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Color Change

Changes type to match when hit by a damaging move.

How it works

Whenever this Pokémon takes damage from a move, the Pokémon's type changes to match the move.

If the Pokémon has two types, both are overridden. The Pokémon must directly take damage; for example, moves blocked by a Substitute will not trigger this ability, nor will moves that deal damage indirectly, such as Spikes.

This ability takes effect on only the last hit of a multiple-hit attack.

In Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness, this ability does not take effect on Shadow-type moves.

Effects can vary between games. This is the synced main-series reference; check the rules of the game you are playing.

At a glance

Introduced
Generation 3
Standard ability
1
Hidden ability
0

Pokémon have abilities naturally. Hidden abilities use special availability rules that depend on the game.

Pokémon with Color Change

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