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
Generation III-IV
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.
Generation V
If the Ability is lost in the middle of move (such as via Mummy), the user will still hit maximum number of times this turn. Additionally, Ability now affects Triple Kick - which used by Pokémon with this Ability will have one accuracy check for all hits, rather than separate one for each hit.
Affected moves
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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 | ||
0214 | Heracross |
Bug | Fighting | Skill Link | None | None | |
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
- If a Pokémon with this Ability holds a King's Rock or Razor Fand and uses a move that can hit five times, 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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