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→In the anime: I watched JN014 and there's no confirmation Darmanitan gains the Psychic type in Zen Mode; its Goh's first Psychic type because Zen Darmanitan is Psychic in the games.
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In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the possibility of changing types was rarely mentioned onscreen prior to ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', with the notable exceptions of {{p|Arceus}} and {{p|Silvally}}, whose Abilities—{{a|Multitype}} and {{a|RKS System}}, respectively—are integral to the Pokémon's biology and, as such, were heavily featured when the Pokémon was battling. | In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the possibility of changing types was rarely mentioned onscreen prior to ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', with the notable exceptions of {{p|Arceus}} and {{p|Silvally}}, whose Abilities—{{a|Multitype}} and {{a|RKS System}}, respectively—are integral to the Pokémon's biology and, as such, were heavily featured when the Pokémon was battling. | ||
Several moves and Abilities change Pokémon's types in the games but are not known to do the same | Several moves and Abilities that change Pokémon's types in the games have appeared in the anime, but are not known to do the same: | ||
* {{m| | * {{m|Conversion}} (Japanese: テクスチャー ''Texture'') has the user copy the target's color and texture. While unconfirmed, Conversion appears to alter the way the user is affected by opposing attacks, as if its type also had changed. | ||
* {{m|Transform}} has been used on multiple occasions by {{p|Ditto}} and {{p|Mew}} to change their own appearance and allow them to use [[move]]s from the Pokémon they copied. | |||
* {{m|Camouflage}} and {{a|Color Change}} work similarly, turning the user invisible. | |||
* {{a|Zen Mode}} changes {{p|Darmanitan}}'s form, but the type change included in this process has yet to be explicitly mentioned. | |||
* {{m|Relic Song}} does not appear to deal damage, but still changes {{p|Meloetta}}'s forms, affecting its battle style and available moves. | |||
* {{m|Forest's Curse}} binds the targets with vines from below. | * {{m|Forest's Curse}} binds the targets with vines from below. | ||
The type-changing Abilities {{a|Imposter}}, {{a|Protean}}, and {{a|Mimicry}}, as well as the moves {{m|Conversion 2}}, {{m|Roost}}, {{m|Reflect Type}}, {{m|Soak}}, {{m|Magic Powder}}, and {{m|Double Shock}}, were never shown to be used in the anime. | The type-changing Abilities {{a|Imposter}}, {{a|Protean}}, and {{a|Mimicry}}, as well as the moves {{m|Conversion 2}}, {{m|Roost}}, {{m|Reflect Type}}, {{m|Soak}}, {{m|Magic Powder}}, and {{m|Double Shock}}, were never shown to be used in the anime. | ||
Despite Soak having not appeared in the anime, its effect of turning the target into a pure {{type|Water}} to allow {{type|Electric}} attacks to hit Pokémon normally resistant or outright immune to them, like {{t|Ground}} types, have been directly referenced in ''[[SM109|A Grand Debut!]]''. This effect can be traced even further back to ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]'', prior to the move even debuting in the games, when | Despite Soak having not appeared in the anime, its effect of turning the target into a pure {{type|Water}} to allow {{type|Electric}} attacks to hit Pokémon normally resistant or outright immune to them, like {{t|Ground}} types, have been directly referenced in ''[[SM109|A Grand Debut!]]'', after [[Ash's Pikachu]] drenched [[Hapu's Mudsdale]] in seawater, allowing him to finish the battle off with a {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}. This effect can be traced even further back to ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]'', prior to the move even debuting in the games, when Ash's Pikachu defeated [[Brock's Onix]] with an Electric attack after the Rock Snake Pokémon had been doused by the sprinklers. | ||
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===''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''=== | ===''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''=== | ||
* In ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', a wild {{p|Moltres}} lost its {{t|Fire}} type after using {{m|Burn Up}}. | |||
* In ''[[JNS04|The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4)]]'', a wild {{p|Arceus}} changed into a {{t|Water}} type with {{a|Multitype}}. | * In ''[[JNS04|The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4)]]'', a wild {{p|Arceus}} changed into a {{t|Water}} type with {{a|Multitype}}. | ||
* In ''[[JN116|Pride of a Champion!]]'', [[Diantha]]'s {{p|Gourgeist}} used {{m|Trick-or-Treat}} and added the {{t|Ghost}} type to [[Lance]]'s {{TP|Lance|Gyarados}}, allowing Gourgeist's to deal more damage with its Ghost-type attacks. | |||
* In ''[[JN116|Pride of a Champion!]]'', [[Diantha]]'s {{p|Gourgeist}} used {{m|Trick-or-Treat}} and added the {{t|Ghost}} type to [[Lance]]'s {{TP|Lance|Gyarados}}, allowing | |||
* In [[JN129]], [[Leon]]'s {{p|Cinderace}} had its type changed by {{a|Libero}} for the first time: after using {{m|Scorching Sands}}, it became a pure {{t|Ground}} type. | * In [[JN129]], [[Leon]]'s {{p|Cinderace}} had its type changed by {{a|Libero}} for the first time: after using {{m|Scorching Sands}}, it became a pure {{t|Ground}} type. | ||
