aaa ability index

[B][SIZE=6]SV AAA - Common Ability Index[/SIZE][/B]
[SIZE=4]Many people find themselves struggling to get into Almost Any Ability due to a perception of "jankiness" and being unable to immediately tell which Pokemon are likely to use which abilities. This index intends to serve, alongside our Viability Rankings, as a resource to index the most common abilities a given VR ranked Pokemon will run, as well as some more niche options you may find during a laddering session. Abilities are listed roughly in order of how common they are. [B]Bolded[/B] abilities are the most viable and generally the best to consider using for yourself. [SIZE=4]Abilities generally considered unviable or outclassed will be marked with [I]italics.[/I][/SIZE]

[B]Many of the abilities listed here are not considered viable, but because they are common, they are listed here to help new players getting into the tier understand what they may be running into. [/B]

:great-tusk: [B]Scrappy, Mold Breaker, Fluffy[/B], Regenerator, Damage Amplification Abilities, Type-[SIZE=4]Immunity Abilities [/SIZE] Wandering Spirit,

:roaring-moon: [B]Sword of Ruin, Regenerator, Magic Guard[/B], Damage Amplification Abilities, Fluffy,[I] Strong Jaw[/I]

:corviknight: [B]Intimidate, Fluffy, Volt Absorb[/B], Well-Baked Body, Prankster, [I]Regenerator, Drizzle[/I]

:gholdengo: [B]Adaptability, Ground-Immunity Abilities, Well-Baked Body[/B], Hadron Engine, Magic Guard, Beads of Ruin, Bulletproof, Type-Immunity Abilities

:pecharunt: [B]Prankster[/B], Ground-Immunity Abilities, Intimidate, Corrosion, Water Absorb, Fluffy, Well-Baked Body

:swampert: [B]Regenerator[/B], [I]Sap Sipper[/I]

:zamazenta: [B]Sword of Ruin, Scrappy[/B], Tinted Lens, Damage Amplification Abilities, [I]Unaware[/I], Soundproof

:zapdos: [B]Primordial Sea[/B], No Guard, [I]Unaware, Drizzle, Fluffy[/I]

:chien-pao: [B]Sword of Ruin, Adaptability, Magic Guard[/B], Serene Grace, [I]Sheer Force, Supreme Overlord[/I]

:deoxys-speed: [B]Psychic Surge, Hadron Engine, Sheer Force[/B], Protean, Prankster, Beads of Ruin, [I]No Guard[/I][/SIZE]

:manaphy: [B]Regenerator[/B], Unaware, Motor Drive, Protosynthesis, [I]Fluffy, [/I]Primordial Sea,[I] Surge Surfer[/I]

[SIZE=4]:scream-tail: [B]Pixilate[/B], Unaware, [I]Stamina, Regenerator, Immunity Abilities[/I]

:ceruledge: [B]Sword of Ruin, Adaptability[/B], Desolate Land, [I]Sharpness, Anger Shell,[/I] Prankster

:heatran: [B]Desolate Land[/B], Ground-Immunity Abilities, Water Absorb, Magic Guard

:iron-hands: [B]Regenerator, Ground-Immunity Abilities[/B], Magic Guard, Surge Surfer, [I]Galvanize[/I], Purifying Salt[I], Quick Draw, Iron Fist[/I]

:iron-moth: [B]Desolate Land[/B], Sheer Force, Hadron Engine, [I]Surge Surfer[/I], [I]Ground-Immunity Abilities[/I]

:iron-treads: [B]Bulletproof[/B], Regenerator, Well-Baked Body, Immunity Abilities, Magic Guard, [I]Refrigerate, Hadron Engine[/I]

:meowscarada: [B]Sword of Ruin[/B], [I]Sniper[/I], Tinted Lens, Adaptability,[I] Sheer Force[/I]

:moltres: [B]Desolate Land[/B], Magic Guard

:primarina: [B]Primordial Sea[/B], Regenerator, Stamina, Volt Absorb, Sheer Force, [I]Punk Rock[/I]

:skarmory: [B]Intimidate, Fluffy, Well-Baked Body[/B], Prankster, Volt Absorb, Water Absorb


:volcarona: [B]Sheer Force[/B], Magic Guard, Desolate Land, Mold Breaker,[I] Tinted Lens[/I]

:azelf: [B]Psychic Surge[/B], [I]Sheer Force[/I]

:cinderace: [B]Desolate Land[/B], Magic Guard, Sword of Ruin, [I]Drought, Prankster[/I]

:iron-boulder: [B]Sharpness[/B], [I]Rocky Payload, Sword of Ruin[/I]

:latios: [B]Hadron Engine, Tinted Lens[/B], Dragon's Maw, Adaptability, [I]Beads of Ruin, Sheer Force[/I]

:ogerpon-hearthflame: [B]Sword of Ruin, Desolate Land[/B], [I]Grassy Surge[/I], Mold Breaker

:ogerpon-wellspring: [B]Primordial Sea[/B], Sword of Ruin, Adaptability, [I]Swift Swim[/I], [I]Grassy Surge[/I]

:sandy-shocks: [B]Hadron Engine[/B], [I]Sheer Force, Refrigerate[/I]

:ting-lu: [B]Regenerator[/B], Fluffy, Magic Guard, [SIZE=4][I]Prankster,[/I][/SIZE] Unaware

:cobalion: [B]Magic Guard[/B], Well-Baked Body, [I]Scrappy, Fluffy[/I]

:electrode-hisui: [B]Magic Guard[/B], Hadron Engine

:empoleon: [B]Volt Absorb, Levitate[/B], [SIZE=4][I]Regenerator,[/I][/SIZE] Vessel of Ruin, Bulletproof, Immunity Abilities,

:garchomp: [B]Adaptability[/B], Regenerator, Dragon's Maw, Sword of Ruin, Fluffy, [I]Skill Link, Thick Fat[/I]

:iron-crown: [B]Tinted Lens, Well-Baked Body[/B], [I]Regenerator[/I], Psychic Surge, Magic Guard

:kingambit: [B]Adaptability, Tinted Lens[/B], Well-Baked Body, Ground-Immunity Abilities, [I]Hustle[/I]

:mandibuzz: Unaware, [SIZE=4][B]Well-Baked Body[/B], [/SIZE]Magic Guard, Fluffy, Immunity Abilities

:ogerpon-cornerstone: [B]Rocky Payload[/B], Sword of Ruin, [I]Grassy Surge[/I], Adaptability

:barraskewda: [B]Primordial Sea[/B], [I]Drizzle, Adaptability, Sword of Ruin[/I]

:blissey: [B]Unaware[/B], [I]Regenerator, Fluffy[/I], Magic Guard, Immunity Abilities[/SIZE]

:garganacl: Fluffy, [I]Sand Stream[/I], [B]Water Absorb, Ground-Immunity Abilities[/B], Unaware

:gengar:[B]Sheer Force, Normalize[/B], Prankster, [I]Merciless[/I], [B]Hadron Engine[/B]

:goodra-hisui: [B]Regenerator[/B], [I]Earth Eater[/I]

:landorus: [B]Fluffy[/B],[I] Download, Aerilate[/I], [B]Desolate Land[/B], Sheer Force

:landorus-therian: Aerilate, Regenerator, [B]Desolate Land[/B], Fluffy, Immunity Abilities

:slither-wing: [B]Tinted Lens[/B], Adaptability, Tough Claws, [B]Sword of Ruin[/B], [I]Long Reach[/I], Magic Guard, [I]Intimidate[/I]

:ursaluna-bloodmoon: [B]Steam Engine[/B], Storm Drain, Adaptability, [I]Desolate Land[/I]

:archaludon: [B]Primordial Sea[/B], [I]Dragon's Maw, Swift Swim, Drizzle, [/I]Earth Eater

:chansey: [B]Unaware[/B], [I]Fluffy, Stamina, Sticky Hold, [/I]Immunity Abilities

:chesnaught: [B]Flame Body[/B], Well-Baked Body, [B]Fluffy[/B], [I]Grassy Surge[/I]

:cresselia: [B]Unaware[/B], Stamina

:deoxys-defense: [B]Unaware[/B], Fluffy, Prankster, Regenerator, Immunity Abilities

:gliscor: [B]Fluffy[/B], Regenerator, Water Absorb, [I]Prankster[/I]

:inteleon: [B]Primordial Sea, [/B][I]Drizzle, Beads of Ruin[/I]

:jirachi: [B]Regenerator[/B], [I]Earth Eater, Weak Armor[/I]

:kommo-o: [B]Galvanize[/B], Refrigerate, Adaptability, [I]Punk Rock[/I]

:mamoswine: [B]Technician[/B], Adaptability

:meloetta: [B]Regenerator[/B]

:mew: Prankster, [B]Regenerator[/B]

:polteageist: [B]Queenly Majesty[/B], [I]Psychic Surge[/I], Pixilate, [B]Normalize[/B]

:regieleki: [B]Refrigerate[/B], [I]Hadron Engine[/I], Pixilate, Aerilate

:ribombee: [B]Prankster[/B], [I]Tinted Lens, Iron Barbs[/I]

:samurott-hisui: [B]Adaptability, Primordial Sea[/B], Sharpness, [I]Sword of Ruin[/I]

:sinistcha: [B]Well-Baked Body[/B], Fluffy, Purifying Salt

:smeargle: [B]Prankster[/B], [I]Sturdy[/I]

:talonflame: [B]Magic Guard[/B]

:thundurus: [I]Opportunist[/I], [B]Sheer Force, [/B][I]Aerilate, Hadron Engine[/I]

:thundurus-therian: [B]Primordial Sea[/B], [B]Sheer Force[/B], [I]Slush Rush, Aerilate[/I]

:tinkaton: [I]Steelworker, Steely Spirit, [/I][B]Regenerator, Immunity Abilities[/B]

:zapdos-galar: [B]Sword of Ruin[/B], Magic Guard, [I]Supreme Overlord[/I]

:zoroark-hisui: Adaptability, [B]Sheer Force[/B], Magic Guard, [I]Protean[/I]