Ability Patch
Generation
Generation VIII
Category
Miscellaneous Items
Consumable
Yes
Holdable
Yes
Field Use
Yes
Battle Use
No
Fling
Power: 0
Effect: Fails
Description
A patch that changes a Pokémon’s Ability to its Hidden Ability.
| Generation | Version | |
|---|---|---|
| Generation VIII |  Items | SWSH |
| Generation IX | Items | SV |
Effects
Held
Fling Block
Gen VIII+
Fling fails.
Field
Ability Change
Gen VIII+
Changes a Pokémon’s regular Ability to its Hidden Ability.
Gen IX+
Can remove a Hidden Ability and set the first Ability slot.
Prices
VersionBuySell
SWSH
-
10
SV
-
125000
Flavor Texts
SWSH
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.
Notes
In Generation IX, it can also remove a Hidden Ability and revert to the first Ability slot.
Acquisitions
| Versions | Method | Location | Cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BD SP | 200 BP | |||||
SW | () | After catching and keeping Necrozma from a Dynamax Adventure | — | |||
SH | () | — | — | |||
V | () | — | — | |||
S | () | — | — |
Distributions
| Event | Method | Period | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero guide book's Nurturing Support Set | — | 15/03/2024 – 30/04/2026 | All |
Sprites
SWSH
BDSP
SV
Other Languages
とくせいパッチ (Tokusei Patch)
特性膏藥 (Dahksing Gōuyeuhk)
特性膏藥 / 特性膏药 (Tèxìng Gāoyào)
Patch Talent
Fähigkeiten-Pflaster(Alternate abbreviated form exists)
Cerotto abilità
특성패치 (Teukseong Paechi)
Патч Талантов (Patch Talantov)
Parche Habilidad