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.

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• In the core series games
  • Price
  • Effect
    • Bag item
      • Generation VIII
      • Generation IX
    • Held item
  • Description
  • Acquisition
    • Distribution
• In other languages
• See also

Contents

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price SwShBDSP N/A $10 SV N/A $125,000

Effect

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.

Description

Games Description SwShBDSPLA A patch that allows a Pokémon with a regular Ability to have a rare Ability. SV A patch that can be used to change the regular Ability of a Pokémon to a rarer Ability.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods SwShCT Max Lair (after catching and keeping Necrozma from a Dynamax Adventure) Max Lair (Dynite Ore trader) BDSP Battle Park (200 BP) SV Tera Raid Battles (6★, 7★) SVTM Reward for defeating Muramasa of the Kitakami Ogre Clan SVID Reward for registering 230 Pokémon in the Blueberry Pokédex Terarium (at the top of the Terarium Core) Terarium (×5; from a guidance counselor for defeating every Trainer in every biome) League Club Room (reward for defeating Rika) Item Printer

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SV The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero guide book's Nurturing Support Set All March 15, 2024 to April 30, 2026

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	特性膏藥 Dahksing Gōuyeuhk
	Mandarin	特性膏藥 / 特性膏药 Tèxìng Gāoyào
French		Patch Talent
German		Fähigkeiten-PflasterIX+ Fähigk.-PflasterVIII
Italian		Cerotto abilità
Korean		특성패치 Teukseong Paechi
Russian		Патч Талантов Patch Talantov
Spanish		Parche Habilidad

See also

• Ability Capsule

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