Levitate
Pokémon Champions
This Pokémon is immune to Ground; Gravity/Ingrain/Smack Down/Iron Ball nullify it.
- Who has it
- 35 Pokémon
- On Showdown
- 14.7% of Champions VGC teams bring it
- Showdown rating
How it works in Champions
This Pokémon is to Ground-type attacks and the effects of Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, and the Arena Trap Ability. The effects of Gravity, Ingrain, Smack Down, Thousand Arrows, and Iron Ball nullify the immunity. Thousand Arrows can hit this Pokémon as if it did not have this Ability.
“By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Changes over time
How Levitate changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen VI
… the effects of Spikes, Toxic Spikes, added: Sticky Web, and the Arena Trap Ability. The effects of Gravity, Ingrain, Smack Down, added: Thousand Arrows, and Iron Ball nullify the immunity. added: Thousand Arrows can hit this Pokémon as if it did not have this Ability.
- Gen V
… Ability. The effects of Gravity, Ingrain, added: Smack Down, and Iron Ball nullify the immunity.
- Gen IV
… Ground-type attacks and the effects of
dropped: Spikesadded: Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and the Arena Trap Ability. added: The effects of Gravity, Ingrain, and Iron Ball nullify the immunity.
Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, and PokéAPI’s notes on the changes they don’t show. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
Good to know
- Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze (and moves like Sunsteel Strike) ignore it.
Works with or against it
Who runs Levitate on Showdown
Mega Garchomp Z100.0% of its sets
Mega Delphox100.0% of its sets
Hydreigon#61 on the Doubles ladder · 100.0% of its sets
Wash Rotom#72 on the Doubles ladder · 100.0% of its sets
Heat Rotom#58 on the Doubles ladder · 100.0% of its sets
Mow Rotom#231 on the Doubles ladder · 100.0% of its sets
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown; the ranks are from today’s in-game ladder.