How do I get a Pokémon with its Hidden Ability?
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Hidden abilities (often just called HAs) were introduced in generation 5 and every generation since has had unique ways of obtaining Pokémon with their HA. First, let’s look over all the ways that youcan’tfind Pokémon with their HAs.
Most random encountersIf you’re just running around in a patch of grass, most of the time, the Pokémon you encounter will have a 0% chance of having their HAs. There are some specific areas where this isn’t the case (all of which are listed below), but the vast majority of the time, you cannot just keep encountering Pokémon until you get a HA one; you have to do something special.
Breeding a Pokémon that doesn’t already have its HAIf you want to breed a Pokémon with its HA, youmustalready have a Pokémon of that evolutionary line with its HA. If the parent isn’t of the same evolutionary family as the offspring, then its ability has no impact during breeding. Additionally, when breeding two Pokémon of the same evolutionary line, the male’s ability still has no bearing on the offspring; male and genderless Pokémon can only pass down HAs with Ditto. In Gen 5 only, HAs cannot pass down if one of the parents is Ditto, which only allow female Pokémon to pass them down in those games.
Pokémon with HAs can be found through these methods in the corresponding generations:
Abilities didn’t exist at all in the first two generations, but any Pokémon transferred from the Virtual Console versions of these games to Pokémon Bank will automatically receive its hidden ability, if it has one.
These generations had abilities, but not hidden abilities, so it’s impossible to get any Pokémon with its hidden ability in these games, because they didn’t exist.
Like Generations 1 and 2, LGPE don’t have abilities. Unlike Gens 1 and 2, Pokémon transferred from these games will never have their HA.
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