Synchronize (Ability)

:Not to be confused with Synchronoise (move).
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Synchronize (Japanese: シンクロ Synchro) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
==Effect==
===In battle===
When a Pokémon with Synchronize is ed, , or ed by another Pokémon, that Pokémon will be inflicted with the same status condition. Synchronize will not inflict , , or .
Even if Synchronize would have no effect due to the other Pokémon already having a status condition or the other Pokémon's type, Ability, or team condition (e.g. ), it will still activate (revealing it as the Pokémon's Ability), but have no effect. Synchronize can affect a Pokémon behind a . Synchronize can be activated by other Pokémon's Abilities, such as , but cannot be activated by the Toxic Orb or Flame Orb.
If a Pokémon with Synchronize has a Berry that cures the status condition it was just inflicted with, Synchronize will activate before the Berry is eaten.
====Generations III and IV====
When a Pokémon with Synchronize is by another Pokémon, that Pokémon will be inflicted with the regular poison condition.
If is used by a burned, paralyzed, or poisoned Pokémon targeting a Pokémon with Synchronize, Synchronize activates after Psycho Shift cures the user of its status condition. Therefore, Synchronize will inflict the status condition anew in such a case.
If a single move such as results in a status ailment being given to more than one Pokémon (including as a result of Synchronize itself), Pokémon that receive the status in even-numbered orders (second, and possibly fourth) will not be able to activate Synchronize even if they have that ability.
 do not activate this Ability unless a Pokémon on the field directly causes a Pokémon with Synchronize to switch in, such as by using the moves or .
====Generation V onward====
When a Pokémon with Synchronize is by another Pokémon, that Pokémon will now be inflicted with the bad poison condition, rather than the regular poison condition.
If is used by a ed, , ed, or badly poisoned Pokémon targeting a Pokémon with Synchronize, Synchronize now activates before Psycho Shift cures the user of its status condition. Therefore, Synchronize will fail to inflict the status condition anew in such a case.
If multiple Pokémon receive a status from the same move, Synchronize now gets an opportunity to activate for any Pokémon that has it, regardless of what order they received the status in. Synchronize can now cause another Pokémon's Synchronize to activate, but if this happens, the original Pokémon therefore already has a status condition, and it will merely cause an ability message to appear with no other effect.
 do not activate this Ability, even if another Pokémon forced the Pokémon with this Ability to switch in by using a move like or .
In SOS Battles, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is in the first slot of the party when the wild Pokémon calls an ally, there is a 50% chance that the called ally will be forced to have the same Nature as the Pokémon that was originally in the first slot when the battle began (which is not necessarily the Pokémon with Synchronize).
===Outside of battle===
====Generations III-V====
From onward, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is in the first slot in the party (even if fainted) when a wild Pokémon is encountered, there is a 50% chance that the game will force it to have the same Nature as the Pokémon in the first slot. (Otherwise, the Nature is chosen at random, so the Pokémon still has a 1 in 25 chance of having the same Nature as the lead Pokémon.) This does not apply to roaming Pokémon, Pokémon in the Pokéwalker, or Pokémon in the Entree Forest. In Emerald, it also does not apply to stationary Pokémon (such as or ).
====Generation VI====
From onward, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, gift Pokémon (except Pokémon obtained via Mystery Gift and s) that are in the will always have the same Nature as the Pokémon with this Ability.
====Generation VII====
In only, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, gift Pokémon (except Pokémon obtained via Mystery Gift and s) will always have the same Nature as the Pokémon with this Ability regardless of Egg Group.
====Generation VIII====
In , if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, wild Pokémon are now guaranteed to have the same Nature as the leading Pokémon (ignoring any Mints). This does not apply to static encounter (such as , or the Legendary giants) but applies to wandering and roaming Pokémon (such as Swords of Justice and Galarian Legendary birds). Pokémon encountered in Max Raid Battles or obtained as gift Pokémon are also not affected by Synchronize.
In , entering a Pokémon Hideaway with a lead Pokémon with Synchronize causes all wild Pokémon inside to have the same Nature as the leader.
====Generation IX====
In , Synchronize appears to have no effect on the Nature of wild Pokémon.
==Pokémon with Synchronize==
==In other games==
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In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, if the user gets inflicted with paralysis, burn, poison or bad poison, it will inflict all adjacent enemies with that status condition (if possible). Bad poison will be transferred as bad poison, unlike in the core series games prior to Generation V.
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In , Synchronize is 's Ability. When an opponent inflicts movement speed reduction or damage over time on the user, this ability inflicts that same effect on the opponent. It goes on a 9s cooldown after being triggered.
Synchronize is also 's Ability, but has a different effect. Mew's Synchronize increases the movement speed of the user and nearby allied Pokémon by 15% whenever the Pokémon with Synchronize uses a move. This effect lasts for two seconds.
===Description===
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
* 's , Vee, and 's were revealed to have Synchronize as their Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
* Sabrina's , Greta's , and were revealed to have Synchronize as their Ability.
==In other languages==
Category:Abilities that affect appearance of wild Pokémon
Category:Abilities with field effects
Category:Abilities that inflict non-volatile status conditions
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