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TraceBy Tiziano LentoJanet GarciaMichael Koczwara+151 moreUpdated: Nov 2, 2019 9:20pm UTC

Trace is a Pokemon Ability that will copy the opponent's Ability in battle. If it's a Multi-Pokemon Battle, the ability will be chosen at random between the two or three opponents.

The only abilities that cannot be copied are Illusion and Multitype.

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