Generation III Ability

Vital Spirit

Prevents sleep.

Vital Spirit Effect

This Pokémon cannot be asleep. This causes Rest to fail altogether. If a Pokémon is asleep and acquires this ability, it will immediately wake up; this includes when regaining a lost ability upon leaving battle. This ability functions identically to Insomnia in battle. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, higher-levelled Pokémon have their encounter rate increased.

“The Pokémon is full of vitality, and that prevents it from falling asleep.”

Vital Spirit Data

Introduced
Generation III
Pokémon
14
In short
Prevents sleep.

Pokémon With Vital Spirit

14 Pokémon can have Vital Spirit.

Vital Spirit Questions & Answers

What does Vital Spirit do?
This Pokémon cannot be asleep. This causes Rest to fail altogether. If a Pokémon is asleep and acquires this ability, it will immediately wake up; this includes when regaining a lost ability upon leaving battle. This ability functions identically to Insomnia in battle. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, higher-levelled Pokémon have their encounter rate increased.
How many Pokémon have Vital Spirit?
14 Pokémon can have Vital Spirit.
What Pokémon have Vital Spirit?
Mankey, Primeape, Electabuzz, Magmar, and Delibird, and 9 more Pokémon can have Vital Spirit — the full list is above.
When was Vital Spirit introduced?
Vital Spirit was introduced in Generation III.