diff --git a/src/battle_script_commands.c b/src/battle_script_commands.c
index 6cc177769f84..ab9a544c3465 100644
--- a/src/battle_script_commands.c
+++ b/src/battle_script_commands.c
@@ -9210,28 +9210,14 @@ static void Cmd_various(void)
         i = GetBattlerAbility(gBattlerAbility);
         if (IsBattlerAlive(gBattlerAbility)
             && (i == ABILITY_RECEIVER || i == ABILITY_POWER_OF_ALCHEMY)
-            && GetBattlerHoldEffect(battler, TRUE) != HOLD_EFFECT_ABILITY_SHIELD)
-        {
-            switch (gBattleMons[battler].ability)
-            { // Can't copy these abilities.
-            case ABILITY_POWER_OF_ALCHEMY:  case ABILITY_RECEIVER:
-            case ABILITY_FORECAST:          case ABILITY_MULTITYPE:
-            case ABILITY_FLOWER_GIFT:       case ABILITY_ILLUSION:
-            case ABILITY_WONDER_GUARD:      case ABILITY_ZEN_MODE:
-            case ABILITY_STANCE_CHANGE:     case ABILITY_IMPOSTER:
-            case ABILITY_POWER_CONSTRUCT:   case ABILITY_BATTLE_BOND:
-            case ABILITY_SCHOOLING:         case ABILITY_COMATOSE:
-            case ABILITY_SHIELDS_DOWN:      case ABILITY_DISGUISE:
-            case ABILITY_RKS_SYSTEM:        case ABILITY_TRACE:
-            case ABILITY_ZERO_TO_HERO:
-                break;
-            default:
-                gBattleStruct->tracedAbility[gBattlerAbility] = gBattleMons[battler].ability; // re-using the variable for trace
-                gBattleScripting.battler = battler;
-                BattleScriptPush(cmd->nextInstr);
-                gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_ReceiverActivates;
-                return;
-            }
+            && GetBattlerHoldEffect(battler, TRUE) != HOLD_EFFECT_ABILITY_SHIELD
+            && !gAbilities[gBattleMons[battler].ability].cantBeCopied)
+        {
+            gBattleStruct->tracedAbility[gBattlerAbility] = gBattleMons[battler].ability; // re-using the variable for trace
+            gBattleScripting.battler = battler;
+            BattleScriptPush(cmd->nextInstr);
+            gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_ReceiverActivates;
+            return;
         }
         break;
     }