Prankster (Ability)

Prankster (Japanese: いたずらごころ Prank Desire) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

Generation V

Prankster increases the priority of status moves by one. A move having its priority increased by Prankster does not cause it to be blocked by Quick Guard.

Generation VI

Any status moves used by Pokémon with Prankster now can be blocked by Quick Guard.

Generation VII onward

Dark-type Pokémon are now immune to opposing Pokémon's moves that gain priority due to Prankster, including moves called by moves that call other moves (such as Assist and Nature Power) and excluding moves that are repeated as a result of Prankster-affected Instruct or moves that occur earlier than their usual order due to Prankster-affected After You. Ally Dark-type Pokémon are still affected by the user's status moves.

Dark-type Pokémon can still bounce moves back with Magic Bounce or Magic Coat; moves that have increased priority due to Prankster which are reflected by Magic Bounce or Magic Coat can affect Dark-type Pokémon, unless the Pokémon that bounced the move with Magic Coat also has Prankster. Moves that target all Pokémon (except Perish Song and Rototiller, which cannot affect Dark-type opponents if boosted by Prankster) and moves that set traps are successful regardless of the presence of Dark-type Pokémon.

Status Z-Moves (including Extreme Evoboost) have their priority increased.

Affected moves

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: The tables needs to be checked and completed. For instance, the first one is missing Grimmsnarl's Misty Terrain.

The table below lists the moves affected by Prankster, as well as the Pokémon that can have Prankster and learn those moves.

Move Type Base priority Learned by Agility  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ally Switch  Psychic  +2 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Aromatherapy  Grass  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Assist  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Attract  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Barrier  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Baton Pass  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Bulk Up  Fighting  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Calm Mind  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Captivate  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Charge  Electric  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Charm  Fairy  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Coaching  Fighting  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Confide  Normal  0 ** ****** ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Confuse Ray  Ghost  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Copycat  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Cotton Guard  Grass  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Cotton Spore  Grass  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Crafty Shield  Fairy  +3 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Curse  Ghost  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Defog  Flying  0 *** ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Destiny Bond  Ghost  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Detect  Fighting  +4 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Disable  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Doodle  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Double Team  Normal  0 ** **** ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Eerie Impulse  Electric  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Embargo  Dark  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Encore  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Endure  Normal  +4 ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fairy Lock  Fairy  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fake Tears  Dark  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Feather Dance  Flying  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flash  Normal  0 ***** * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Flatter  Dark  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Focus Energy  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Follow Me  Normal  +2 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Foresight  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Grass Whistle  Grass  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Grassy Terrain  Grass  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Gravity  Psychic  0 ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Growl  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Growth  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Grudge  Ghost  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Haze  Ice  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heal Bell  Normal  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Heal Block  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Helping Hand  Normal  +5 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Hone Claws  Dark  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Howl  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Imprison  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Iron Defense  Steel  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Laser Focus  Normal  0 ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Leech Seed  Grass  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Leer  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Light Screen  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Lock-On  Normal  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Magic Coat  Psychic  +4 *** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Magic Room  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Magnet Rise  Electric  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mean Look  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Memento  Dark  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Metal Sound  Steel  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Metronome  Normal  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mimic  Normal  0 ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mind Reader  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Miracle Eye  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Mirror Move  Flying  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Misty Terrain  Fairy  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Moonlight  Fairy  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Nasty Plot  Dark  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Nature Power  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Nightmare  Ghost  0 ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Pain Split  Normal  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Parting Shot  Dark  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Perish Song  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Play Nice  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Poison Powder  Poison  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Power Swap  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Protect  Normal  +4 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psych Up  Normal  0 ** *** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psycho Shift  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Psychic Terrain  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Quash  Dark  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Quick Guard  Fighting  +3 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rain Dance  Water  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Recover  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Recycle  Normal  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Reflect  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Rest  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Roar  Normal  -6 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Role Play  Psychic  0 ***** * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Roost  Flying  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Safeguard  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sand Attack  Ground  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Scary Face  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Screech  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Skill Swap  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sleep Talk  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Snatch  Dark  +4 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Spikes  Ground  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Spite  Ghost  0 *** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Stun Spore  Grass  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Substitute  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sunny Day  Fire  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Swagger  Normal  0 ** **** ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sweet Scent  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Switcheroo  Dark  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Swords Dance  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Tail Glow  Bug  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Tailwind  Flying  0 * {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Taunt  Dark  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Telekinesis  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Thunder Wave  Electric  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Tickle  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Torment  Dark  0 * ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Toxic  Poison  0 ** ****** ** {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Trick  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Trick Room  Psychic  -7 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Whirlwind  Normal  -6 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Will-O-Wisp  Fire  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Wish  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Wonder Room  Psychic  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Work Up  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Worry Seed  Grass  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Yawn  Normal  0 {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Prankster. They may, however, be used after a Pokémon with Prankster learns the move via Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Prankster due to an Ability changing Ability or move.

Outside of battle

Prankster has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Prankster

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	Insomnia	Super LuckGen IV+	Prankster
0302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	Keen Eye	StallGen IV+	Prankster
0313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	Illuminate	Swarm	Prankster
0314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	Oblivious	Tinted LensGen IV+	Prankster
0354		Banette Mega Banette	Ghost		Ghost	Prankster	None	None
0447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	Steadfast	Inner Focus	Prankster
0509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
0510		Liepard	Dark		Dark	Limber	Unburden	Prankster
0546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy	Prankster	Infiltrator	Chlorophyll
0547		Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy	Prankster	Infiltrator	Chlorophyll
0641		Tornadus Incarnate Forme	Flying		Flying	Prankster	None	Defiant
0642		Thundurus Incarnate Forme	Electric	Flying	Prankster	None	Defiant
0678		Meowstic Male	Psychic		Psychic	Keen Eye	Infiltrator	Prankster
0707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy	Prankster	None	Magician
0859		Impidimp	Dark	Fairy	Prankster	Frisk	Pickpocket
0860		Morgrem	Dark	Fairy	Prankster	Frisk	Pickpocket
0861		Grimmsnarl	Dark	Fairy	Prankster	Frisk	Pickpocket
0944		Shroodle	Poison	Normal	Unburden	Pickpocket	Prankster
0945		Grafaiai	Poison	Normal	Unburden	Poison Touch	Prankster
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

When a status move is used by a Pokémon with Prankster, it will use the move twice in a row on a single turn. This will only consume 1 PP.

In Rescue Team DX, moves affected by Prankster have no effect on Dark-type Pokémon.

Description

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Meowstic
The Pokémon's support moves always go first.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Meowstic's support moves always outspeed the opponent's moves.
Olympia's Meowstic	All Eyes on the Future!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 惡作劇之心 Okjokkehk-jī sām * 玩心 Wàahnsām * Mandarin 惡作劇之心 / 恶作剧之心 Èzuòjù-zhī xīn * 玩心 Wánxīn * Danish Spilopmager Finnish Keppostelija French Farceur German Strolch Italian Burla Korean 짓궂은마음 Jitguch-eun Ma'eum Norwegian Prankster Polish Psotnik Portuguese Brazil Travesso (UNITE) Travessura (anime) Portugal Malandro Spanish Bromista Swedish Skämtare Vietnamese Đùa Nghịch

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