Trace
Trace is an ability in the Pokémon series that allows the user to copy the ability of the opposing Pokémon when it enters the battle. The Pokémon with Trace will retain the copied ability until it switches out or the battle ends. This can lead to a significant advantage by leveraging the opponent's strengths or neutralizing their advantages.
Effects
- Immediate Activation: When a Pokémon with Trace enters the battle, it immediately copies the active ability of its opponent.
- Temporary Ability: The copied ability remains in effect as long as the Pokémon with Trace stays in battle. If it switches out or faints, it will revert to having Trace when it re-enters the battle.
- Overrides Existing Abilities: The newly copied ability completely overrides Trace, allowing the Pokémon to benefit from effects that are specific to the copied ability.
Strategic Uses
- Neutralizing Threats: Trace can mimic defensive abilities like Levitate, Flash Fire, or Water Absorb, providing situ
Effects
- When this Pokémon enters battle, it copies a random opponent's ability. This ability cannot copy flower gift, forecast, illusion, imposter, multitype, trace, wonder guard, or zen mode.
Flavor Texts
- ruby-sapphire: Copies special ability.
- emerald: Copies special ability.
- firered-leafgreen: Copies special ability.
- diamond-pearl: The Pokémon copies the foe’s ability.
- platinum: The Pokémon copies the foe’s ability.
- heartgold-soulsilver: The Pokémon copies the foe’s ability.
- black-white: The Pokémon copies a foe’s Ability.
- black-2-white-2: The Pokémon copies a foe’s Ability.
- x-y: The Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon’s Ability.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: The Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon’s Ability.
- sun-moon: When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon’s Ability.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon’s Ability.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon’s Ability.
- sword-shield: When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon’s Ability.
- scarlet-violet: When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability.
Pokémon with the Trace ability
Porygon
137 - Normal
Porygon2
233 - Normal
Ralts
280 - Psychic, Fairy
Kirlia
281 - Psychic, Fairy
Gardevoir
282 - Psychic, Fairy
Alakazam-Mega
10037 - Psychic