Pokémon Ability
Early Bird
The Pokémon awakens twice as fast as other Pokémon from sleep.
In-depth effect
Sleep conditions lasts for half as long, rounding down. For example, half of three turns is 1.5, which rounds down to one turn. When the number of turns to sleep is one, half of this rounded down is zero, and the Pok�mon wakes up instantly.
Pokémon with Early Bird
2 Pokémon known to have Early Bird (Gen 9 dataset)
About the Early Bird ability
Early Bird 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 awakens twice as fast as other Pokémon from sleep.
How it works: Sleep conditions lasts for half as long, rounding down. For example, half of three turns is 1.5, which rounds down to one turn. When the number of turns to sleep is one, half of this rounded down is zero, and the Pok�mon wakes up instantly.
How to get a Pokémon with Early Bird
If Early Bird is a regular ability (not Hidden Ability), simply catch the Pokémon and it has a 50% chance per slot of having Early Bird. You can use an Ability Capsule (50 BP at Chansey Supply) to swap between regular ability slots. If Early Bird is the Hidden Ability of one of the 2 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 Early Bird as a regular ability
- To transfer a Pokémon with Hidden Ability via Pokémon HOME from older games
Related
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.