Wandering Spirit

Swaps abilities with opponents on contact.

1 PokémonIntroduced in Gen 8

A newer ability, introduced in Gen 8.

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The Pokémon exchanges Abilities with a Pokémon that hits it with a move that makes direct contact.

Other abilities introduced alongside Wandering Spirit.

Ability	Pokémon	Effect
Libero	3	Libero changes the Pokémon's type to that of its previously used attack.
Ripen	3	Doubles the effect of berries.
Steam Engine	3	Boosts the Speed stat drastically when the Pokémon is hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
Cotton Down	2	When Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.
Ice Scales	2	Halves damage from Special moves.
Neutralizing Gas	2	Neutralizes abilities of all Pokémon in battle.
Propeller Tail	2	Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.
Sand Spit	2	Creates a sandstorm when hit by an attack.

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“Wandering Spirit”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/abilities/wandering-spirit.

Ability data from PokéAPI.