Pokémon Ability

Unburden

Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.

In-depth effect

Speed is doubled once the held item is consumed.

Pokémon with Unburden

2 Pokémon known to have Unburden (Gen 9 dataset)

Grafaiai

Shroodle

About the Unburden ability

Unburden 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: Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.

How it works: Speed is doubled once the held item is consumed.

How to get a Pokémon with Unburden

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