Ability Capsule sprite

Ability Capsule

Generation
Generation VI
Category
Medicine
Consumable
Yes
Holdable
Yes
Field Use
Yes
Battle Use
No
Fling
Power: 0
Effect: Fails

Description

A capsule that allows a Pokémon with two standard Abilities to switch between those Abilities when used.

Pocket

GenerationPocket
Generation VI
Pocket icon MedicineMedicine
Generation VII
Pocket icon MedicineMedicine
Generation VIII
Pocket icon ItemsItems
Generation IX
Pocket icon ItemsItems

Effects

Field
Ability Change
Gen VI+
Switches between a Pokémon's two standard Abilities
(Cannot affect Hidden Abilities or certain special forms.)

Prices

VersionBuySell
ORAS
XY
-
500
SM
USUM
BDSP
SWSH
-
5000
SV
100000
25000

Flavor Texts

ORAS
XY
SM
USUM
BDSP
SWSH

A capsule that allows a Pokémon with two Abilities to switch between these Abilities when it is used.

SV

A capsule that allows a Pokémon to switch its current Ability to the other Ability its species can have.

Notes

Cannot switch to or from Hidden Abilities; fails with Fling when held.

Acquisitions

VersionsMethodLocationCost
X
200 BP

Distributions

EventMethodPeriodRegion
Pokémon Global Link Ability CapsuleWi-Fi13/05/2014 – 01/07/2014Japan
After School Pokémon Research Club Ability CapsuleSerial Code19/01/2023 – 28/02/2023All

Sprites

XY
Item sprite
BDSP
Item sprite
SV
Item sprite

Other Languages

Japanese flagとくせいカプセル
Chinese (Cantonese) flag特性膠囊 (Dahksing Gāaunòhng)
Chinese (Mandarin) flag特性膠囊 / 特性胶囊 (Tèxìng Jiāonáng)
French flagPilule Talent
German flagFähigkeiten-Kapsel
(Abbreviated as Fähigk.-Kapsel in Generations VI–VII)
Italian flagCapsula Abilità
Korean flag특성캡슐 (Teukseong Capsule)
Spanish (Latin America) flagCápsula Habilidad
Spanish (Spain) flagCápsula Habilidad
(Abbreviated as Cáps. Habilidad in Generations VI–VIII)