Ability profile
Telepathy Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation V
Pokémon with ability
28
Effect
This Pokémon does not take damage from friendly Pokémon's moves, including single-target moves aimed at it.
Flavor text
Anticipates an ally’s attack and dodges it.
Quick summary
Telepathy is a main-series ability from Generation V. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation V
Telepathy first appeared in Generation V. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Telepathy is used in main-series battles and links to 28 species profiles below.
28 Pokémon can have Telepathy in the official dataset.
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