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Some species of Pokémon may have more than one possible Ability. Pokémon caught in the wild will have one of two possible Abilities, and there is a 50% chance of encountering either. In terms of game data, these Abilites may be thought of as being stored in separate slots (i.e. {{p|Munna}} has {{a|Forewarn}} in the first slot and {{a|Synchronize}} in the second). | Some species of Pokémon may have more than one possible Ability. Pokémon caught in the wild will have one of two possible Abilities, and there is a 50% chance of encountering either. In terms of game data, these Abilites may be thought of as being stored in separate slots (i.e. {{p|Munna}} has {{a|Forewarn}} in the first slot and {{a|Synchronize}} in the second). | ||
The only way a Pokémon can change its Ability is upon evolution. The "slot" storage system means that if an unevolved Pokémon has the "first" ability for its species, it will have the "first" ability of its evolved species upon reaching this stage, even if this Ability differs in the evolved species. In other words, a {{p|Poochyena}} with {{a|Run Away}} would evolve into a {{p|Mightyena}} with {{a|Intimidate}}, while a Poochyena with {{a|Quick Feet}} would evolve into a Mightyena with {{a|Quick Feet}}. If the unevolved Pokémon has only one Ability, but its evolution may have one of two Abilities, then it has a 50% chance of acquiring either Ability (dependent on | The only way a Pokémon can change its Ability is upon evolution. The "slot" storage system means that if an unevolved Pokémon has the "first" ability for its species, it will have the "first" ability of its evolved species upon reaching this stage, even if this Ability differs in the evolved species. In other words, a {{p|Poochyena}} with {{a|Run Away}} would evolve into a {{p|Mightyena}} with {{a|Intimidate}}, while a Poochyena with {{a|Quick Feet}} would evolve into a Mightyena with {{a|Quick Feet}}. If the unevolved Pokémon has only one Ability, but its evolution may have one of two Abilities, then it has a 50% chance of acquiring either Ability (dependent on its [[personality value]]). | ||
When Abilities were introduced in [[Generation III]], some Pokémon only had one possible Ability. A number of these species were given a second Ability in [[Generation IV]]; upon transfer forward with [[Pal Park]], a Pokémon affected by this change will keep its Generation III Ability unless it evolves, in which case the Ability will be recalculated. | When Abilities were introduced in [[Generation III]], some Pokémon only had one possible Ability. A number of these species were given a second Ability in [[Generation IV]]; upon transfer forward with [[Pal Park]], a Pokémon affected by this change will keep its Generation III Ability unless it evolves, in which case the Ability will be recalculated. | ||