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==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
[[File:Arceus M12 Multitype.png|thumb | [[File:Arceus M12 Multitype.png|thumb|225px|{{OBP|Arceus|M12}} changing into a {{t|Ghost}} type with {{a|Multitype}}]] | ||
[[File:Gladion Silvally RKS System Dark.png|thumb | [[File:Gladion Silvally RKS System Dark.png|thumb|225px|[[Gladion's Silvally]] changing into a {{t|Dark}} type with {{a|RKS System}}]] | ||
[[File:Leon Cinderace Libero Ground.png|thumb|right|225px|{{an|Leon}}'s {{p|Cinderace}} with its type changed into {{t|Ground}} via {{a|Libero}}]] | [[File:Leon Cinderace Libero Ground.png|thumb|right|225px|{{an|Leon}}'s {{p|Cinderace}} with its type changed into {{t|Ground}} via {{a|Libero}}]] | ||
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. | ||
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Despite Soak having not appeared in the anime, its effect of turning the target into a pure {{type|Water}} to allow {{type|Electric}} attacks to hit Pokémon normally resistant or outright immune to them, like {{t|Ground}} types, have been directly referenced in ''[[SM109|A Grand Debut!]]'', after [[Ash's Pikachu]] drenched [[Hapu's Mudsdale]] in seawater, allowing him to finish the battle off with a {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}. This effect can be traced even further back to ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]'', prior to the move even debuting in the games, when Ash's Pikachu defeated [[Brock's Onix]] with an Electric attack after the Rock Snake Pokémon had been doused by the sprinklers. | Despite Soak having not appeared in the anime, its effect of turning the target into a pure {{type|Water}} to allow {{type|Electric}} attacks to hit Pokémon normally resistant or outright immune to them, like {{t|Ground}} types, have been directly referenced in ''[[SM109|A Grand Debut!]]'', after [[Ash's Pikachu]] drenched [[Hapu's Mudsdale]] in seawater, allowing him to finish the battle off with a {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}. This effect can be traced even further back to ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]'', prior to the move even debuting in the games, when Ash's Pikachu defeated [[Brock's Onix]] with an Electric attack after the Rock Snake Pokémon had been doused by the sprinklers. | ||
===''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl''=== | ===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''=== | ||
* In ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', {{OBP|Arceus|M12}} changed between types with {{a|Multitype}}. This marks the first time a type change is confirmed to have happened in the anime, as Arceus changed into a {{t|Ghost}} type to turn itself immune to {{OBP|Palkia|movie}}'s {{m|Aura Sphere}}. | * In ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', {{OBP|Arceus|M12}} changed between types with {{a|Multitype}}. This marks the first time a type change is confirmed to have happened in the anime, as Arceus changed into a {{t|Ghost}} type to turn itself immune to {{OBP|Palkia|movie}}'s {{m|Aura Sphere}}. | ||
===''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon''=== | ===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''=== | ||
* In ''[[SM049|Mission: Total Recall!]]'', [[Gladion's Silvally]] changed type for the first time using the {{a|RKS System}}, turning into a {{t|Dark}} type with the [[Dark Memory]]. | * In ''[[SM049|Mission: Total Recall!]]'', [[Gladion's Silvally]] changed type for the first time using the {{a|RKS System}}, turning into a {{t|Dark}} type with the [[Dark Memory]]. It did the same with other [[Memory|Memories]] throughout the rest of the series. | ||
===''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''=== | ===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''=== | ||
* In ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', a wild {{p|Moltres}} lost its {{t|Fire}} type after using {{m|Burn Up}}. | * In ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', a wild {{p|Moltres}} lost its {{t|Fire}} type after using {{m|Burn Up}}. | ||
* In ''[[JNS04|The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4)]]'', a wild {{p|Arceus}} changed into a {{t|Water}} type with {{a|Multitype}}. | * In ''[[JNS04|The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4)]]'', a wild {{p|Arceus}} changed into a {{t|Water}} type with {{a|Multitype}}. | ||
* In ''[[JN116|Pride of a Champion!]]'', [[Diantha]]'s {{p|Gourgeist}} used {{m|Trick-or-Treat}} and added the {{t|Ghost}} type to | * In ''[[JN116|Pride of a Champion!]]'', [[Diantha]]'s {{p|Gourgeist}} used {{m|Trick-or-Treat}} and added the {{t|Ghost}} type to {{an|Lance}}'s {{TP|Lance|Gyarados}}, allowing Gourgeist's to deal more damage with its Ghost-type attacks. | ||
* In [[JN129]], | * In [[JN129]], {{an|Leon}}'s {{p|Cinderace}} had its type changed by {{a|Libero}} for the first time: after using {{m|Scorching Sands}}, it became a pure {{t|Ground}} type. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||