Battle Armor (Ability): Difference between revisions

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

Effect

In battle

Battle Armor prevents the opponent from landing a critical hit, even if they would usually always land one such as with Frost Breath, Storm Throw or with Merciless (If the user is poisoned).

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
0772		Type: Null	Normal		Normal	Battle Armor	None	None
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 games

Description

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

• Blake's Kabutott is revealed to have Battle Armor as his Ability.
• Brock's Kabutops is revealed to have Battle Armor as its Ability.

Trivia

• This Ability originated as a TCG Pokémon Power.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 戰鬥盔甲 Jindau Kwāigaap * 甲蟲盔甲 Gaapchùhng Kwāigaap * 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.*

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