Battle Armor (Ability)
Battle Armor (Japanese: カブトアーマー Kabuto Armor) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
| Battle Armor | カブトアーマー | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kabuto Armor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Effect
In battle
Battle Armor prevents the Pokémon from receiving a critical hit, even from moves that normally always land one, namely Frost Breath, Storm Throw, Wicked Blow, Surging Strikes, Flower Trick, and any move boosted by Merciless (if the Pokémon is poisoned) or Laser Focus.
Outside of battle
Battle Armor has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Battle Armor
| # | Pokémon | Types | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | ||
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| 0104 | Cubone |
Ground | Rock Head | Lightning Rod | Battle Armor | ||
| 0105 | Marowak |
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 | Battle Armor | None | None | ||
| 0863 | Perrserker |
Steel | Battle Armor | Tough Claws | Steely Spirit | ||
| 0870 | Falinks |
Fighting | Battle Armor | None | Defiant | ||
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
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In other games
Description
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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 | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Armadura de Batalha | |
| Russian | Боевая Броня Boyevaya Bronya | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Armadura Batalla |
| Spain | Armadura BatallaVI+ Armad. Bat.III–V | |
| Vietnamese | Giáp Chiến Đấu | |
| Variations of the Ability Battle Armor | |
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| Battle Armor • Shell Armor | |
| This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |