New Abilities

Below is a table which lists all of the abilities that were introduced in Pokémon Black and White. In total, 41 abilities were introduced.

Pokémon who are preceded by an *asterisk in the list are marked as such because they may only have that ability when caught and brought back from the DreamWorld.

Name	Description	Learned By
Analytic アナライズ	Power is increased if the Pokémon would attack last.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *,
Big Pecks はとむね	The Pokémon's defense stat cannot be reduced.	*, *, *, *, , , , , , , .
Contrary あまのじゃく	Stat changes are reversed.	*, *, *, *, *,
Cursed Body のろわれボデ�	When attacked, the move used may become disabled.	*, *, *, , .
Defeatist よわき	When HP is below 50% of maximum, Attack power decreases.	, .
Defiant まけんき	As other stats are decreased, Attack increases.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, , .
Flare Boost ねつぼうそう	Power is increased when afflicted with the Burn status condition.	*, *,
Friend Guard フレンドガー�	Damage taken by allies may be reduced. (Assumed)	*, *, *, *, *,
Harvest しゅうかく	A held berry can be reused. (Assumed)	*, *, *,
Healer いやしのここ�	Rids teammates of Status Conditions.	*, *, *, , .
Heavy Metal ヘヴィメタル	The Pokémon weighs twice as much as normal.	*, *, *, *, *,
Illusion イリュージョ�	Takes the appearance of an ally when it enters battle.	, .
Imposter かわりもの	Upon entering battle the Pokémon uses Transform	*,
Infiltrator すりぬけ	The effects of Barrier and Light Screen.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, , , , .
Iron Barbs てつのトゲ	Inflicts damage on the opponent when Physical contact is made.	, .
Justified せいぎのここ�	Attack is boosted when hit by a Dark-type move.	*, *, *, *, *, , , , .
Light Metal ライトメタル	The Pokémon weighs half as much as normal.	*, *, *, *, *,
Magic Bounce マジックミラ�	The Pokémon reflects non-damaging moves back at their user.	*, *, *,
Moody ムラっけ	One stat is reduced in favor of another stat.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *,
Moxie じしんかじょ�	The Pokémon's attack stat is boosted when its opponent is knocked out.	*, *, *, *, *, , , , , .
Multiscale マルチスケイ�	The higher the HP, the less the damage taken from foes.	*, *,
Mummy ミイラ	When an opponent uses a Physical attack, its ability also becomes Mummy.	, .
Overcoat ぼうじん	The Pokémon does not take damage from primary Weather effects.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, , , , , .
Pickpocket わるいてぐせ	The Pokémon steals an opponent's item when contact is made.	*, *, *, *, *,
Poison Touch どくしゅ	An opponent is afflicted with the Poison status condition upon contact.	.
Prankster いたずらごこ�	When a non-damaging move is used its priority is increased.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, , , , , , .
Rattled びびり	Types of certain opponents make the Pokémon self-conscious, it raises its Speed.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *,
Regenerator さいせいりょ�	When the Pokémon is switched out of battle, some of its HP is restored.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, , , .
Sand Force すなのちから	Boosts the Attack of the Pokémon's Ground, Rock and Steel type moves in a SandStorm.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, , , .
Sand Rush すなかき	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in a SandStorm.	, , , .
Sap Sipper そうしょくく	Attack power is boosted if the Pokémon is hit by a Grass-type attack.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, , , , , , , , , .
Sheer Force ちからづく	Attack power of moves is boosted but their secondary effects do not occur.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, , , , , , , .
Telepathy テレパシー	Attacks from allies are avoided.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, , .
TeraVolt テラボルテー�	Moves ignore the effects of abilities.	.
Toxic Boost どくぼうそう	Power is increased when afflicted with the Poison status condition.	*,
TurboBlaze ターボブレイ�	Moves ignore the effects of abilities.	.
Unnerve きんちょうか�	Opponents are unable to eat their held berries.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, , .
Victory Star しょうりのほ�	Increases the accuracy of the Pokémon and its partners.	.
Weak Armor くだけるよろ�	When hit by a Physical attack the Pokémon's Attack is decreased and Speed is increased.	*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, .
Wonder Skin ミラクルスキ�	Is unaffected by opponents' moves that alter stats. (Assumed)	*, *, *, .
Zen Mode ダルマモード	Changes Daruma Forme in a pinch.	*, .