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Unburden

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

Flavor

In-game flavor text and effect notes for this ability.

Flavor Text

Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon’s held item is used or lost.

Short Effect

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

Effect

When this Pokémon uses or loses its held item, its Speed is doubled. If it gains another item or leaves battle, this bonus is lost. This includes when the Pokémon drops its item because of Knock Off. This bonus does not count as a stat modifier. There is no notification when this ability takes effect.

Pokémon

16 Pokémon, including forms, can have Unburden.

Hitmonlee

#0106 • Hidden Ability

Fighting

Treecko

#0252 • Hidden Ability

Grass

Grovyle

#0253 • Hidden Ability

Grass

Sceptile

#0254 • Hidden Ability

Grass

Drifloon

#0425 • Slot 2

GhostFlying

Drifblim

#0426 • Slot 2

GhostFlying

Purrloin

#0509 • Slot 2

Dark

Liepard

#0510 • Slot 2

Dark

Accelgor

#0617 • Hidden Ability

Bug

Swirlix

#0684 • Hidden Ability

Fairy

Slurpuff

#0685 • Hidden Ability

Fairy

Hawlucha

#0701 • Slot 2

FightingFlying

Nickit

#0827 • Slot 2

Dark

Thievul

#0828 • Slot 2

Dark

Shroodle

#0944 • Slot 1

PoisonNormal

Grafaiai

#0945 • Slot 1

PoisonNormal
How each game describes Unburden, newest first. Every row links to that game's own ability page.

Scarlet and Violet

Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Sword and Shield

Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon’s held item is used or lost.

Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon’s held item is used or lost.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Boosts the Speed stat if its held item is used or lost.

X and Y

Boosts the Speed stat if its held item is used or lost.

Black and White

Raises Speed if a held item is used.

Unaware

Unnerve

Unburden

Pokémon ability

Pokémon

16

As Hidden Ability

7

Introduced

Generation 4

Games with pages

7

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