Protean

Changes the bearer's type to match each move it uses.

7 Pokémon7 as Hidden AbilityIntroduced in Gen 6

Added in Gen 6.

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Changes the bearer's type to match each move it uses. The type change takes place just before the move is used.

Pokémon that can have Protean only as their Hidden Ability.

Other abilities introduced alongside Protean.

Ability	Pokémon	Effect
Competitive	13	Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.
Bulletproof	10	Protects against bullet, ball, and bomb-based moves.
Strong Jaw	9	Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.
Sweet Veil	9	Prevents friendly Pokémon from sleeping.
Aroma Veil	6	Protects allies against moves that affect their mental state.
Cheek Pouch	6	Restores HP upon eating a Berry, in addition to the Berry's effect.
Gooey	5	Lowers attacking Pokémon's Speed by one stage on contact.
Magician	5	Steals the target's held item when the bearer uses a damaging move.

No reader notes on Protean yet.

“Protean”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/abilities/protean.

Ability data from PokéAPI.