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 ==Mechanics==
-Some Pokémon have more than one possible Ability. In this case, the chances of obtaining a Pokémon with a particular Ability are equally likely. These Pokémon are known as "dual Ability" Pokémon; similarly, those with only one are known as "single Ability" Pokémon. Some single Ability Pokémon may have Abilities unique to themselves or their evolutionary lines: a signature Ability. However, in the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]] series, dual Ability Pokémon have both Abilities at the same time.
+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).
-A Pokémon that [[Evolution|evolves]] and has a certain Ability in its pre-evolution (dual-Ability Pokémon only) but evolves into a dual-Ability Pokémon upon evolution (such as {{p|Poochyena}} with {{a|Run Away}} or {{a|Quick Feet}} evolving into {{p|Mightyena}} with {{a|Intimidate}} or {{a|Quick Feet}}) will keep its Ability from its pre-evolution upon evolving (so a Poochyena with Quick Feet in [[Generation IV]] would keep its Ability upon evolving into a Mightyena, while one with Run Away would evolve into a Mightyena with Intimidate instead). If the Pokémon is a single-Ability Pokémon pre-evolution, then it will have a 50% chance of getting either Ability if its evolution is a dual-Ability Pokémon (dependent on {{IV}}s)<!--Is there any single-Ability Pokémon that evolves into a dual Ability Pokémon? Provide an example-->.
+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 {{IV}}s).
-In [[Generation IV]], several Pokémon obtainable in [[Generation III]] gained new Abilities, becoming dual-Ability Pokémon. These Pokémon will keep the Ability they had in Generation III unless they evolve, when their Ability will be recalculated. All Generation III Abilities were maintained, with the exception of the unused {{a|Cacophony}}. The only Ability listed after Cacophony in the game data, {{a|Air Lock}}, was renumbered, and the new Abilities followed after.
+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.
 ===Hidden Abilities===
 {{main|List of Pokémon with released Hidden Abilities}}
-[[Generation V]] introduced Hidden Abilities, providing {{cat|Pokémon without Hidden Abilities|almost all Pokémon}} with another Ability. These Abilities are not found on Pokémon found randomly in the wild; only Pokémon obtained under special circumstances have these Abilities. All Pokémon obtained from the [[Pokémon Global Link]], either via the [[Pokémon Dream World]] or a [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Pokémon|Global Link promotion]], will always have their Hidden Ability, if they have one. Certain [[event Pokémon]] may also have their Hidden Ability. In addition, two incidences of Pokémon found in-game in {{2v2|Black|White}} (the five {{p|Darmanitan}} in the [[Resort Desert]] and the {{p|Musharna}} found every Friday in the [[Dreamyard]]) also have their Hidden Ability. Furthermore, all Pokémon obtained from the [[Pokémon Dream Radar]] will have their respective Hidden Abilities.
+Beginning in [[Generation V]], {{cat|Pokémon without Hidden Abilities|most Pokémon}} were given access to another Ability, referred to in-game as a Hidden Ability, if obtained under certain circumstances:
+* Where possible, all Pokémon obtained from the [[Pokémon Global Link]], either via the [[Pokémon Dream World]] or a [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Pokémon|Global Link promotion]], will always have their Hidden Ability.
+* Certain [[event Pokémon]] may also have their Hidden Ability.
+* All Pokémon obtained from the [[Pokémon Dream Radar]] will have their respective Hidden Abilities.
+* Two incidences of Pokémon found in-game in {{2v2|Black|White}} (the five {{p|Darmanitan}} in the [[Resort Desert]] and the {{p|Musharna}} found every Friday in the [[Dreamyard]]) also have their Hidden Ability.
+* Pokémon found in {{game|Black and White|s|4=2}}'s [[Hidden Grotto]]s will always have their Hidden Ability.
+* A number of interactable Pokémon in Black 2 and White 2 also have their Hidden Ability.
 If a female Pokémon has a Hidden Ability and is bred, it has a 60% chance of giving that Ability to each of its children. Hidden Abilities cannot be passed down from male or genderless Pokémon, or when breeding with {{p|Ditto}}.
+===Abilities and breeding===
+The mechanics of which Ability is acquired upon hatching a [[Pokémon egg]] (in instances when a hatched Pokémon may have one of two Abilities) varies from game to game. In all games up to and including {{game|Black and White|s}}, a Pokémon hatched from an {{pkmn|Egg}} has a 50% chance of acquiring either Ability. However, starting from {{game|Black and White|s|4=2}}, there is an 80% chance of the resulting offspring having the same "slotted" Ability as its mother and hence a 20% chance of the other Ability being passed down.
 ==List of Abilities==