Stance Change (Ability)

Stance Change is an Ability.

Effect
Stance Change allows Odoor to switch between Closed Form (high defensive stats, low offensive stats) and Open Form (high offensive stats, low defensive stats). Odoor is always in Closed Form if it is not battling, and as such, switching out reverts it to Closed Form.

If Closed Form Odoor uses a damaging move, it changes to Open Form immediately before using the move. If Open Form Odoor uses Door Slam, it changes to Closed Form immediately before using the move. Status moves other than Door Slam will not change its Form. Moves that call other moves, such as Sleep Talk, will not change its Form, even if they call a damaging move or Door Slam.

The Ability activates prior to and independently of any checks for status conditions that may stop the execution of the Odoor's move, such as sleep or confusion.

Stance Change cannot be copied with Trace or Role Play, suppressed with Gastro Acid, or replaced with Simple Beam, Worry Seed, Entrainment, Skill Swap, or Mummy. If a Pokémon other than Odoor obtains Stance Change with Imposter or Transform, the Pokémon will not change Formes.