Pokémon Ability
Orichalcum Pulse
Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle. The ancient pulse thrumming through the Pokémon also boosts its Attack stat in harsh sunlight.
Pokémon with Orichalcum Pulse
1 Pokémon known to have Orichalcum Pulse (Gen 9 dataset)
About the Orichalcum Pulse ability
Orichalcum Pulse 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: Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokémon enters a battle. The ancient pulse thrumming through the Pokémon also boosts its Attack stat in harsh sunlight.
How to get a Pokémon with Orichalcum Pulse
If Orichalcum Pulse is a regular ability (not Hidden Ability), simply catch the Pokémon and it has a 50% chance per slot of having Orichalcum Pulse. You can use an Ability Capsule (50 BP at Chansey Supply) to swap between regular ability slots. If Orichalcum Pulse 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 Orichalcum Pulse 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.