Zen Mode
Scarlet & Violet
If Darmanitan, at end of turn changes Mode to Standard if > 1/2 max HP, else Zen.
- Who has it
- 1 Pokémon
- Showdown rating
How it works in Gen IX
If this Pokémon is a Darmanitan or Galarian Darmanitan, it changes to Zen Mode if it has 1/2 or less of its maximum HP at the end of a turn. If Darmanitan's HP is above 1/2 of its maximum HP at the end of a turn, it changes back to Standard Mode.
Changes over time
How Zen Mode changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen VIII
If this Pokémon is a added: Darmanitan or Galarian Darmanitan, it changes to Zen Mode …
- Gen VII
… it changes back to Standard Mode.
dropped: If Darmanitan loses this Ability while in Zen Mode, it reverts to Standard Mode immediately.
Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, and PokéAPI’s notes on the changes they don’t show. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
Good to know
- Neutralizing Gas and Gastro Acid can't stop it.
- Can't be copied or swapped by: Role Play, Skill Swap, Trace, Receiver and Power of Alchemy, Entrainment.
- Activates at the end of each turn, when it enters battle.
Pokémon with Zen Mode
Showing as a hidden ability
Darmanitan