Despair

Despair (Japanese: ぜつぼう Despair) is an ability created by sovest555 for his personal fanon. It is the signature ability of Eterphage.

In Battle
Despair lowers the foe's Defense and Special Defense stats by one stage each upon entering the battle. It is triggered both when a battle begins and when a Pokémon with Despair switches into battle. It affects all opponents in double and triple battles.

Despair's activation message reads: "[Pokémon]'s Despair cuts [opponent]'s Defense!" followed by "[Pokémon]'s Despair cuts [opponent]'s Special Defense!".

Despair has no effect on Pokémon who are immune to stat reductions, such as Pokémon with Clear Body or White Smoke.

Outside of Battle
If a Pokémon with Despair is at the head of the party, the chance of wild encounters (except those with Dark or Ghost types) is reduced by 55%. However, if the wild pokemon is Dark or Ghost type, the chance for a wild encounter is instead increased by 55%.

Trivia

 * Despair is the only ability thus far that lowers more than one stat upon entry into battle.
 * Despair was revealed by its creator before the completion of its signature owner.