Does the ability or the ability slot get passed down when breeding?

When breeding in Gen 6, do the abilities themselves have the possibility of being passed down, or do the slots themselves get passed?

Example: Ninjask can have the ability Speed Boost naturally. Venipede can have Speed Boost as a hidden ability.

Can Speed Boost be passed down?

EDIT: This question is different from this question, as that questions asks if you can breed a hidden ability from two parents who don't have a hidden ability, while my question is about whether the ability itself (Speed Boost) gets passed down during breeding, or if the ability slot gets passed down ("the child will have its hidden ability, whatever that is").

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Do abilities get passed down through breeding?

Inheriting AbilitiesFemales have an 80% chance of passing down their Ability. If a male or genderless Pok\xe9mon has their Hidden Ability and is bred with Ditto, it has a 20% chance of passing it down to their offspring.

How do you pass on abilities when breeding?

For normal abilities, when breeding a male and a female of the same Pok\xe9mon with different abilities, only the female has a chance to pass it down. The same goes for breeding a Pok\xe9mon with a Ditto. Females have an 80% chance to pass down their ability when bred with a Ditto or a male.

Can ability be inherited?

That is, although individual cognitive abilities are moderately heritable, the genetic correlations between them could be anywhere from 0, indicating that a completely different set of genes influences each ability, to 1, indicating that the same genes influence a variety of cognitive abilities.

Does everstone pass down ability?

The Everstone is an item with two functions. Its default ability prevents Pok\xe9mon from evolving. However, in the breeding process, the stone gains another function. When a Pok\xe9mon holds an Everstone while breeding, it will pass on its nature to its offspring.

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