Pokémon Ability

Telepathy

Anticipates an ally's attack and dodges it.

In-depth effect

Prevents damage from team-mates during Double and Triple battles

Pokémon with Telepathy

1 Pokémon known to have Telepathy (Gen 9 dataset)

Rabsca

About the Telepathy ability

Telepathy 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: Anticipates an ally's attack and dodges it.

How it works: Prevents damage from team-mates during Double and Triple battles

How to get a Pokémon with Telepathy

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