Ability profile
Illuminate Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation III
Pokémon with ability
8
Effect
Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is doubled. This ability has no effect in battle.
Flavor text
Encounter rate increases.
Quick summary
Illuminate 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
Illuminate first appeared in Generation III. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Illuminate is used in main-series battles and links to 8 species profiles below.
8 Pokémon can have Illuminate in the official dataset.
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