Battle Armor (Ability)

Battle Armor	カブトアーマー
	Kabuto Armor
Flavor text Generation III Blocks critical hits. Generation IV The Pokémon is protected against critical hits. Generation V The Pokémon is protected against critical hits. Generation VI Protects the Pokémon from critical hits. Generation VII Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits. Generation VIII Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits. Generation IX Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.

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, Wicked Blow, Surging Strikes, or with Merciless (if the target 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
	Cubone	Ground		Ground	Rock Head	Lightning Rod	Battle Armor
	Marowak	Ground		Ground	Rock Head	Lightning Rod	Battle Armor
	Kabuto	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Battle Armor	Weak Armor
	Kabutops	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Battle Armor	Weak Armor
	Anorith	Rock	Bug	Battle Armor	None	Swift Swim
	Armaldo	Rock	Bug	Battle Armor	None	Swift Swim
	Skorupi	Poison	Bug	Battle Armor	Sniper	Keen Eye
	Drapion	Poison	Dark	Battle Armor	Sniper	Keen Eye
	Type: Null	Normal		Normal	Battle Armor	None	None
	Perrserker	Steel		Steel	Battle Armor	Tough Claws	Steely Spirit
	Falinks	Fighting		Fighting	Battle Armor	None	Defiant
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDRB Blocks critical hits. MDTDS Blocks critical hits on the Pokémon. BSL こうげきを きゅうしょに うけない Conq. The Pokémon is protected against critical hits. MDGtI Unavailable SMD Moves don't hit the Pokémon critically! Never ever! MDRTDX Moves are never critical hits against this Pokémon.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• Blake's Kabutops, 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 Brazilian Portuguese Armadura de Batalha Russian Боевая Броня Boyevaya Bronya Spanish Armadura BatallaVI+ Armad. Bat.III–V Vietnamese Giáp Chiến Đấu

Variations of the Ability Battle Armor
Battle Armor • Shell Armor

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