Pokémon Ability

Infiltrator

Passes through the opposing Pokémon's barrier, substitute, and the like and strikes.

In-depth effect

The protections and stat boosts caused by the moves Substitute, Reflect, Light Screen and Safeguard by the opponent are ignored.

Pokémon with Infiltrator

2 Pokémon known to have Infiltrator (Gen 9 dataset)

Brambleghast

Bramblin

About the Infiltrator ability

Infiltrator 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: Passes through the opposing Pokémon's barrier, substitute, and the like and strikes.

How it works: The protections and stat boosts caused by the moves Substitute, Reflect, Light Screen and Safeguard by the opponent are ignored.

How to get a Pokémon with Infiltrator

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