Telepathy (ability)
Effect
Pokémon with the Telepathy ability will not take damage from teammates in double and triple battles.
This affects moves such as Surf and Earthquake, which normally hit all Pokémon on the field apart from the user.
Game descriptions
| Black/White Black 2/White 2 |
Anticipates an ally’s attack and dodges it. |
|---|---|
| X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire |
Anticipates an ally’s attack and dodges it. |
| Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon |
Anticipates an ally’s attack and dodges it. |
| Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl |
Anticipates an ally’s attack and dodges it. |
| Scarlet/Violet | The Pokémon anticipates and dodges the attacks of its allies. |
Other languages
| English | Telepathy |
|---|---|
| Japanese | テレパシー (Telepathy) |
| German | Telepathie |
| French | Télépathe |
| Italian | Telepatia |
| Spanish | Telepatía |
| Korean | 텔레파시 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 心灵感应 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 心靈感應 |
Pokémon with Telepathy
# | Name | 2nd ability | Hidden ability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgyem | Synchronize | Analytic |
| Beheeyem | Synchronize | Analytic |
| Oranguru | Inner Focus | Symbiosis |
Telepathy as a hidden ability
# | Name | Other abilities |
|---|---|---|
| Wobbuffet |
Shadow Tag |
| Ralts |
Synchronize Trace |
| Kirlia |
Synchronize Trace |
| Gardevoir |
Synchronize Trace |
| Meditite |
Pure Power |
| Medicham |
Pure Power |
| Wynaut |
Shadow Tag |
| Dialga |
Pressure |
| Dialga Origin Forme |
Pressure |
| Palkia |
Pressure |
| Palkia Origin Forme |
Pressure |
| Giratina Altered Forme |
Pressure |
| Munna |
Forewarn Synchronize |
| Musharna |
Forewarn Synchronize |
| Noibat |
Frisk Infiltrator |
| Noivern |
Frisk Infiltrator |
| Tapu Koko |
Electric Surge |
| Tapu Lele |
Psychic Surge |
| Tapu Bulu |
Grassy Surge |
| Tapu Fini |
Misty Surge |
| Blipbug |
Swarm Compound Eyes |
| Dottler |
Swarm Compound Eyes |
| Orbeetle |
Swarm Frisk |
| Rabsca |
Synchronize |