diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/EncounterTrade.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/EncounterTrade.cs
index 061d67900..34d68c918 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/EncounterTrade.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/EncounterTrade.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ public PKM ConvertToPKM(ITrainerInfo SAV)
             pk.SetNickname(GetNickname(lang));
             pk.Language = lang;
 
-            pk.RefreshAbility(Ability >> 1);
+            if (this is EncounterTradePID a && a.Generation == 4)
+                pk.RefreshAbility((int)(pk.PID & 1));
+            else
+                pk.RefreshAbility(Ability >> 1);
 
             if (IVs != null)
                 pk.SetRandomIVs(IVs, 0);
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ public PKM ConvertToPKM(ITrainerInfo SAV)
             if (pk.Format < 6)
                 return pk;
 
-            SAV.ApplyHandlingTrainerInfo(pk);
+            SAV.ApplyHandlingTrainerInfo(pk, force: true);
             pk.SetRandomEC();
 
             if (pk.Format == 7)
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Structures/ITrainerInfo.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Structures/ITrainerInfo.cs
index 2c3992457..1bafaf036 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Structures/ITrainerInfo.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Structures/ITrainerInfo.cs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ public static void ApplyToPKM(this ITrainerInfo info, PKM pk)
             pk.ConsoleRegion = info.ConsoleRegion;
         }
 
-        public static void ApplyHandlingTrainerInfo(this ITrainerInfo SAV, PKM pk)
+        public static void ApplyHandlingTrainerInfo(this ITrainerInfo SAV, PKM pk, bool force = false)
         {
-            if (pk.Format == SAV.Generation)
+            if (pk.Format == SAV.Generation && !force)
                 return;
 
             pk.HT_Name = SAV.OT;