Skill Link (Ability)

Skill Link

スキルリンク

Skill Link

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Generation IV
Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.


Generation V
Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.


Generation VI
Currently unknown


Generation VII
Currently unknown


Generation VIII
Currently unknown


Generation IX
Currently unknown

Skill Link (Japanese: スキルリンク Skill Link) is an ability introduced in Generation IV. Six Pokémon have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Skill Link causes moves which deal multiple hits to always strike their maximum number of times.

Moves affected by Skill Link

Move	Type	Cat.	Pow.	Acc.	Max hits
Arm Thrust	Fighting	Physical	15	100%	5
Barrage	Normal	Physical	15	85%	5
Bone Rush	Ground	Physical	25	90%	5
Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100%	5
Comet Punch	Normal	Physical	18	85%	5
DoubleSlap	Normal	Physical	15	85%	5
Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	15	85%	5
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80%	5
Icicle Spear	Ice	Physical	25	100%	5
Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	14	85%	5
Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90%	5
Spike Cannon	Normal	Physical	20	100%	5
Tail Slap	Normal	Physical	25	85%	5}}

Outside of battle

Skill Link has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Skill Link

#		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0090	Shellder	Water		Water	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
0091	Cloyster	Water	Ice	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
0190	Aipom	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Pickup	Skill Link
0424	Ambipom	Normal		Normal	Technician	Pickup	Skill Link
0572	Minccino	Normal		Normal	Cute Charm	Technician	Skill Link
0573	Cinccino	Normal		Normal	Cute Charm	Technician	Skill Link
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.

In other languages

French: Multi-coups
German: Wertelink
Italian: Abillegame
Korean: 스킬링크 Skill Link
Spanish: Encadenado

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