Levitate

Levitate (ふゆう Levitate) is an ability introduced in Generation III. 41 Pokémon have this ability, two of which are Mega Pokémon, and one is a regional form.

Effect

In-Game Text
Generation III	Not hit by GROUND attacks.
Generation IV	Gives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII	By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
Generation VIII
Effect
Provides immunity from Arena Trap and the following moves.
Move	Type	Category	Effect
Bone Club			Damaging
Bone Rush			Damaging
Bonemerang			Damaging
Bulldoze			Damaging
Dig			Damaging
Drill Run			Damaging
Earth Power			Damaging
Earthquake			Damaging
Electric Terrain			Makes the terrain Electric
Fissure			One-Hit KO
Grassy Terrain			Makes the terrain Grass
Land's Wrath			Damaging
Magnitude			Damaging
Misty Terrain			Makes the terrain Fairy
Mud Bomb			Damaging
Mud Shot			Damaging
Mud-Slap			Damaging
Precipice Blades			Damaging
Rototiller			Raises stats of Grass-type Pokémon
Sand Tomb			Damaging
Spikes			Entry Hazard
Sticky Web			Entry Hazard
Thousand Waves			Damaging
Toxic Spikes			Entry Hazard

Pokémon

Pokédex	Pokémon	Type	Abilities
#092	Gastly		Generation III Levitate
#093	Haunter
#094	Gengar*
#109	Koffing		Generation III Levitate Generation VIII Neutralising Gas Stench(DW)
#110	Weezing
	Galarian Weezing		Generation VIII Levitate Neutralising Gas Misty Surge(DW)
#200	Misdreavus		Generation III Levitate
#201	Unown		Generation III Levitate
#329	Vibrava		Generation III Levitate
#330	Flygon
#337	Lunatone		Generation III Levitate
#338	Solrock
#343	Baltoy		Generation III Levitate
#344	Claydol
#355	Duskull		Generation III Levitate Generation VI Frisk(DW)
#358	Chimecho		Generation III Levitate
#380	Latias		Generation III Levitate
	Mega Latias
#381	Latios
	Mega Latios
#429	Mismagius		Generation IV Levitate
#433	Chingling		Generation IV Levitate
#436	Bronzor		Generation IV Heatproof Levitate Generation V Heavy Metal(DW)
#437	Bronzong
#455	Carnivine		Generation IV Levitate
#479	Rotom		Generation IV Levitate
	Rotom
	Rotom
	Rotom
	Rotom
	Rotom
#480	Uxie		Generation IV Levitate
#481	Mesprit
#482	Azelf
#487	Giratina		Generation IV Levitate
#488	Cresselia		Generation IV Levitate
#602	Tynamo		Generation V Levitate
#603	Eelektrik
#604	Eelektross
#615	Cryogonal		Generation V Levitate
#635	Hydreigon		Generation V Levitate
#738	Vikavolt		Generation VII Levitate
• Green indicates the ability is known naturally • Yellow indicates the ability is only known through the Dream World

*Gengar had Levitate up until Pokémon Sun & Moon, where it was replaced with Cursed Body.

Gallery

Fantina's Gengar's Levitate activated

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Trivia

• As of Generation VIII, there are 41 Pokémon that have Levitate, making it the most common ability to date.
  • No Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII have this ability.
  • Of these 41 Pokémon, 35 of them have Levitate as their sole ability, while the Koffing and Bronzor families have a secondary and hidden ability, while Duskull has just a hidden ability.
  • Vikavolt is the only Generation VII Pokémon that has Levitate.
• Although all of Rotom's appliance forms retain Levitate, Fan Rotom's secondary type makes it immune to Ground-type moves to begin with, thus making Levitate redundant.
• Unlike with Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web, Pokémon with Levitate are not immune to Stealth Rock, as the entry hazard takes weaknesses into account.
• Thanks to this ability, the Tynamo family has no weaknesses, until they are affected by Iron Ball, Gastro Acid, Neutralising Gas, or Smack Down.