Pokémon fans haven’t had much news lately, but there is one item that was discovered in the code for upcoming Pokémon Sword & Shield DLC that should excite many. The Crown Tundra appears to have a special Ability Capsule that allows Pokémon to switch from one of their two regular abilities to their Hidden Ability! It does not allow you to switch back.
This was confirmed by data-miner Matt on Twitter.
The original Ability Capsule was introduced in Pokémon X & Y, but is limited to switch a Pokémon’s abilities between the two it can normally be obtained with, although not all species even have two abilities available. It was a major game-changer for competitive players and breeders who were looking for a specific ability for their Pokémon.
This new ability to access Hidden Abilities as well will be another big step forward for making competitive-ready Pokémon easier to obtain.
Unfortunately, this item is not guaranteed to be released, so we need to keep expectations in check. It is clear that the programming is included in the items for the DLC, but Game Freak ultimately decides whether or not it will be available in the final release.
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I pray that it’s available so that I can give Sand Rush to the shiny Dracozolt I just finished hunting for.
Oh boy… the comments are still completely dead… it’s sad, really
This will be amazing. It will allow some legendaries to get their HA’s where they were previously only in events or through VC OR Dream Radar. Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Zapdos and Landorus come to mind. Also if it changes HA’s back to regular abilities that could be useful too if you caught a shiny in a raid, horde, friend safari or SOS that happened to have one that is bad for it.
why is this poping up on newsfeeds as new? This isn’t new to crown tundra. Its already available in in current DLC isle of armor, You just have to use the mechanical duck thing in the dojo to make it. I have made 2 unknowing what it was initially. But then when read description was like what?? But I guess there are restriction cuz it doesnt work on every pokemon which makes sense since not every pokemon has more than one ability
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