felixng2016 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I was resetting the game like mad trying to get a good nature/good ivs for my Froakie. I didn't get Protean or a good nature but I got these IVS: HP:29 Att:5 SPA:31 SPD:31 D:31 Sp:30 I know some of you breeders are like thats nothing but for me who isn't really interested in breeding like mad to get the perfect IV dittos or whatever thats pretty dam cool/lucky. Is it possible to get Protean somehow by changing abilities or will I have to breed this Froakie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead account Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Yes, there are ability capsules hidden around Reborn City. Unlike the normal games, you can get your pokemon's hidden abilities from using them in Reborn. The first one you can find is hidden on a boulder just outside of Team Meteor's factory. It has a large antenna on it and you can easily find it while walking up the tracks in Peridot ward(This is before your first gym battle, don't worry). Edited October 26, 2015 by aquawaffle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoonIceCream Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) There are ability capsules throughout reborn in fact one of them is a hidden item right outside one of the factories. You can use that to change the ability though it cycles through them which means that the next one migh not be protean and you'll have to find another ability capsule to change it again. EDIT: Ninja'd, you were too fast for me THIS time but mark my words I WILL get you next time *Steps backwards into the shadows* Edited October 26, 2015 by micky33000000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixng2016 Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Thanks guys those IVs I got were actually quite beastly. I was shocked. Like what are the odds of getting 3 perfect IVs and 2 close to perfect IVs on a non bred pokemon. Attack doesn't even matter so I am very happy with that. As for the ability capsule not giving the right ability I could just save scum for that I guess. So ability capsules can give hidden abilities in this? I believe the real game doesn't do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead account Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Froakie, as well as all the other starters only have their normal ability, which powers up their respective type's attacks when their HP is low, and their hidden abilities. That's 2 abilities, so you'll only have to worry about finding the one ability capsule. Also, when using an ability capsule, the game cycles from normal ability 1 to normal ability 2(if it has a second normal ability), and then its hidden ability, and then back to normal ability 1. In that order every time. So, it's not random. Froakie only has Torrent and Protean, so you wont have to worry. Edited October 26, 2015 by aquawaffle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGJRA Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 You mentioned that you have a bad nature, about 1/3 (?) through the game you can go to 7th Street and get that changed for a heart scale, which is pretty sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etesian Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Yeah, in the main games, you can't get a Hidden Ability via Ability Capsule (I think), but Reborn treats Hidden Abilities like regular ones. So, for example, you have a 33% chance of a wild Arbok having Unnerve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoonIceCream Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 As for the ability capsule not giving the right ability I could just save scum for that I guess. Unfortunately you can't like I said before it cycle through them it doesn't just pick at random unfortunately so I guess we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead account Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Unfortunately you can't like I said before it cycle through them it doesn't just pick at random unfortunately so I guess we'll see. And as I said before: starters only have 1 ability apart from their hidden abilities. Felixng's Froakie is guaranteed to get Protean from the the ability capsule. Edit: I might've misunderstood Micky's post. Edited October 26, 2015 by aquawaffle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etesian Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 And as I said before: starters only have 1 ability apart from their hidden abilities. Felixng's Froakie is guaranteed to get Protean from the the ability capsule. Um, pretty sure he said what you quoted to tell OP that you can't save scum because it goes in order, so that he doesn't waste time soft resetting with something because he can't get form ability #1 straight to #3. At least that's what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoonIceCream Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I was just informing them of how the ability capsule works on reborn because I believe in main series games it chooses them at random Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixng2016 Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) Another question can I get Technician on my Kricketott when it evolves if its ability currenlt is Shed Skin(not the hidden ability)? I already used my ability capsule and I wouldn't use it on a temp pokemon anyway. Basically when a pokemon evolves is the ability chosen random or set at what it was before(hidden/normal)? Edited October 27, 2015 by felixng2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTim Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) Hidden ability pre-evo will still evolve into HA evo, in another words, what are you looking for in Kricketot is Run Away ability in order to evolve it into Technician, you can still use a. capsule on Kricketot Same logic applies to first ability pre-evo evolving into first ability evo, so is second ability if the species and its evo have got second ability Given how precious a. capsule is, wasting it on temp mon might not be worthwhile tho Ability in evolution is set, unless pre-evo has only one ability and evo form has two abilities, then the ability can branch out, in kricketot's case it has only got one ability and one HA, therefore the regular ability one evolves into regular ability Kricketune, same goes to HA being HA Kricketune, will not interfere with each other Edited October 27, 2015 by TimTim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixng2016 Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) I figured. I didn't think and just saved when I got that pokemon lol. Sometimes I get caught off guard and dont realize getting a pokemon or dont pay much attention so I didn't save right before that happens. I think in this case I thought it was just a weak bug pokemon but its actually really good with technician early. How annoying :/. Edited October 27, 2015 by felixng2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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