National Dex Pokebilites AAA
What is National Dex Pokebilities AAA?
National Dex PokeAAA is much like the base tier, where a Pokemon can have all of its native abilities active at the same time, plus one additional chosen ability, much like in Almost Any Ability! This time around, we have the full National Dex to play around with!
Ruleset and Banlist:
Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same National Pokédex number on a team.
OHKO Clause: A Pokemon may not have the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold in its moveset.
Evasion Clause: Evasion abilities, items, and moves are banned (e.g. Sand Veil, Bright Powder, Double Team)
Sleep Moves Clause: Bans all moves that induce sleep. This excludes self-inflicted sleep.
Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot intentionally prevent an opponent from being able to end the game without forfeiting.
Ability Clause = 2: There can only be a maximum of 2 of each ability on a team. This does not apply to base abilities granted by Pokebilities.
Regenerator > 2: No more than two Pokemon per team may have the ability Regenerator.
Z-Move Clause: Bans Pokemon from holding Z-Crystals
OHKO Clause: A Pokemon may not have the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold in its moveset.
Evasion Clause: Evasion abilities, items, and moves are banned (e.g. Sand Veil, Bright Powder, Double Team)
Sleep Moves Clause: Bans all moves that induce sleep. This excludes self-inflicted sleep.
Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot intentionally prevent an opponent from being able to end the game without forfeiting.
Ability Clause = 2: There can only be a maximum of 2 of each ability on a team. This does not apply to base abilities granted by Pokebilities.
Regenerator > 2: No more than two Pokemon per team may have the ability Regenerator.
Z-Move Clause: Bans Pokemon from holding Z-Crystals
The following abilities are banned and cannot be used. Pokemon with these base abilities are banned and cannot be used.
Arena Trap
Emergency Exit
Magnet Pull
Moody
Neutralizing Gas
Sand Veil
Shadow Tag
Snow Cloak
Wimp Out
The following abilities are restricted and cannot be used as the chosen ability in the teambuilder. Pokemon with these base abilities are useable unless specified otherwise.
Comatose
Contrary
Fur Coat
Good as Gold
Gorilla Tactics
Hadron Engine
Huge Power
Ice Scales
Illusion
Imposter
Innards Out
Magic Bounce
Orichalcum Pulse
Parental Bond
Poison Heal
Pure Power
Quick Draw
Simple
Speed Boost
Stakeout
Stench
Tinted Lens
Toxic Debris
Triage
Unburden
Water Bubble
Wonder Guard
Arena Trap Emergency Exit Magnet Pull Moody Neutralizing Gas Sand Veil Shadow Tag Snow Cloak Wimp OutThe following abilities are restricted and cannot be used as the chosen ability in the teambuilder. Pokemon with these base abilities are useable unless specified otherwise.
Comatose Contrary Fur Coat Good as Gold Gorilla Tactics Hadron Engine Huge Power Ice Scales Illusion Imposter Innards Out Magic Bounce Orichalcum Pulse Parental Bond Poison Heal Pure Power Quick Draw Simple Speed Boost Stakeout Stench Tinted Lens Toxic Debris Triage Unburden Water Bubble Wonder Guard
Annihilape
Arcanine-Hisui
Arceus
Arctozolt
Basculin
Basculegion
Baxcalibur
Blacephalon
Mega Blastoise (via Blastoisinite)
Mega Blaziken (via Blazikenite)
Calyrex-Ice
Calyrex-Shadow
Ceruledge
Cetitan
Chien-Pao
Chi-Yu
Cloyster
Conkeldurr
Darkrai Darmanitan-Galar
Deoxys-Base
Deoxys-Attack
Dialga
Dialga-Origin
Dracovish
Dracozolt
Dragapult
Drednaw
Enamorus-Incarnate
Espathra
Eternatus
Flutter Mane
Genesect Gholdengo
Hoopa-Unbound
Mega Gengar (via Gengarite)
Giratina
Giratina-Origin
Gouging Fire
Groudon
Primal Groudon
Hawlucha
Ho-Oh
Iron Bundle
Iron Valiant Mega Kangaskhan (via Kangaskhanite)
Kartana
Kingambit
Kingdra Koraidon
Kyogre
Primal Kyogre
Kyurem
Kyurem-Black
Kyurem-White
Landorus-Incarnate
Mega Lucario (via Lucarionite)
Lugia
Lunala
Magearna
Marshadow
Melmetal
Mewtwo
Mega Mewtwo X
Mega Mewtwo Y Miraidon
Naganadel
Necrozma-Dawn-Wings
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
Ultra Necrozma (via Z-Move Clause)
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
Palkia
Palkia-Origin
Poliwrath
Porygon-Z
Pheromosa
Raging Bolt
Rayquaza
Mega Rayquaza
Reshiram
Roaring Moon
Mega Salamence (via Salamenceite)
Shaymin-Sky Shedinja
Sneasler
Solgaleo
Spectrier
Urshifu-Rapid Strike
Urshifu-Single-Strike
Volcarona
Weavile
Xerneas
Xurkitree
Yveltal
Zacian-Hero
Zacian-Crowned
Zekrom
Zygarde-50%The following Pokemon have a banned base ability and cannot be used. Check the Uncompetitive Base Abilities FAQ for more information.
Arena Trap:
Diglett and Dugtrio
TrapinchMagnet Pull:
Alolan Geodude, Graveler, and Golem
Magnemite, Magneton, and Magnezone
Meltan
Nosepass and ProbopassMoody:
Bidoof and Bibarel
Remoraid and Octillery
Snorunt and Glalie
Scovillain
SmeargleNeutralizing Gas:
Koffing, Weezing, and Weezing-GalarSand Veil:
Cacnea and Cacturne Diglett and Dugtrio
Alolan Diglett and Alolan Dugtrio
Helioptile and Heliolisk
Phanpy and Donphan
Gible, Gabite, and Garchomp
Geodude, Graveler, and Golem
Gligar and Gliscor
Larvitar
Orthworm
Sandygast and Palossand
Silicobra and Sandaconda
Sandshrew and Sandslash
Stunfisk
Wiglett and WugtrioShadow Tag:
Gothita, Gothorita, and Gothitelle
Wynaut and WobbuffetSnow Cloak:
Articuno
Cubchoo and Beartic
Cetoddle
Froslass
Glaceon
Swinub, Piloswine, and Mamoswine
Alolan Sandshrew and Alolan Sandslash
Vanillite and Vanillish
Alolan Vulpix and Alolan Ninetales
King’s Rock
Quick Claw
Razor Fang
Blastoisinite
Blazikenite
Gengarite
Kangaskhanite
Lucarionite
Salamenceite
Z-Crystals
Assist Baton Pass Last Respects
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Gameplay:
Q. How do the abilities get added to the Pokemon?
A. In the teambuilder, select your "chosen ability" in the ability slot. Your Pokemon will have its regular "base" abilities added in battle.
Q. Where can I play National Dex PokeAAA?
A. National Dex PokeAAA is playable via challenge code and room tournament, using the codes in the next section. Feel free to request National Dex PokeAAA tournaments in the OM Mashups subroom!
Tiering:
Q. Why is Regenerator Clause in effect?
A. Without it, Regenerator cores consisting of multiple base users and an AAA user dominate the metagame and are able to (effectively) infinitely stall other teams that cannot break through their cores.
Q. Why are Pokemon with banned abilities, like Garchomp and Magnezone, not useable at all? Can we disable that specific ability instead?
A. Per Ivy's post in the Pokebilities thread, modifying the mechanics of an Other Metagame to provide leeway for otherwise broken Pokemon goes against the spirit of Other Metagames. Other Metagame Mashups do not mechanically deviate from their Other Metagame counterparts except for occasions when mechanics must be modified to be functional. HiZo has outlined the arguments here.
Mechanics:
Q. How do the abilities get added to the Pokemon?
A. In the teambuilder, select your "chosen ability" in the ability slot. Your Pokemon will have its regular "base" abilities added in battle.
Q. Where can I play National Dex PokeAAA?
A. National Dex PokeAAA is playable via challenge code and room tournament, using the codes in the next section. Feel free to request National Dex PokeAAA tournaments in the OM Mashups subroom!
Tiering:
Q. Why is Regenerator Clause in effect?
A. Without it, Regenerator cores consisting of multiple base users and an AAA user dominate the metagame and are able to (effectively) infinitely stall other teams that cannot break through their cores.
Q. Why are Pokemon with banned abilities, like Garchomp and Magnezone, not useable at all? Can we disable that specific ability instead?
A. Per Ivy's post in the Pokebilities thread, modifying the mechanics of an Other Metagame to provide leeway for otherwise broken Pokemon goes against the spirit of Other Metagames. Other Metagame Mashups do not mechanically deviate from their Other Metagame counterparts except for occasions when mechanics must be modified to be functional. HiZo has outlined the arguments here.
Mechanics:
Pokemon Formes:
Q. How does Ditto work?
A. Imposter will copy all of the opponent's abilities. Ditto's chosen ability does work, but is overwritten by Imposter upon activation. The only relevant ability is Magic Guard, although Intimidate and Weather/Terrain-setting abilities do activate and might have some niche use case. Additionally - if the copied Pokemon has an ability that announces itself (Pressure, Sword of Ruin, etc.), Ditto will not be able to scout that Pokemon's chosen ability.
Q. How does Ash-Greninja work?
A. Ash-Greninja is a separate Pokemon from regular Greninja. Greninja cannot use Protean and Battle Bond simultaneously, it must pick between having Protean and Torrent as base abilities, or Battle Bond as a base ability. Battle Bond works as normal and Ash-Greninja can use a chosen ability as well.
Q. How does Eiscue work?
A. Eiscue's Ice Face is not affected by the mechanics of Pokebilities and will behave as normal.
Q. How does Meloetta work?
A. Meloetta-Pirouette retains its ability after the forme change.
Q. How does Mimikyu work?
A. Mimikyu's Disguise is not affected by the mechanics of Pokebilities and will behave as normal. Magic Guard will block the damage from breaking Disguise.
Q. How does Morpeko work?
A. Morpeko's Hunger Switch is not affected by the mechanics of Pokebilities and will behave as normal.
Q. How does Palafin work?
A. Base form Palafin will have its chosen ability active. If Palafin is holding an Ability Shield or has Zero-To-Hero in the ability slot, Zero-to-Hero will activate upon the second switch-in as normal, but Palafin-Hero will not have its chosen ability active. Without Ability Shield, Zero-to-Hero will not activate. It is reccomended to use Zero-To-Hero as the chosen ability, as Palafin gains little from having its base form use an extra ability.
Q. How does Terapagos work?
A. Terapagos's chosen ability will be active on switch-in (similar to Ditto). Terapagos will immediately transform into Terapagos-Terastal, which will only have Tera Shell active.
Q. How does Zamazenta-Crowned work?
A. Zamazenta-Crowned's chosen abilities will not activate.
Q. How does Ditto work?
A. Imposter will copy all of the opponent's abilities. Ditto's chosen ability does work, but is overwritten by Imposter upon activation. The only relevant ability is Magic Guard, although Intimidate and Weather/Terrain-setting abilities do activate and might have some niche use case. Additionally - if the copied Pokemon has an ability that announces itself (Pressure, Sword of Ruin, etc.), Ditto will not be able to scout that Pokemon's chosen ability.
Q. How does Ash-Greninja work?
A. Ash-Greninja is a separate Pokemon from regular Greninja. Greninja cannot use Protean and Battle Bond simultaneously, it must pick between having Protean and Torrent as base abilities, or Battle Bond as a base ability. Battle Bond works as normal and Ash-Greninja can use a chosen ability as well.
Q. How does Eiscue work?
A. Eiscue's Ice Face is not affected by the mechanics of Pokebilities and will behave as normal.
Q. How does Meloetta work?
A. Meloetta-Pirouette retains its ability after the forme change.
Q. How does Mimikyu work?
A. Mimikyu's Disguise is not affected by the mechanics of Pokebilities and will behave as normal. Magic Guard will block the damage from breaking Disguise.
Q. How does Morpeko work?
A. Morpeko's Hunger Switch is not affected by the mechanics of Pokebilities and will behave as normal.
Q. How does Palafin work?
A. Base form Palafin will have its chosen ability active. If Palafin is holding an Ability Shield or has Zero-To-Hero in the ability slot, Zero-to-Hero will activate upon the second switch-in as normal, but Palafin-Hero will not have its chosen ability active. Without Ability Shield, Zero-to-Hero will not activate. It is reccomended to use Zero-To-Hero as the chosen ability, as Palafin gains little from having its base form use an extra ability.
Q. How does Terapagos work?
A. Terapagos's chosen ability will be active on switch-in (similar to Ditto). Terapagos will immediately transform into Terapagos-Terastal, which will only have Tera Shell active.
Q. How does Zamazenta-Crowned work?
A. Zamazenta-Crowned's chosen abilities will not activate.
Ability Interactions:
Q. How does Trace work?
A. Trace copies a random ability.
Q. How do Lingering Aroma, Mummy, and Wandering Spirit Work?
A. These abilities only affect the opponent's chosen ability. If a Pokemon with these abilities makes contact with an opposing user Lingering Aroma/Mummy/Wandering Spirit user, it will also have its chosen ability replaced with Lingering Aroma/Mummy/Wandering Spirit.
The following interactions are what happens when a Pokemon uses these abilities on the same set:
Protosynthesis and Quark Drive do not stack, and the affected stat will only be boosted by 30%
Poison Touch, Stench, and Toxic Chain do not interact with Sheer Force
Corrosion allows Poison Point, Poison Touch, and Toxic Chain to poison Steel and Poison types. Toxic Spikes are unaffected, even if they were set by the user
Guts and Toxic Boost stack if the user is Poisoned or Badly Poisoned
Plus and Minus do not interact with each other in Single Battles
When Pokemon with a Weather/Terrain setting base ability select another competiting Weather/Terrain ability, the chosen ability will activate first before being overwritten by the base ability.
When Zebstrika is hit by an Electric move, Motor Drive activates instead of Lightningrod
Bisharp's Inner Focus stops Intimidate's attack drop, and Defiant will not activate
Magic Guard blocks the damage from Disguise, Dry Skin, and Solar Power
Inner Focus prevents Flinching, and Steadfast will not activate unless the opponent has Mold Breaker
Gale Wings does not boost the priority of Aerilate-boosted Normal moves
Certain moves interact with abilities unconventionally:
Gastro Acid and Worry Seed will only affect the chosen ability
Steely Spirit boosts the power of Doom Desire, as it is technically an ally's Steel-type move
Skill Swap will only swap the chosen abilities. It will still fail if a Pokemon has Protosynthesis, Quark Drive, or other untransferable/unsupressable abilities as either base or chosen abilities.
Niche vanilla mechanics that aren't often seen in competitive play:
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If a Libero/Protean Pokemon uses an -ate ability, clicking an -ate boosted Normal move will change its type to Normal. Weather Ball becomes a Fire/Water/Ice/Rock move under Weather Conditions, and will change a Libero/Protean user into that type.
Magic Guard does not prevent the self-damage from Clangorous Soul or Fillet Away.
A Mold Breaker user attempting to status an Immunity, Limber, Oblivious or Water Veil user will succesfully status them, and Immunity/Limber/Oblivious/Water Veil will immediately cure the status condition.
Q. How does Trace work?
A. Trace copies a random ability.
Q. How do Lingering Aroma, Mummy, and Wandering Spirit Work?
A. These abilities only affect the opponent's chosen ability. If a Pokemon with these abilities makes contact with an opposing user Lingering Aroma/Mummy/Wandering Spirit user, it will also have its chosen ability replaced with Lingering Aroma/Mummy/Wandering Spirit.
The following interactions are what happens when a Pokemon uses these abilities on the same set:
Protosynthesis and Quark Drive do not stack, and the affected stat will only be boosted by 30% Poison Touch, Stench, and Toxic Chain do not interact with Sheer Force Corrosion allows Poison Point, Poison Touch, and Toxic Chain to poison Steel and Poison types. Toxic Spikes are unaffected, even if they were set by the user Guts and Toxic Boost stack if the user is Poisoned or Badly Poisoned Plus and Minus do not interact with each other in Single Battles When Pokemon with a Weather/Terrain setting base ability select another competiting Weather/Terrain ability, the chosen ability will activate first before being overwritten by the base ability. When Zebstrika is hit by an Electric move, Motor Drive activates instead of Lightningrod Bisharp's Inner Focus stops Intimidate's attack drop, and Defiant will not activate Magic Guard blocks the damage from Disguise, Dry Skin, and Solar Power Inner Focus prevents Flinching, and Steadfast will not activate unless the opponent has Mold Breaker Gale Wings does not boost the priority of Aerilate-boosted Normal movesCertain moves interact with abilities unconventionally:
Gastro Acid and Worry Seed will only affect the chosen ability Steely Spirit boosts the power of Doom Desire, as it is technically an ally's Steel-type move Skill Swap will only swap the chosen abilities. It will still fail if a Pokemon has Protosynthesis, Quark Drive, or other untransferable/unsupressable abilities as either base or chosen abilities.Niche vanilla mechanics that aren't often seen in competitive play:
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If a Libero/Protean Pokemon uses an -ate ability, clicking an -ate boosted Normal move will change its type to Normal. Weather Ball becomes a Fire/Water/Ice/Rock move under Weather Conditions, and will change a Libero/Protean user into that type. Magic Guard does not prevent the self-damage from Clangorous Soul or Fillet Away. A Mold Breaker user attempting to status an Immunity, Limber, Oblivious or Water Veil user will succesfully status them, and Immunity/Limber/Oblivious/Water Veil will immediately cure the status condition.Council:
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Excadrill
Noivern
Venusaur
Walking Wake