Pokemon Sword and Shield – Crown Tundra’s Mystery Item revealed

Pokemon Sword and Shield – Crown Tundra’s Mystery Item revealed

Dataminer Matt figured out what mystery item 1606, that will be officially released in Pokemon Sword and Shield’s upcoming The Crown Tundra DLC does.

Item 1606 is an Ability Capsule that will allow you to change the ability of a Pokemon. Here’s the capsule in action:

What is an Ability Capsule?

If used from the Bag, it changes a Pokémon’s Ability from one of its standard Abilities to its other standard Ability. It can only be used outside of battle. It is consumed after use.

The Ability Capsule can only be used on a Pokémon that belongs to a species that has two standard Abilities.

The Ability change is retained even if the Pokémon evolves, and the Ability slot provided by the Ability Capsule is maintained if the evolved form has a different standard Ability