Ability profile
Purifying Salt Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation IX
Pokémon with ability
3
Effect
The Pokémon’s pure salt protects it from status conditions and halves the damage taken from Ghost-type moves.
Flavor text
The Pokémon's pure salt protects it from status conditions and halves the damage taken from Ghost-type moves.
Quick summary
Purifying Salt is a main-series ability from Generation IX. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation IX
Purifying Salt first appeared in Generation IX. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Purifying Salt is used in main-series battles and links to 3 species profiles below.
3 Pokémon can have Purifying Salt in the official dataset.
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