Ability Patch

Ability Patch とくせいパッチ Ability Patch

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Introduced in Generation VIII Pocket Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items

The Ability Patch (Japanese: とくせいパッチ Ability Patch) is a type of item introduced in Generation VIII. It changes a Pokémon's Ability.

In the core series games

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Bag item

If used from the Bag, it changes the Ability slot of a Pokémon from one of its standard Abilities to its Hidden Ability. As a result, if the Pokémon evolves and has a different Hidden Ability than its Evolution, its Evolution will have the Hidden Ability. A Pokémon that has its Hidden Ability due to the Ability Patch can also pass down its Hidden Ability via breeding.

The Ability Patch can only be used on a Pokémon that belongs to a species with a Hidden Ability. For example, it can be used to change a Rookidee's Ability from Keen Eye or Unnerve to Big Pecks, but it cannot be used to change a Metapod's Ability (which is always Shed Skin).

Generation VIII

The Ability Patch cannot be used to change a Pokémon's Ability from its Hidden Ability to one of its standard Abilities.

Generation IX

The Ability Patch can now remove a Hidden Ability, setting the Ability to the Pokémon's first Ability slot.

Held item

Fling fails if the user is holding an Ability Patch.

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See also

• Ability Capsule

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