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* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', the fact that [[Person of Mass Destruction|Roy Mustang]] is [[Double Entendre|useless]] [[Weaksauce Weakness|when it's raining]] is something of a [[Running Gag]]. This is because, well, ''he [[Playing with Fire|uses fire]]'', and rain is going to put a bit of a damper on his ability to get a flame going. However, this is only when ''he himself'' (specifically his hands) are wet, because if something else is covered in water he can just decompose it into hydrogen and oxygen then ignite that.

** In ''Brotherhood'', Pride's [[Living Shadow]] powers don't work in total darkness since he needs a light source to cast a shadow.

* ''[[Medaka Box]]'' loves this trope. The best example is probably the array of weaknesses that Yukuhashi Mizou's abnormality, mind-scanning, has, thanks to it working really, really good. {{spoiler|Catching even the smallest thoughts, he can't decipher input from a person who does not think clearly and jumps from one thought to another fast enough for it to be of use; he cannot function in the crowds by himself, due to being overwhelmed by the stream of thoughts; he feels pain that the people within his reception range feel; and, finally, he cannot fight a good person who honestly had legitimate reasons to oppose him, without seeing how they think and starting to empathize with them.}}

* Many of the Clow Cards from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' have logical weaknesses. One example: Sakura managed to capture the Watery card by trapping it in an industrial-sized freezer.

*** [[Epileptic Trees|Maybe he has an airbag that he can inflate but is potentially damageable]].

* In an episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'', a [[Literal Genie]] grants someone the power to become invisible. He has to strip naked to make any use of it, which he considers a small tradeoff, although it makes going outside uncomfortable. Even more uncomfortable: he promptly gets hit by a car because the driver didn't see him. A previous "beneficiary" of the genie's wishes ended up with an inhumanly large, ahem, [[Gag Penis|manhood]]. He then keeled over from lack of blood to the brain when he got excited. And the paramedics trouble getting him through the door while he was lying on his back.

* An antagonist in ''[[Angel]]'' had the ability of [[Detachment Combat]]. He couldn't stay separated for too long or his parts would suffer necrosis from the lack of nutrients.

* In ''[[Alphas]]'' it's pretty well established that with every alpha ability comes a weakness of some sort. In early episodes, the most notable was Rachel, who has hyper, sentinel-esque senses. She was initially shown to be able to enhance one sense at a time, but while she did so, she couldn't use her other senses. (While her vision or smell was enhanced, she could not hear the other characters when they spoke to her.) This is a great weakness, which makes all kinds of sense. However, the writers seem to be forgetting about this weakness, as in recent episodes, she's been using her abilities without shutting the rest down.

* Stitch of ''[[Lilo and Stitch]]'' is super dense and while that gives him super strength and endurance, he can't swim.

* Because [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|benders]] channel their powers through martial arts, binding or paralyzing their limbs is an effective means of defeating or imprisoning them, though sufficiently skilled benders are able to get beyond this.

** Fire- and Airbenders always have their element at hand, but also have their own weaknesses. Fire requires stable breath control to use (making it easier to lose control or tire from using the element), is less effective in cold or at night, and lacks many defensive moves. Likewise, Air Bending has fewer offensive moves, and the culture surrounding it is quite pacifistic, making it especially difficult to finish a fight.

** Toph's [[Disability Superpower]] is rendered completely useless when not in direct contact with Earth {{spoiler|or metal}}. She is extremely apprehensive riding on Appa, gets a view comparable to static when on sand, and is seen having to hold onto her companions when traveling on a wood-built village. It doesn't stop her from intercepting catapult weapons fired from another ship on water though.