Color Change (Ability)
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Color Change (Japanese: へんしょく Color Change) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. It is the signature Ability of Kecleon.
Effect
In battle
This Ability effect may be in need of research. Reason: Does Color Change activate when a dual-typed Pokémon is hit by a move of one of its types in generation III? Does Color Change activate if a Pokémon affected by Forest's Curse or Trick-or-Treat is hit by a Grass or Ghost type move (respectively)? You can discuss this on the talk page. |
Generations III and IV
When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a damage-dealing move (except for Struggle attacks and Shadow moves), Color Change will change the Pokémon's own type to the type of the move that it was hit by. Color Change does not activate if the Pokémon is hit by a move of the same type as itself, even if the Pokémon is dual-typed. Color Change does not activate if the Pokémon's substitute is hit.
Even if the Pokémon with Color Change has two types, it will only have a single type after the effect is applied. If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by Weather Ball during shadowy aura, it will become Normal-type.
Color Change will activate after the first hit of a multi-strike move. Future Sight and Doom Desire do not activate Color Change.
Status conditions are inflicted before Color Change activates. As a result, even if Color Change would make the Pokémon become a type that is immune to the status condition, the Pokémon can still be afflicted with the status condition; for example, a Pokémon with Color Change that is hit by Poison Sting has a chance to be poisoned before it becomes Poison-type.
Generation V onward
Color Change now activates after the last hit of a multi-strike move.
Future Sight and Doom Desire now activate Color Change when they hit (they do not activate Color Change when used).
Color Change will not activate when the Pokémon is hit by a typeless Revelation Dance.
Outside of battle
Color Change has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Color Change
# | Pokémon | Types | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | ||
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0352 | Kecleon |
Normal | Color Change | None | Protean | ||
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
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In other games
Description
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In the anime
The Pokémon turns invisible to match its surroundings. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Kecleon's body turns invisible to blend in with its surroundings. The only thing visible after it changes is the red stripe on the center of its stomach. | |||
Alexa's Greeny | The Kecleon Caper | Debut | |
Madison's Reddy | The Kecleon Caper | Debut | |
A wild Kecleon | Pikachu's Pikaboo | None | |
Harrison's Kecleon | Playing With Fire! | None | |
Unknown Trainer's Kecleon | Now That's Flower Power! | None | |
Angela's Kecleon | From Cradle to Save | None |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The Pokémon turns invisible to blend in with its surroundings. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Kecleon turns invisible to match its surroundings. | |||
Wally's Kecleon | Tongue-Tied Kecleon | Debut |
Trivia
- Color Change shares its Japanese name with a Pokémon Power which has a similar effect.
- Color Change was the first Ability demonstrated in the anime.
In other languages
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