Ability profile
Tangling Hair Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation VII
Pokémon with ability
2
Effect
When this Pokémon takes regular damage from a contact move, the attacking Pokémon's Speed lowers by one stage.
Flavor text
Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker’s Speed stat.
Quick summary
Tangling Hair is a main-series ability from Generation VII. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation VII
Tangling Hair first appeared in Generation VII. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Tangling Hair is used in main-series battles and links to 2 species profiles below.
2 Pokémon can have Tangling Hair in the official dataset.
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