Full List of Abilities and How to Get Them 2008

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To see what each ability does, go to Category:Abilities, or click on the ability.

Table Headings

• Ability: Name of the ability as it appears on the screen during the game.
• Buyable: Can the ability be obtained from the boost ability screen through regular purchase or gambling?
• Books: Can the ability be obtained from one of the item books? >> SoP - Secrets of Pitching, SoD - Secrets of Defense, LoB - Legends of Baseball, No - Not possible. If an ability cannot be retrieved or retrieved by a position, then it will be listed in parentheses (i.e ~C means not Catcher, and C would mean Catcher).
• Event: Can the ability be obtained from a random event, key event, free event, or dating event? If so, what is the event?
• Likeliness: How likely (ratio, percentage, or descriptive word) are you to receive the ability during the event mentioned. If more than one event is listed, please note the event. This is not how likely the event will occur.

Table of Abilities

Ability	Buy	Book	Event	Likeliness
Aggressive FLD	Yes	No
Aggressive RUN	Yes	No
Aggressive STL	No	No	1) This ability can be randomly recieved by working out with frank during his first training by choosing upper body stretching.	1) ??
Barehand CTH	Yes	SoD	1) This ability can be randomly recieved when you go to the MLB game with Marvin and catch the ball. Choose the option to catch the ball.	1) ??
Base Running	Yes	No	1) Get this ability increased when Frank "collasped" in Yr 2
Bases Clearer	No	SoH
Battler	No	SoP	1) You may receive this from Frank during the second year after completing his arc during a random event when tells you about his sister doing better. This occurs after Frank collapses. 2) You may also receive this by dating Emily Young and completing her Arc.	1) ?? 2) ??
Be Safe	Yes	No
Believe	Yes	No
Break Up DP	No	No
Breaking Ball Pitcher	No	No
Bunt Master	Yes	SoH?
Cannon Arm	Yes	SoD	1) There is a chance of getting Cannon Arm from the TV thief event when you catch the thief.	1) ??
Cautious STL	No	No	1) There is a chance of getting Cautious Steal when you wait more than 5 times during the Patty Arc before going and checking on Ben.	1) ??
Choke Artist	No	No	1) You can get it by tasting the New Habanero pepper steak; or Frank at the lookout when he tells you about her sick sister	1) ??
Clutch Hit	Yes	No	1) Get Increase by agreeing to catch the Doctor's thief	1) ??
Consistency	Yes	No	1) May get Increase by choosing the same training with frank twice. 2) Can also recieve this by going to the street and choosing to buy a book.	1) ?? 2) ??
Contact Hitter	Yes	LoB	1) As a hitter, will receive when you hit Sittch with the shuriken(sp?) at the lake to finish his ninja training.	1) ??
Dr.K	No	SoP	1) Recieve from Lucy at the end of her arc. 2) May also get during game by striking out many batters (you may have to have the Dr. K glove to get this).	1) ?? 2) ??
Durability	Yes	No	1) (Increase): May get from successful Dr. Goodjob 2) (Decrease): Unsuccessful Dr. Goodjob; 3) (Increase): when dating Emily at the mountain and she punches you.	1) ?? 2) ?? 3) ??
Error Prone	No	No	1) You can get it from the broast ball event with frank 2) dating patty at the movie theater 2nd time, "wait shorter line"	1) ?? 2) ??
Fastball Life	Yes	LoB	1) (Decrease) Ignoring Patty for a few weeks after Ben collapsed and you said you would help her out. Then visit the Hot Dog Shop with a yellow haired girl's icon on it.	1) ??
Fat Pitch	No	No	1) random event: Marvin was talking about how the world is a game, choose "well come to think of it"	1) ??
Firstball HTR	Yes	SoH	1) You can get it by finding Sittch 2) Broast ball event with frank.	1) ?? 2) ??
Flyball Pitcher	No	No
Free Swinger	No	No
Gold Glover	Yes	SoD
Gd B2B HTR	No	SoH	1) From sittch practice 1, 8 or more correct guesses	1) ??
Gd Block	Yes	SoD
Gd Bunt	Yes	SoH	1) From Tom's arc	1) ??
Gd Catcher	Yes	SoD
Gd Delivery	No	SoP	1) from Ben on Dec Yr Week 3 when he came to give me a Heart Pendant to give to Patty	1) ??
Gd IF HTR	Yes	SoH	1) Dating Emily?? nore description needed	1) ??
Gd Low Pitch	Yes	SoP
Gd Pace	Yes	No	1) Go to the street and get a CD	1) ??
Gd Pickoff	Yes	SoP	1) From Frank?? more description needed	1) ??
Gd Pinch HTR	Yes	SoH
Gd Reflexes	Yes	SoP	1) from Frank when you ask him about that dream of his at the lookout	1) ??
Grt Catcher	Yes	SoD
Grt IF HTR	Yes	SoH
Groundball P	Yes	SoP
Gyroball	No	No	1) Completing the dating Patty arc.	1) ??
Hd 1st Slide	Yes	SoD
Hot Hitter	No	SoH	1) Sittch Practice 1 At least 7 spottings	1) ??
Hot Head	No	No	1) Sittch pratice; avoid getting hit by shurikens all 5 times	1) ??
Intimidator	No	No	1) Dating Lucy when you marry her as a pitcher 2) Dating Patty for hitters	1) ?? 2) ??
Lucky	No	SoP	1) May get by catching fish from dating Patty at the mountain (2nd date at the mountain) 2) from Marvin mysterious stone event	1) ?? 2) ??
Mellow	Yes	No
Patient Hitter	No	No	1) Get patient hitter if you "wait a little longer" a few times before going to check on Patty on the date after Ben collasped. This is done during the dating Patty arc.	1) ??
Pivot Man	Yes	SoD (~C)
Poise	Yes	No	when dating Emily at the mountain and she punches you. (increase)
Poker Face	No	SoP	1) May get from Legendary Cow Arc (at the mountain and choose "keep playing dead") 2) Joey's 3rd Event (Pelene shows up)	1) ?? 2) Rare
Pr Small Ball	No	No	1) May get from telling Frank take a walk and go home
Power Hitter	Yes	LoB	1) From Sittch Training?? more description needed 2) Weight training at level 9	1) ?? 2) ??
Prepare	Yes	No
Pressure's On	Yes	No
Pull Hitter	Yes	SoH
Relax	Yes	No
Restrain	Yes	No
Push Hitter	Yes	SoH	1) Dating Emily ?? more description needed	1) ??
Rally Hitter	No	SoH	1) In Sittch's first training, find him at least 2) get from Frank's last random event 3) There is a chance of getting Rally Hitter when you wait more than 5 times during the Patty Arc before going and checking on Ben.	1) ?? 2) ?? 3) ??
Recovery	Yes	No	1) You can get it from resting with Sittch	1) ??
Refined	No	SoH
Release	Yes	No
Safe Pitch	No	SoP
Sandbag	No	No
Shutto Spin	No	No	1) At the MLB game with Marvin, choose "stay still"	1) ??
Slap Hitter	No	No
Slow Starter	No	No	1) get Slow Starter if you "wait a little longer" a few times before going to check on Patty on the date after Ben collasped. I waited 10 times before going.	1) ??
Slugger	No	No
Sparkplug	No	No
Spider Catch	No	SoD (~C)	1) This is the reward as a fielder (catcher?) for finishing Emily Young's arc.	1) ??
Spin	Yes	LoB	1) (increase) from Tom's 4th RE (mailbox)	1) ??
Spray Hitter	Yes	SoH
Star	No	No	1) Dating Emily at the Lookout (3rd date there) When the 4 kids ask you to put them on your shoulders, you have a chance to get "Star"	1) ??
Starter	No	No	1) When picking your character initially if you choose starting pitcher	1) 100%
Stealing	Yes	No
STR Finisher	Yes	SoP
Table Setter	Yes	SoH
Throwing	Yes	No	1) (Increase) Throwing from catching TV thief	1) ??
Tough Out	Yes	SoH	1) from Frank when you ask him about that dream of his at the lookout
Tough Runner	Yes	SoH
Trash Talk	No	SoD (C)
Unlucky	No	No	1) May get by NOT catching fish from dating Patty at the mountain (2nd date at the mountain)	1) ??
VS Lefty	Yes	No
VS LH Batter	Yes	No	1) May get after a game if you do well in the game vs. Left handed Batters	1) ??
w/RISP	Yes	No	1) get increase in W/RISP when tasting the double mega steak at the steakhouse 2) (decrease) Sittch's 3rd event. Choose Golden Glove.	1) ?? 2) 100%
Walk	No	No	1) You may receive walk during an Emily Young date. It is the second time you visit the lake with her.	1) ??
Walk-off HTR	No	SoH