Type change: Difference between revisions

(→‎In the anime: I watched JN014 and there's no confirmation Darmanitan gains the Psychic type in Zen Mode; its Goh's first Psychic type because Zen Darmanitan is Psychic in the games.)
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In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the possibility of changing types was rarely mentioned onscreen prior to ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', with the notable exceptions of {{p|Arceus}} and {{p|Silvally}}, whose Abilities—{{a|Multitype}} and {{a|RKS System}}, respectively—are integral to the Pokémon's biology and, as such, were heavily featured when the Pokémon was battling.
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the possibility of changing types was rarely mentioned onscreen prior to ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', with the notable exceptions of {{p|Arceus}} and {{p|Silvally}}, whose Abilities—{{a|Multitype}} and {{a|RKS System}}, respectively—are integral to the Pokémon's biology and, as such, were heavily featured when the Pokémon was battling.


Several moves and Abilities that change Pokémon's types in the games have appeared in the anime, but are not known to do the same:
Several moves and Abilities that change Pokémon's types in the games have appeared, but are not known to do the same, in the anime:


* {{m|Conversion}} (Japanese: テクスチャー ''Texture'') has the user copy the target's color and texture. While unconfirmed, Conversion appears to alter the way the user is affected by opposing attacks, as if its type also had changed.
* {{m|Conversion}} (Japanese: テクスチャー ''Texture'') has the user copy the target's color and texture. While unconfirmed, Conversion appears to alter the way the user is affected by opposing attacks, as if its type also had changed.