Pokémon Ability

Guts

It's so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat.

In-depth effect

Attack is increased by 50% when induced with a status (BURN, PARALYZE, SLEEP, POISON, FREEZE). Burn�s effect of lowering Attack is not applied.

Pokémon with Guts

1 Pokémon known to have Guts (Gen 9 dataset)

Squawkabilly

About the Guts ability

Guts 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: It's so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat.

How it works: Attack is increased by 50% when induced with a status (BURN, PARALYZE, SLEEP, POISON, FREEZE). Burn�s effect of lowering Attack is not applied.

How to get a Pokémon with Guts

If Guts is a regular ability (not Hidden Ability), simply catch the Pokémon and it has a 50% chance per slot of having Guts. You can use an Ability Capsule (50 BP at Chansey Supply) to swap between regular ability slots. If Guts 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 Guts 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.