Pokémon Ability

Anticipation

The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.

In-depth effect

Warns when the foe knows 1-hit KO or super-effective moves.

Pokémon with Anticipation

1 Pokémon known to have Anticipation (Gen 9 dataset)

Flittle

About the Anticipation ability

Anticipation is one of 112+ abilities in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Each Pokémon has one active ability at a time, drawn from a list of 1-3 possible abilities per species (the third slot, when present, is the Hidden Ability — only accessible via Tera raids, Mass Outbreaks, or Ability Patch).

Official game text: The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.

How it works: Warns when the foe knows 1-hit KO or super-effective moves.

How to get a Pokémon with Anticipation

If Anticipation is a regular ability (not Hidden Ability), simply catch the Pokémon and it has a 50% chance per slot of having Anticipation. You can use an Ability Capsule (50 BP at Chansey Supply) to swap between regular ability slots. If Anticipation is the Hidden Ability of one of the 1 Pokémon listed above, you'll need either:

To catch the Pokémon from a 5-star or 6-star Tera raid
To use an Ability Patch (consumable from picnic crafting / raid rewards) on a Pokémon that already has Anticipation as a regular ability
To transfer a Pokémon with Hidden Ability via Pokémon HOME from older games

For the full list of abilities and their competitive impact, see our abilities reference. To check how an ability affects damage calculations, use our damage calculator.