>>33898168This has literally never been true. Pokemon like Golduck and Clefable had "common" abilities when their abilities were signature, and heaps of Pokemon with signature abilities got hidden abilities in Gen V (funnily enough, Kecleon is an example of Pokemon with a signature ability that didn't get a hidden ability)
My issue is more that its pre-evolutions have HAs and a damn good one in Lightningrod. It has this in common with Vibrava and Flygon, who lose Sheer Force (which would do wonders for Flygon); Kakuna, Metapod and Pupitar (who all regain HAs upon evolving) and Shedinja.
The only case where the reverse is true is Ferroseed.
