Battle Armor (Ability)

Battle Armor

カブトアーマー

Kabuto Armor

Flavor text

Generation III
Blocks critical hits.


Generation IV
The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.


Generation V
The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.


Generation VI
Protects the Pokémon from critical hits.


Generation VII
Currently unknown


Generation VIII
Currently unknown


Generation IX
Currently unknown

Battle Armor (Japanese: カブトアーマー Kabuto Armor) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Nine Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Battle Armor prevents the opponent from landing a critical hit.

Outside of battle

Battle Armor has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Battle Armor

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	Rock Head	Lightning Rod	Battle Armor
0105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	Rock Head	Lightning Rod	Battle Armor
0140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Battle Armor	Weak Armor
0141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Battle Armor	Weak Armor
0347		Anorith	Rock	Bug	Battle Armor	None	Swift Swim
0348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug	Battle Armor	None	Swift Swim
0451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	Battle Armor	Sniper	Keen Eye
0452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	Battle Armor	Sniper	Keen Eye
0???	Type: Null	Type: Null	Normal		Normal	Battle Armor	None	Unknown
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

This Ability originated as a TCG Pokémon Power.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	戰鬥盔甲 Jindau Kwāigaap *
Chinese	Mandarin	戰鬥盔甲 / 战斗盔甲 Zhàndòu Kuījiǎ * 甲蟲盔甲 Jiǎchóng Kuījiǎ *
Dutch		Gevecht pantser
French		Armurbaston
German		Kampfpanzer
Italian		Lottascudo
Korean		전투 무장 Jeontu Mujang
Portuguese		Armadura de Batalha
Russian		Боевая Броня Boyevaya Bronya
Spanish		Armadura Batalla* Armad. Bat.*

Variations of the Ability Battle Armor
Battle Armor • Shell Armor

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