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{{Redirect|Trace|the {{pkmn|anime}} character who sometimes goes by this nickname|Tracey Sketchit}}
{{AbilityInfobox/header
{{AbilityInfobox
|name=Trace
|name=Trace
|jpname=トレース
|jpname=トレース
|jptranslit=Torēsu
|jptranslit=Torēsu
|jptrans=Trace
|jptrans=Trace
|gen=3
|colorscheme=psychic
|colorscheme=psychic
|text3=Copies special ability.
|gen=III
|text4=The Pokémon copies the foe's ability.
|text5=The Pokémon copies a foe's Ability.
|text6=The Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability.
|text7=When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability.
}}
}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|III|Copies special ability.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|IV|The Pokémon copies the foe's ability.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|V|The Pokémon copies a foe's Ability.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|VI|The Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|VII|When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability. }}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|VIII|When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|IX|When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability.}}
|}
'''Trace''' (Japanese: '''トレース''' ''Trace'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]].
'''Trace''' (Japanese: '''トレース''' ''Trace'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]].


==Effect==
==Effect==
===In battle===
===In battle===
Trace changes into the Ability of the opponent. Trace cannot copy Trace, {{a|Multitype}}, {{a|Illusion}}, {{a|Flower Gift}}, {{a|Imposter}}, {{a|Stance Change}}, {{a|Schooling}}, or {{a|Shields Down}}; however, Trace can copy {{a|Wonder Guard}}. In battles with multiple opponents, Trace will randomly copy an adjacent opponent's Ability.
{{AbilityResearch|Check if these Abilities are unaffected: {{a|As One}}, {{a|Orichalcum Pulse}}, {{a|Hadron Engine}}}}
Trace [[Ability change|copies the Ability]] of a random adjacent opponent, replacing Trace itself.


If all opponents have Abilities that cannot be traced, then Trace will activate when next exposed to an opponent that has a traceable Ability.
This is activated when the Pokémon with Trace enters battle or when a Pokémon gains Trace. In [[Wonder Launcher]] battles, Trace can be activated by an ally's Ability Urge.
 
Trace can be swapped by {{m|Skill Swap}}. In [[Generation III|Generations III]] and {{gen|IV}}, Trace can be copied by {{m|Role Play}}, but In later generations, Trace cannot be copied by Role Play, {{a|Power of Alchemy}}, or {{a|Receiver}}. {{m|Entrainment}} fails if used by a Pokémon with Trace.
 
====Generation III====
It can copy any Ability, but if it copies Trace, it will not activate again.
 
====Generation IV====
There are now Abilities that cannot be copied by Trace.
 
Trace can not copy the ability of a Pokémon holding a Griseous Orb.
 
While a Pokémon with Trace is in battle, if at any time an opponent has an Ability that can be copied by Trace, Trace will activate and replace itself with that Ability. Trace can only activate once while a Pokémon is on the field; even if the Pokémon gains Trace again (e.g. via {{m|Skill Swap}}) after activating it the first time, Trace cannot activate until after it is switched out.
 
In a [[Double Battle]] with only one opponent remaining, if a Pokémon with Trace is sent into battle to replace a fainted Pokémon, Trace has a 50% chance to select the non-present opponent and not activate. Once a Pokémon takes its turn (uses a move, switches out, etc.), Trace will activate and copy the Ability of the opponent that is present.
 
====Generation V====
When a Pokémon with Trace enters battle, it copies a random adjacent opponent's Ability (replacing itself). If no opponents have Abilities that can be copied by Trace when the Pokémon with Trace enters battle, Trace cannot be activated until it enters battle again.
 
====Generation VI onward====
While a Pokémon with Trace is in battle, if at any time an adjacent opponent has an Ability that can be copied by Trace, Trace will activate and replace itself with that Ability. Even if a Pokémon had previously activated Trace, if it gains Trace again (e.g. via {{m|Skill Swap}}), Trace will activate at the first opportunity.
 
===Abilities that cannot be copied===
{{incomplete|section|needs=Needs to be updated for Gen IX.}}
Trace cannot copy any of the following Abilities in generations marked with a ✔.
 
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; background: #{{psychic color light}}; border:5px solid #{{psychic color}}; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{psychic color light}}"
!rowspan=2|{{color2|000|Ability}}
!colspan=7|{{color2|000|Generation|Generations}}
|- style="background: #{{psychic color light}}"
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation III|III}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation IV|IV}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation V|V}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VI|VI}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VII|VII}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VIII|VIII}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation IX|IX}}
|-
|{{a|Battle Bond}} || || || || ||{{Yes}}|| ||
|-
|{{a|Comatose}} || || || || ||{{Yes}}|| ||{{yes}}
|-
|{{a|Disguise}} || || || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}} ||{{yes}}
|-
|{{a|Flower Gift}} || ||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}
|-
|{{a|Forecast}} ||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}|| ||
|-
|{{a|Gulp Missile}} || || || || || ||{{Yes}} ||{{yes}}
|-
|{{a|Hunger Switch}} || || || || || ||{{Yes}} ||
|-
|{{a|Ice Face}} || || || || || ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}
|-
|{{a|Illusion}} || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}} ||{{yes}}
|-
|{{a|Imposter}} || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}} ||{{yes}}
|-
|{{a|Multitype}} || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}|| ||
|-
|{{a|Neutralizing Gas}} || || || || || ||{{Yes}} ||
|-
|{{a|Power Construct}} || || || || ||{{Yes}}|| ||
|-
|{{a|Power of Alchemy}} || || || || ||{{Yes}}|| ||
|-
|{{a|Protosynthesis}} || || || || || || ||{{Yes}}
|-
|{{a|Quark Drive}} || || || || || || ||{{Yes}}
|-
|{{a|Receiver}} || || || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}} ||{{yes}}
|-
|{{a|RKS System}} || || || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||
|-
|{{a|Schooling}} || || || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{a|Shields Down}} || || || || ||{{Yes}}|| ||
|-
|{{a|Stance Change}} || || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
|{{a|Trace}} ||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
|{{a|Zen Mode}} || || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||
|}
 
Trace can copy {{a|Wonder Guard}}.


===Outside of battle===
===Outside of battle===
Trace has no effect outside of battle.
Trace has no effect outside of battle.
==={{g|Mystery Dungeon series}}===
Trace is only activated when the Pokémon is attacked, and one Ability chosen at random is copied.


==Pokémon with Trace==
==Pokémon with Trace==
{{Ability/head|Psychic}}
{{Ability/head|Psychic}}
{{Ability/entry|065M|Alakazam|Psychic|Psychic|Trace|None|None|Mega Alakazam}}
{{Ability/entry|0065|form=-Mega|Alakazam|Psychic|Psychic|Trace|None|None|formlink={{color2|000|Mega Evolution|Mega Alakazam}}}}
{{Ability/entry|137|Porygon|Normal|Normal|Trace|Download|Analytic}}
{{Ability/entry|0137|Porygon|Normal|Normal|Trace|Download|Analytic|ability2note={{color2|000|Generation IV|Gen IV}}+}}
{{Ability/entry|233|Porygon2|Normal|Normal|Trace|Download|Analytic}}
{{Ability/entry|0233|Porygon2|Normal|Normal|Trace|Download|Analytic|ability2note={{color2|000|Generation IV|Gen IV}}+}}
{{Ability/entry|280|Ralts|Psychic|Fairy|Synchronize|Trace|Telepathy}}
{{Ability/entry|0280|Ralts|Psychic|Fairy|Synchronize|Trace|Telepathy}}
{{Ability/entry|281|Kirlia|Psychic|Fairy|Synchronize|Trace|Telepathy}}
{{Ability/entry|0281|Kirlia|Psychic|Fairy|Synchronize|Trace|Telepathy}}
{{Ability/entry|282|Gardevoir|Psychic|Fairy|Synchronize|Trace|Telepathy}}
{{Ability/entry|0282|Gardevoir|Psychic|Fairy|Synchronize|Trace|Telepathy}}
{{Ability/foot|Psychic}}
{{Ability/foot|Psychic}}
==In other games==
==={{g|Mystery Dungeon series}}===
When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move or regular attack, Trace replaces itself with the Ability of the attacking Pokémon. Trace does not distinguish between foes and allies, and can be activated by beneficial moves such as {{m|Safeguard}}. Prior to ''Gates to Infinity'', Pokémon can have more than one Ability—if a Pokémon has more than one Ability, Trace chooses one at random. The copied Ability lasts until the Pokémon enters a new floor.
===Description===
{{movedesc|Psychic}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|RB}}|Changes ability to that of the foe attacking or using a move.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}|Changes the Pokémon's ability to match that of an attacking foe.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|BSL}}|{{tt|こうげきや わざを つかってきた ポケモンと おなじ とくせいになる|Changes the Pokémon's ability to match that of an attacking foe.}}}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|GTI}}|Unavailable}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}<br>{{gameabbrevmd|DX}}|The Pokémon copies the Ability of a Pokémon that uses a move against it. The Pokémon can copy the Ability of an enemy or a teammate. The effects last until the Pokémon goes to a different floor.}}
|}
|}{{left clear}}


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===Pokémon Adventures===
{{Incomplete|2=Image of Diantha's Gardevoir activating the ability}}
{{movemanga|type=psychic|exp=no|gen=The user changes the opponent's Ability.}}
{{movep|type=psychic|ms=282|pkmn=Gardevoir|method=Gardevoir changes the opponent's Ability.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=psychic|user=Diantha's Gardevoir|startcode=X & Y chapter (Adventures)|startname=X & Y chapter|notes=Debut}}
 
* In {{FB|Pokémon Adventures|volume 23}}, [[Blue's Porygon2]] was revealed to have Trace as its Ability.
* In {{FB|Pokémon Adventures|volume 23}}, [[Blue's Porygon2]] was revealed to have Trace as its Ability.
* In the {{MangaArc|X & Y}}, [[Diantha]] mentioned that her {{TP|Diantha|Gardevoir}} has Trace as its Ability.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{psychic color}}|bordercolor={{psychic color dark}}
{{langtable|color={{psychic color}}|bordercolor={{psychic color dark}}
|zh_cmn=追踪 ''Zhuīzōng''
|zh_yue=複製 ''{{tt|Fūkjai|Replicate}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>追蹤 ''{{tt|Jēuijūng|Pursue}}'' {{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII Media}}
|zh_cmn=複製 / 复制 ''{{tt|Fùzhì|Replicate}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>追蹤 ''{{tt|Zhuīzōng|Pursue}}'' {{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII Media}}
|fr=Calque
|fr=Calque
|de=Fährte
|de=Erfassen<sup>{{gen|VIII}}+</sup><br>Fährte<sup>{{gen|III}}–{{gen|VII}}</sup>
|it=Traccia
|it=Traccia
|ko=트레이스 ''Trace''
|ko=트레이스 ''Trace''
|es=Rastro
|pt_br=Traçar
|pt=Traçar
|es=Calco<sup>{{gen|IX}}+</sup><br>Rastro<sup>{{gen|III}}–{{gen|VIII}}</sup>
|tr=Kopyalama
|tr=Kopyalama
|vi=Theo dấu
|vi=Theo dấu
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[[Category:Ability-changing Abilities]]
[[Category:Ability-changing Abilities]]
[[Category:Abilities that cannot be copied]]
[[Category:Abilities that activate upon entering battle]]


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[[de:Erfassen]]
[[es:Calco]]
[[fr:Calque]]
[[fr:Calque]]
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[[it:Traccia]]
[[ja:トレース]]
[[ja:トレース]]
[[pl:Trace (zdolność)]]
[[zh:复制（特性）]]
[[zh:复制（特性）]]
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