diff --git a/src/core/game3/battle/abilities.lua b/src/core/game3/battle/abilities.lua
index 2cfa4357..5d7e7d4c 100644
--- a/src/core/game3/battle/abilities.lua
+++ b/src/core/game3/battle/abilities.lua
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ local Abilities = {}
 -- pokefirered/src/data/text/abilities.h:162
 local DISPLAY = { COMPOUND_EYES = "COMPOUNDEYES", LIGHTNING_ROD = "LIGHTNINGROD" }
 
+-- The name battle messages print.  No registry renames abilities, so a
+-- translation reaches them through Strings(), keyed by the cart's English.
 function Abilities.name(ab)
   if not ab then return "" end
-  return DISPLAY[ab] or (ab:gsub("_", " "))
+  return Strings(DISPLAY[ab] or (ab:gsub("_", " ")))
 end
 
 -- pokefirered/src/battle_util.c:31
diff --git a/src/ui/game3/summary_menu.lua b/src/ui/game3/summary_menu.lua
index b59b1777..db42c758 100644
--- a/src/ui/game3/summary_menu.lua
+++ b/src/ui/game3/summary_menu.lua
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@ local function draw_page_skills(mon)
   end
   ability = ability or "—"
   local ax, ay = cxy("abilityName", 74, 129)
-  draw_text(tostring(ability), ax, ay, 80, "NORMAL")
+  -- No registry renames abilities; a translation reaches the name through Strings().
+  draw_text(Strings(tostring(ability)), ax, ay, 80, "NORMAL")
   local desc = SummaryData.abilityDescription(abilityId, tostring(ability))
   local ad = coords().abilityDesc or { x = 10, y = 143, w = 232 }
   draw_text(desc, ad.x or 10, ad.y or 143, ad.w or 232, "NORMAL")