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Power of Alchemy

Not in Pokémon ChampionsGen VII
Game

Scarlet & Violet

This Pokémon copies the Ability of an ally that faints.

Who has it
2 Pokémon
Showdown rating

How it works in Gen IX

This Pokémon copies the Ability of an ally that faints. 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, Poison Puppeteer, Power Construct, Power of Alchemy, Protosynthesis, Quark Drive, Receiver, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Tera Shell, Tera Shift, Teraform Zero, Trace, Wonder Guard, Zen Mode, and Zero to Hero.

“The Pokémon copies the Ability of a defeated ally.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Changes over time

How Power of Alchemy changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. 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: Tera Shell, Tera Shift, Teraform Zero, Trace, Wonder Guard, added: Zen Mode, and dropped: Zen Mode. added: Zero to Hero.

  2. 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, …

Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, and PokéAPI’s notes on the changes they don’t show. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

Good to know

Pokémon with Power of Alchemy

As a hidden ability

Alolan GrimerAlolan Muk