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*** It's implied that knowledge and memories come with the transformation. Link couldn't read Goron before putting on that mask. Likewise with the Zoran alphabet.

* Goku in ''Manga/DragonBall'' and the other Saiyans to lesser extent. Roshi took almost a century to master the [[{{Kamehamehadoken}} Kamehameha]] wave, Goku picks it up by seeing Roshi do it once. Similarly Goku picks up Tien's Solar Flare technique simply because Tien's used it twice on him. Tien explicitly has the ability to pick up and master other people's techniques by studying them briefly, while Cell and Buu can both master any technique known by someone whom they absorbed.

* Averted for the most part in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, played straight in the games. The anime shows Pokemon actually practicing new attacks, complete with [[HilarityEnsues funny misfires]], while in the games, the [[{{mons}} mon]] becomes an InstantExpert with a move simply by [[TookALevelInBadass reaching the right level]].

* In the two recent MilestoneCelebration {{Tokusatsu}} shows (''KamenRiderDecade'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''), the protagonists have the ability to [[PowerCopying copy the forms and abilities]] of their precursors. Apparently knowledge comes with this as well; when the Gokaigers transform into the [[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger Dairangers]] or [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekirangers]], for example, they bust out the super-powered Kung Fu for which those two teams are known.

->"Hey you guys, did you know I could totally play the organ? Because I didn't!"

** Furthermore, is the American Veterancy System. For example, a Riflesquad takes about 18 kills to gain Vet 3 (the highest). A Vet 3 Riflesquad can outfight an Elite Stormtrooper squad fairly easily. So that's 3 kills per person, and suddenly they're more skilled than Germany's best.

*** Aang, much to Katara's jealousy, masters moves from a waterbending scroll she picked up. Justified in that it's LeakedExperience from all his previous lives as Avatar with Roku saying to one of his teachers that it's more like remembering a distant memory.

* Averted in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, played straight in the games. The anime shows Pokemon actually practicing new attacks, complete with [[HilarityEnsues funny misfires]], while in the games, the [[{{mons}} mon]] becomes an InstantExpert with a move simply by [[TookALevelInBadass reaching the right level]].

* Played for laughs (and to give BillBailey a chance to [[TheCastShowOff show off]] in an episode of ''BlackBooks''. Manny sits down at a piano, idly taps a couple of notes, then instantly joins in with the music playing on the radio, much to his own surprise.

* Yuki Nagato from ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is assumed to be one, since she has a direct link to something that is basically a god of knowledge and intellect.
-->'''Haruhi:''' Yuki was really good with that guitar! I wonder when she learned?
-->'''Kyon:''' ''(thinking)'' Probably the second you asked her...

--->'''John Spartan:'''I come out of cryo-prison and I'm Betsy-fucking-Ross.

* ''Franchise/Gundam'' usually averts this, but [[ZetaGundam Kamille Bidan]] strangely manages to have impressive piloting skills his first time in combat in contrast to Amuro, who couldn't do anything except be Char's punching bag. Although he won a junior MS competition, they use mini mobile suits for that, so it doesn't explain how he can pilot an experimental combat model without any training. Of course the fact he's a Newtype helps, but then again Amuro, had no idea what to do when he first climbed in a MS even with psychic powers.

* Gundam usually averts this, but [[ZetaGundam Kamille Bidan]] strangely manages to have impressive piloting skills his first time in combat in contrast to Amuro, who couldn't do anything except be Char's punching bag. Although he won a junior MS competition, they use mini mobile suits for that, so it dosen't explain how he can pilot an experimental combat model without any training. Of course the fact he's a Newtype helps, but then again Amuro, had no idea what to do when he first climbed in a MS even with psychic powers.
** Invoked in Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn: hand-carried mobile suit equipment have ''device drivers'' (which [[RealRobotGenre makes sense]]). When Banagher first gets his hands on a [[BeamSpam beam]] [[GatlingGood gatling gun]] intended for the Kshatriya, the Federation-built Unicorn automatically ports the Neo-Zeon weapon's driver to make it usable (though the process takes a few minutes), after which it works perfectly. Might be justified in that chances are, both sides' MS software was supplied by Anaheim Electronics (who are known to be perfectly willing to supply both sides with supertech if they themselves get left alone).

** Becoming an expert in the art of communication and negotiation, to the point where you can persuade almost anyone to do anything, and be such a master salesman that you can convince people to buy sand in the desert.

* In ''[[TabletopGame/TrinityUniverse Aberrant]]'', Mega-Intelligent Novas can take the "Mental Prodigy" enhancement, which makes them an instant expert in a particular intellectual field (be it science, engineering, medicine, investigation, finance, or something else), usually better at it than those who have trained in it all their lives. The sourcebook ''Brainwaves'', which was only released unofficially after the line had already been cancelled, would have added the "Fast Learner" enhancement, which would have allowed the Mega-Intelligent to learn new skills faster (i.e., with less ExperiencePoint expenditure) than other people.