Catalog (move)

Catalog

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  25 (max. 40) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Not a TM, HM or Move Tutor move.

On Bulbapedia's Movedex On Smogon's Movedex On Eevee's Movedex

Catalog is a non-damaging Normal-type move. It is an original Pokémon Sage move. It is the signature move of Viipii.

Effect

The user's ability is changed to a random other ability. It cannot turn into the ability it already has.

Description

Description The user surveys the situation and decides that it would be better suited by a different ability.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
160		Viipii	Normal		Normal	Start
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Catalog, like Viipii itself, is a reference to 4chan. The "Catalog" function on 4chan shows all of the active threads on a given board on a single page, similar to how the ability Catalog selects a new ability from a pool of all abilities in the game.