Magic Bounce (Ability)

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Magic Bounce (Japanese: マジックミラー Magic Mirror) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.
==Effect==
===In battle===
====Generations V to VI====
Magic Bounce reflects certain status moves back at the attacker. Reflectable moves match 's list of reflectable moves.
Moves reflected by Magic Bounce can still miss. If is reflected, the Pokémon that originally used Parting Shot has its stats lowered while the Pokémon with Magic Bounce is switched out.
Even if the Pokémon with Magic Bounce is immune to a move due to its type or species (e.g. a Pokémon targeted by , or targeted by ), Magic Bounce will still reflect the move. However, it will not activate if the Pokémon with Magic Bounce is protected from that move. Magic Bounce can reflect a move even if the move would fail (e.g. used on a Pokémon that has not used a move or is already disabled) or have no effect on the target (e.g. when the target already has -6 ).
Magic Bounce does not activate if the move is used by a Pokémon with , , or . Magic Bounce cannot reflect a move that was just reflected by or Magic Bounce. If a Pokémon with this Ability is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move like , Magic Bounce will not activate.
If a move targets multiple Pokémon individually (such as or ), it will still affect each Pokémon that does not have Magic Bounce as normal, then each Pokémon that has Magic Bounce will reflect the move individually. If a move targets an entire side (such as entry hazard moves), if any Pokémon on that side reflects the move with Magic Bounce then the whole side is unaffected; even if multiple Pokémon on that side have Magic Bounce, only one of the Pokémon on that side will have its Magic Bounce activate.
====Generation VII====
Magic Bounce can reflect status Z-Moves (but not their Z-Power effects) and moves used via or . If Z- is reflected, the Pokémon switched in does not have its HP restored. In Battle Royals if multiple Pokemon have Magic Bounce and a hazard-setting move is used, only the fastest Pokemon's Magic Bounce will activate.
====Generation VIII====
A Dynamax Pokémon reflecting Parting Shot will still be forced to switch out.
====Generation IX====
Magic Bounce will not activate if the opponent has the Ability .
===Outside of battle===
Magic Bounce has no effect outside of battle.
==Pokémon with Magic Bounce==
==In other games==
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In Pokémon UNITE, Magic Bounce is 's Ability after evolving. When Espeon would be affected by a hindrance (including slow), the hindrance is negated and Espeon becomes immune to hindrances for a short time. At the same time, this ability deals damage to the enemy that attempted to inflict the hindrance and applies a 30% slow for 1s. Hindrances that have multiple hits, such as 's , will have only the first hit negated. This Ability has 45 second cooldown.
===Description===
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In the Japan Mini-volume 6 for the , 's , Solsol, was revealed to have Magic Bounce as his Ability when Mega Evolved.
== Trivia ==
* No Pokémon has Magic Bounce as a regular Ability. Magic Bounce is only available as a Hidden Ability or the Ability of Mega Evolved Pokémon.
==In other languages==
Category:Ignorable Abilities
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es:Espejo mágico
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it:Magispecchio
ja:マジックミラー
zh:魔法镜（特性）