Oh, voting has started. Gee, I haven't looked at the thread in a while.

Final Morning
Final Evening
Knighthood
Crystalize
Guardian Angel
Antivirus

 

[Gravity Monkey]

Antivirus
Hibernation (SV)
Spooky Encounter
Priesthood
Giant's Armor
Bench Healer

 

[Yung Dramps]

hmm yes this is good but we requires more v o n t e s

 

[Yung Dramps]

Last call for additional votes. If we don't get more soon, I'll probably have to close it early.

 

[Sereg]

First Aid
Absolute Zero
Miracle Fluff
Hibernation
Force Field
Fired Up
Shock Absorber
Antivirus

 

[Yung Dramps]

Voting is partially over, but there's some stuff that needs to be sorted out first.

First off, we are one submission short of a set of 6. As such, we shall be hosting a tiebreaker vote for the third place winners. Here are the options:

Royal Guard
Juggernaut
Guardian Angel
Spooky Encounter
Giant’s Armor

Each tied with 3 votes. The tiebreaker voter may only pick 1 of these.

With that said, here are the winners:

Miracle Fluff took 1st place with 5(!) votes.

Knighthood, Crystalize, Hibernation and Antivirus all took second place with 4 votes. However, there is still one more issue with our winners.

In its current state, Antivirus isn't a viable choice. The description says the *user* must be burned to get a Special Defense boost, which is impossible since Bench Ability users always remain, well, on the bench. Spook please fix this so the user can be on the bench and give allies a boost of some sort.

With all that said, we shall now be entering our discussion phase. Take this time to discuss the winners impact on the meta, and if you haven't voted already, vote on the tiebreaker.

 

[Mintly]

In its current state, Antivirus isn't a viable choice. The description says the *user* must be burned to get a Special Defense boost, which is impossible since Bench Ability users always remain, well, on the bench. Spook please fix this so the user can be on the bench and give allies a boost of some sort.

Fixed it.

 

[Gravity Monkey]

Spooky Encounter

I was a big fan of Giant's Armor but it might be too much coupled with Miracle Fluff.

 

[Sereg]

Giant's Armour

As much as I like torment, making it automatic is too much for me