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{{AbilityInfobox
{{AbilityInfobox/header
|name=Battle Armor
|name=Battle Armor
|jname=カブトアーマー
|jpname=カブトアーマー
|tmname=Kabuto Armor
|jptrans=Kabuto Armor
|gen=3
|jptranslit=Kabuto Āmā
|text3=Blocks critical hits.
|colorscheme=rock
|text4=The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.
|gen=III
}}
}}
'''Battle Armor''' (Japanese: '''カブトアーマー''' ''{{p|Kabuto}} Armor'') is an [[ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. Six [[Pokémon]] have this ability, all of which are in the {{egg|Water 3}} egg group.
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|III|Blocks critical hits.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|IV|The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|V|The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|VI|Protects the Pokémon from critical hits.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|VII|Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|VIII|Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|IX|Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.}}
|}
'''Battle Armor''' (Japanese: '''カブトアーマー''' ''{{wp|Kabuto}} Armor'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]].


==Effect==
==Effect==
===In battle===
===In battle===
Battle Armor prevents the opponent from landing a critical hit.  
Battle Armor prevents the opponent from landing a [[critical hit]], even if they would usually always land one such as with {{m|Frost Breath}}, {{m|Storm Throw}}, {{m|Wicked Blow}}, {{m|Surging Strikes}}, or with {{a|Merciless}} (if the target is poisoned).


===Outside of battle===
===Outside of battle===
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==Pokémon with Battle Armor==
==Pokémon with Battle Armor==
===Single ability===
{{Ability/head|Rock}}
{{Abilitylist1}}
{{Ability/entry|0104|Cubone|Ground|Ground|Rock Head|Lightning Rod|Battle Armor}}
{{Abilityentry1|347|Anorith|2|Rock|Bug}}
{{Ability/entry|0105|Marowak|Ground|Ground|Rock Head|Lightning Rod|Battle Armor}}
{{Abilityentry1|348|Armaldo|2|Rock|Bug}}
{{Ability/entry|0140|Kabuto|Rock|Water|Swift Swim|Battle Armor|Weak Armor}}
{{Abilityfooter}}
{{Ability/entry|0141|Kabutops|Rock|Water|Swift Swim|Battle Armor|Weak Armor}}
{{Ability/entry|0347|Anorith|Rock|Bug|Battle Armor|None|Swift Swim}}
{{Ability/entry|0348|Armaldo|Rock|Bug|Battle Armor|None|Swift Swim}}
{{Ability/entry|0451|Skorupi|Poison|Bug|Battle Armor|Sniper|Keen Eye}}
{{Ability/entry|0452|Drapion|Poison|Dark|Battle Armor|Sniper|Keen Eye}}
{{ability/entry|0772|Type: Null|Normal|Normal|Battle Armor|None|None}}
{{ability/entry|0863|Perrserker|Steel|Steel|Battle Armor|Tough Claws|Steely Spirit}}
{{Ability/entry|0870|Falinks|Fighting|Fighting|Battle Armor|None|Defiant}}
{{Ability/foot|Rock}}


===Dual ability===
==In other games==
{{Abilitylist2}}
===Description===
{{Abilityentry2|140|Kabuto|2|Rock|Water|Swift Swim}}
{{movedesc|rock}}
{{Abilityentry2|141|Kabutops|2|Rock|Water|Swift Swim}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|RB}}|Blocks critical hits.}}
{{Abilityentry2|451|Skorupi|2|Poison|Bug|Sniper}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}|Blocks critical hits on the Pokémon.}}
{{Abilityentry2|452|Drapion|2|Poison|Dark|Sniper}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|BSL}}|{{tt|こうげきを きゅうしょに うけない|Blocks critical hits on the Pokémon.}}}}
{{Abilityfooter}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Conq}}|The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|GTI}}|Unavailable}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}|Moves don't hit the Pokémon critically! Never ever!}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|DX}}|Moves are never critical hits against this Pokémon.}}
|}
|}{{left clear}}
 
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
* {{adv|Blake}}'s {{p|Kabutops}}, Kabutott, is revealed to have Battle Armor as his Ability in the [[PokéSPedia]] data-book.
* [[Brock]]'s {{p|Kabutops}} and {{Casey}}'s {{p|Falinks}}, Giga, were revealed to have Battle Armor as their Ability.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This ability, along with {{a|Color Change}}, [[Kabuto (Fossil 50)|originated]] as a TCG {{TCG|Pokémon Power}}.
* This Ability [[Kabuto (Fossil 50)|originated]] as a TCG {{TCG|Pokémon Power}}.
 
==See also==
* {{a|Shell Armor}}


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
* Italian: '''Lottascudo'''
{{langtable|color={{rock color}}|bordercolor={{rock color dark}}
* Spanish: '''Armad. bat.''' (stands for '''Armadura batalla''')
|zh_yue=戰鬥盔甲 ''{{tt|Jindau Kwāigaap|Battle Armor}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>甲蟲盔甲 ''{{tt|Gaapchùhng Kwāigaap|Beetle Armor}}'' {{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII Media}}
* German: '''Kampfpanzer'''
|zh_cmn=戰鬥盔甲 / 战斗盔甲 ''{{tt|Zhàndòu Kuījiǎ|Battle Armor}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>甲蟲盔甲 ''{{tt|Jiǎchóng Kuījiǎ|Beetle Armor}}'' {{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII Media}}
* French: '''Armurbaston'''
|nl=Gevecht pantser
|fr=Armurbaston
|de=Kampfpanzer
|it=Lottascudo
|ko=전투 무장 ''{{tt|Jeontu Mujang|Battle Armor}}''
|ru=Боевая Броня ''Boyevaya Bronya''
|pt_br=Armadura de Batalha
|es=Armadura Batalla<sup>{{gen|VI}}+</sup><br>Armad. Bat.<sup>{{gen|III}}–{{gen|V}}</sup>
|vi=Giáp Chiến Đấu
}}
{{-}}
{{AbilityVariations|Battle Armor|Shell Armor|color=Rock|1color={{Rock color dark}}|2color={{Water color dark}}}}
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{{Project Moves and Abilities notice}}


[[Category:Abilities]]
[[Category:Ignorable Abilities]]


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[[pt:Battle Armor]]
[[zh:战斗盔甲(特性)]]
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