Color Change (Ability)

Color Change へんしょく
Color Change
Flavor text
Generation III
Changes type to foe's move.RSEFRLG
Changes type to target's move.ColoXD
Generation IV
Changes the Pokémon's type to the foe's move.
Generation V
Changes the Pokémon's type to the foe's move.
Generation VI
The Pokémon's type becomes the type of the move used on it.
Generation VII
The Pokémon's type becomes the type of the move used on it.
Generation VIII
The Pokémon's type becomes the type of the move used on it.
Generation IX
The Pokémon's type becomes the type of the move used on it.

Color Change (Japanese: へんしょく Color Change) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. It is the signature Ability of Kecleon.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a damage-dealing move (with some exceptions mentioned below), the Pokémon's types will be changed to the type of the move that it was hit by. Even if the Pokémon with Color Change has two types, it will only have a single type after the effect is applied.

Color Change does not activate if the Pokémon is hit by a move of the same type as itself, even if the Pokémon has two or three types (the latter from Forest's Curse or Trick-or-Treat). Color Change does not activate if the Pokémon's substitute is hit.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by Weather Ball during shadowy aura, it will become Normal-type.

Status conditions are inflicted before Color Change activates. As a result, even if Color Change would make the Pokémon become a type that is immune to the status condition, the Pokémon can still be afflicted with the status condition; for example, a Pokémon with Color Change that is hit by Poison Sting has a chance to be poisoned before it becomes Poison-type.

Color Change is not activated by Struggle, Shadow moves, Pain Split or a typeless Revelation Dance. It will also not activate if the Pokémon is affected by Forest's Curse or Trick-or-Treat and is hit by a Grass or Ghost-type move, respectively.

Generations III and IV

Color Change will activate after the first hit of a multistrike move. Future Sight and Doom Desire do not activate Color Change.

Generation V onwards

Color Change now activates after the last hit of a multistrike move. Future Sight and Doom Desire now activate Color Change when they hit (they do not activate Color Change when used).

Outside of battle

Color Change has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Color Change

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0352 Kecleon Kecleon
Normal Normal Color Change None ProteanGen VI+
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Changes the Pokémon's type to that of the move that hit it last.
MDTDS Changes the Pokémon's type to match that of the move that hit it last.
BSL うけたわざと おなじタイプに なる
MDGtI When the Pokémon is damaged by a move, its type changes to match the type of that move.*
When it's damaged by a move, the Pokémon's type changes to the type of the move that damaged it!*
SMD When it's damaged by a move, the Pokémon's type changes to the type of the move that damaged it!
MDRTDX When it's damaged by a move, the Pokémon changes type to the type of the move that damaged it. The Pokémon will return to its original type when it goes to a different floor.


In animation

Pokémon animated series

Harrison Kecleon Color Change.png
Harrison's Kecleon
Angela Kecleon Color Change.png
Angela's Kecleon
Gizmo Kecleon Color Change.png
Gizmo's Kecleon
The Pokémon turns invisible to match its surroundings.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Kecleon Kecleon's body turns invisible to blend in with its surroundings. The only thing visible after it changes is the red stripe on the center of its stomach.
Alexa's Greeny The Kecleon Caper Debut
Madison's Reddy The Kecleon Caper Debut
A wild Kecleon Pikachu's Pikaboo None
Harrison's Kecleon Playing With Fire! None
A Trainer's Kecleon Now That's Flower Power! None
Angela's Kecleon From Cradle to Save None
Gizmo's Kecleon Detective Drizzile! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 變色 Binsīk
Mandarin 變色 / 变色 Biànsè
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Kleur verandering
France Flag.png French Homochromie*
Déguisement*
Germany Flag.png German Farbwechsel
Italy Flag.png Italian Cambiacolore
South Korea Flag.png Korean 변색 Byeonsaek
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Troca de Cor
Spain Flag.png Spanish Cambio Color
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Đổi Màu


Project Moves and Abilities logo.png This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.