Serene Grace (ability)
Effect
Serene Grace doubles the chance of moves' secondary effects occurring - specifically stat changes, status ailments, or flinching. It also increases the chance of flinching due to the held items King's Rock and Razor Fang from 10% to 20% (however, note that those items do not affect moves that already have a flinch chance).
Serene Grace does not affect status moves or the Pokémon's critical hit ratio.
Examples
Shadow Ball normally has a 20% chance of lowering Special Defense; with Serene Grace it is boosted to a 40% chance.
Air Slash has a 30% of causing the target to flinch; with Serene Grace it is boosted to a 60% chance. If the item King's Rock is held it does not increase that percentage, but rather if the move does not cause flinching (40% chance), then there is now a further 20% chance the target will flinch from King's Rock. This means Serene Grace with Air Slash and King's Rock gives a total probability of 68% (1 - 0.4*0.8) that the opponent will flinch.
Changes
In Generations 3-4 Serene Grace does not increase the flinch chance of King's Rock or Razor Fang.
In Generations 3-5 Serene Grace does not affect the move Secret Power.
Game descriptions
| Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald |
Promotes added effects. |
|---|---|
| Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver |
Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing. |
| Black/White Black 2/White 2 |
Boosts the likelihood of added effects appearing. |
| X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire |
Boosts the likelihood of additional effects occurring. |
| Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon |
Boosts the likelihood of additional effects occurring when attacking. |
| Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl |
Boosts the likelihood of additional effects occurring when attacking. |
| Scarlet/Violet | Raises the likelihood of additional effects occurring when the Pokémon uses its moves. |
Other languages
| English | Serene Grace |
|---|---|
| Japanese | てんのめぐみ (Ten no Megumi) |
| German | Edelmut |
| French | Sérénité |
| Italian | Leggiadro |
| Spanish | Dicha |
| Korean | 하늘의은총 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 天恩 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 天恩 |
Pokémon with Serene Grace
# | Name | 2nd ability | Hidden ability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chansey | Natural Cure | Healer |
| Togepi | Hustle | Super Luck |
| Togetic | Hustle | Super Luck |
| Dunsparce | Run Away | Rattled |
| Blissey | Natural Cure | Healer |
| Jirachi | — | — |
| Happiny | Natural Cure | Friend Guard |
| Togekiss | Hustle | Super Luck |
| Shaymin Sky Forme |
— | — |
| Meloetta Aria Forme |
— | — |
| Meloetta Pirouette Forme |
— | — |
| Dudunsparce Two-Segment Form |
Run Away | Rattled |
| Dudunsparce Three-Segment Form |
Run Away | Rattled |
Serene Grace as a hidden ability
# | Name | Other abilities |
|---|---|---|
| Deerling |
Chlorophyll Sap Sipper |
| Sawsbuck |
Chlorophyll Sap Sipper |