diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/Templates/Gen9a/LumioseRNG.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/Templates/Gen9a/LumioseRNG.cs
index 91dd85e33..d34688746 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/Templates/Gen9a/LumioseRNG.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/Templates/Gen9a/LumioseRNG.cs
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ private static bool IsMatchIVsAndFollowing(PKM pk, in GenerateParam9a enc, Xoros
         // No way to change abilities. Index must match.
         int ability = enc.Ability switch
         {
-            AbilityPermission.Any12H => (int)rand.NextInt(3) << 1,
-            AbilityPermission.Any12 => (int)rand.NextInt(2) << 1,
+            AbilityPermission.Any12H => 1 << (int)rand.NextInt(3),
+            AbilityPermission.Any12 => 1 << (int)rand.NextInt(2),
             _ => (int)enc.Ability,
         };
         if (pk.AbilityNumber != ability)
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/RNG/Methods/Gen9/Encounter9RNG.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/RNG/Methods/Gen9/Encounter9RNG.cs
index da399918c..37b9fc8d9 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/RNG/Methods/Gen9/Encounter9RNG.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/RNG/Methods/Gen9/Encounter9RNG.cs
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ public static bool GenerateData(PK9 pk, in GenerateParam9 enc, in EncounterCrite
 
         int ability = enc.Ability switch
         {
-            AbilityPermission.Any12H => (int)rand.NextInt(3) << 1,
-            AbilityPermission.Any12 => (int)rand.NextInt(2) << 1,
+            AbilityPermission.Any12H => 1 << (int)rand.NextInt(3),
+            AbilityPermission.Any12 => 1 << (int)rand.NextInt(2),
             _ => (int)enc.Ability,
         };
         pk.RefreshAbility(ability >> 1);
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ public static bool IsMatch(PKM pk, in GenerateParam9 enc, in ulong seed)
         // ReSharper disable once UnusedVariable
         int ability = enc.Ability switch
         {
-            AbilityPermission.Any12H => (int)rand.NextInt(3) << 1,
-            AbilityPermission.Any12 => (int)rand.NextInt(2) << 1,
+            AbilityPermission.Any12H => 1 << (int)rand.NextInt(3),
+            AbilityPermission.Any12 => 1 << (int)rand.NextInt(2),
             _ => (int)enc.Ability,
         };
 
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/PKM/Util/EntityBlank.cs b/PKHeX.Core/PKM/Util/EntityBlank.cs
index 3c11485c0..19ef6ca4e 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/PKM/Util/EntityBlank.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/PKM/Util/EntityBlank.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public static PKM GetBlank(TypeInfo type)
         7 when version is GameVersion.GP or GameVersion.GE => new PB7(),
         8 when version is GameVersion.BD or GameVersion.SP => new PB8(),
         8 when version is GameVersion.PLA => new PA8(),
+        9 when version is GameVersion.ZA => new PA9(),
         _ => GetBlank(gen),
     };