Adaptability increases the effectiveness of STAB moves from the usual 1.5× to 2×.
For example, a Water-type Pokemon using Surf (base power 95) would normally get an effective power of 142.5. With Adaptability it would be 190 instead.
| Generation IV | Powers up moves of the same type. |
|---|---|
| Generation V | Powers up moves of the same type. |
| # | Name | 2nd ability | Hidden ability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | Eevee | Run Away | Anticipation |
| 474 | Porygon-Z | Download | Analytic |
| 550 | Basculin | Reckless | Mold Breaker |
| # | Name | Other abilities |
|---|---|---|
| 341 | Corphish |
Hyper Cutter Shell Armor |
| 342 | Crawdaunt |
Shell Armor Hyper Cutter |
| 349 | Feebas |
Swift Swim |