Trace

In Pokémon ChampionsGen III

Game

Pokémon Champions

On switch-in, or when it can, this Pokémon copies a random adjacent foe's Ability.

Pokémon: 7
On Showdown: 1.3% of Champions VGC teams bring it
Showdown rating

How it works in Champions

On switch-in, this Pokémon copies a random opposing Pokémon's Ability. Abilities that cannot be copied are As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Commander, Disguise, Embody Aspect, Flower Gift, Forecast, Hunger Switch, Ice Face, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, Neutralizing Gas, Puppeteer, Power Construct, Power of Alchemy, Protosynthesis, Quark Drive, Receiver, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Teraform Zero, Shell, Tera Shift, Trace, Zen Mode, and Zero to Hero. If no opposing Pokémon has an Ability that can be copied, this Ability will activate as soon as one does.

“When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Changes over time

How Trace changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen IX
… are As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, added: Commander, Disguise, added: Embody Aspect, Flower Gift, Forecast, ~~dropped: Gulp Missile,~~ Hunger Switch, Ice Face, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, Neutralizing Gas, added: Poison Puppeteer, Power Construct, Power of Alchemy, added: Protosynthesis, Quark Drive, Receiver, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, added: Teraform Zero, Tera Shell, Tera Shift, Trace, added: Zen Mode, and ~~dropped: Zen Mode.~~ added: Zero to Hero. If no opposing Pokémon has an …
Gen VIII
… Abilities that cannot be copied are added: As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Disguise, Flower Gift, Forecast, added: Gulp Missile, Hunger Switch, Ice Face, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, added: Neutralizing Gas, Power Construct, Power of Alchemy, Receiver, …
Gen VII
On switch-in, this Pokémon copies a random ~~dropped: adjacent~~ opposing Pokémon's Ability. Abilities that cannot be copied are added: Battle Bond, Comatose, Disguise, Flower Gift, Forecast, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, added: Power Construct, Power of Alchemy, Receiver, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Trace, and Zen Mode. …
Gen VI
… Flower Gift, Forecast, Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, added: Stance Change, Trace, and Zen Mode. If no …
Gen V
On switch-in, this Pokémon copies a random added: adjacent opposing Pokémon's Ability. Abilities that cannot be copied are added: Flower Gift, Forecast, added: Illusion, Imposter, Multitype, added: Trace, and ~~dropped: Trace.~~ added: Zen Mode. If no opposing Pokémon has an …
Gen IV
On switch-in, this Pokémon copies a random opposing Pokémon's Ability. added: Abilities that cannot be copied are Forecast, Multitype, and Trace. If no opposing Pokémon has an Ability that can be copied, this Ability will activate as soon as one does.