Skill Link (Ability)
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Skill Link (Japanese: スキルリンク Skill Link) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Six Pokémon can have this Ability. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Shellder and Cloyster.
Effect
In battle
Skill Link causes multi-strike moves to always strike their maximum number of times. See multi-strike moves for a full list of multi-strike moves. This Ability does not affect moves with a fixed number of strikes like Double Kick.
Moves affected by Skill Link
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Outside of battle
Skill Link has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Skill Link
# | Pokémon | Types | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | ||
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0090 | Shellder |
Water | Shell Armor | Skill Link | Overcoat | ||
0091 | Cloyster |
Water | Ice | Shell Armor | Skill Link | Overcoat | |
0190 | Aipom |
Normal | Run Away | Pickup | Skill Link | ||
0424 | Ambipom |
Normal | Technician | Pickup | Skill Link | ||
0572 | Minccino |
Normal | Cute Charm | Technician | Skill Link | ||
0573 | Cinccino |
Normal | Cute Charm | Technician | Skill Link | ||
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
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Trivia
- Via STAB, Cloyster, Minccino, and Cinccino can achieve a power of 187.5 with Icicle Spear and Tail Slap respectively.
- If a Pokémon with this ability holds a King's Rock or Razor Claw and uses a move that can hit five times (such as Tail Slap or Icicle Spear), the target has a 40.951% chance of flinching, due to each hit having its own chance to flinch the target.
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