✨ Protean | Gen 9

Effect:

Immediately before using a move (except Struggle), the Pokémon changes its type to match that move. This works only once each time the Pokémon enters battle. The user becomes a single-type Pokémon and gains STAB for that move.

The effect ends when the Pokémon switches out, and it will not trigger again until it re-enters battle. Protean will not activate if the user is already that single type, or if the move fails before execution.

Protean is introduced in Gen 6: