Ability profile
Early Bird Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation III
Pokémon with ability
16
Effect
This Pokémon's remaining sleep turn count falls by 2 rather than 1. If this Pokémon's sleep counter is at 1, it will fall to 0 and then the Pokémon will wake up.
Flavor text
Awakens quickly from sleep.
Quick summary
Early Bird is a main-series ability from Generation III. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation III
Early Bird first appeared in Generation III. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Early Bird is used in main-series battles and links to 16 species profiles below.
16 Pokémon can have Early Bird in the official dataset.
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