Illusion (Ability)

(Japanese: イリュージョン Illusion) is an ability introduced in Generation V. Only two Pokémon are currently known to have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Illusion will change the appearance of the Pokémon to a different species. This is dependent on the last Pokémon in the player's party. Along with the species itself, Illusion is broken when the user is damaged, but is not broken by Substitute, weather conditions, status ailments, or entry hazards. Illusion will replicate the type of Poké Ball, the species name, and the gender of the Pokémon it is masquerading as. The effect is only aesthetic, and does not affect the Pokémon's types or moves.

Outside of battle

Unknown.

Pokémon with Illusion

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0570		Zorua	Dark		Dark	Illusion	None	None
0571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark	Illusion	None	None
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

Zoroark. Zoroark changes appearance at will.

• Activated by a wild Zoroark in Zoroark: Master of Illusions. Debut.

Zorua. Zorua changes appearance at will.

• Activated by a wild Zorua in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

In the manga

In the Black & White arc of Pokémon Adventures, Zorua is shown to be able to change its appearance at will, much like its other media counterparts. It was shown to be able to change into both human and Pokémon forms, of various genders and varieties as well, such as changing into an innocent-looking boy near Black, and changing into a female Pokabu to distract Black's Pokabu.

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.