Super Luck (Ability)

Super Luck (Japanese: きょううん Good Luck) is an ability introduced in Generation IV. Four Pokémon have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Super Luck enables the user to critical hit twice as often as normal. The critical hit multiplier is applied before critical hit bonuses from items, so item modifiers are not doubled.

Outside of battle

Super Luck has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Super Luck

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	Insomnia	Super Luck	Teasing Heart
0359		Absol	Dark		Dark	Pressure	Super Luck	None
0430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	Insomnia	Super Luck	None
0519	Mamepato	Mamepato	Normal	Flying	Pigeon Breast	Super Luck	Rivalry
0520	Hatooboo	Hatooboo	Normal	Flying	Pigeon Breast	Super Luck	Rivalry
0521	Kenhorou	Kenhorou	Normal	Flying	Pigeon Breast	Super Luck	Rivalry
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 the anime

Honchkrow. Honchkrow can sense and hit the opponent's weak spot with ease.

• Activated by Paul's Honchkrow in Pursuing a Lofty Goal!. Debut.

In other languages

• Spanish: Afortunado
• Italian: Supersorte
• French: Chanceux
• Portuguese: Super Sorte

Trivia

• Due to a translation error when the ability was first revealed, the effect was believed to allow the foe to critical hit twice as often, not the user.

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.