Does Selfdestruct can work under the Rain ?

Hello !

I can speak french very well. So I know that the Ability “Damp” means “Humide” (Hydrated).I also know that Politoed and Jellicent can have that ability and it happens that both of them are Water, so hydrated. Interesting, no ?

Damp may have some relation with Rain. And Damp states:

“Prevent a Pokemon to use Explosion or Selfdestruct”.

So while Damp is, in other words and in french, “quand il y a de l’humidité, les Pokémon ne peuvent pas utiliser Explosion ou Destruction.”

That means:

When Damp is in the field, Pokemon cannot use Explosion or Selfdestruct.

Otherwise, Damp = Humidité = Hydrated.

The question is:

Whenever there is Rain, so there is “Humidité = Damp = Hydrated Weather”, can Pokemon use Selfdestruct or Explosion ? Because Damp will prevent this by its own.

Hope you understand my logic. ^^

All my wishes to everybody have a nice day :)

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

In the main line games, rain does not prevent Self Destruct and Explosion. However, in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games, rain prohibits anything from using those moves, in addition to being prevented by Damp.

As to why this wasn’t implemented into the main line games, who knows.

Self Destruct (move)Explosion (move)

It will work in rain.

Source: I’ve tested.

Hope this helps!

No only the ability Damp prevents Selfdestructs and Explosions. Weather has no influence on them.