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Revision as of 12:35, 18 June 2020

Skill Link スキルリンク
Skill Link
Flavor text
Generation IV
Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.
Generation V
Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.
Generation VI
Increases the number of times multi-strike moves hit.
Generation VII
Maximizes the number of times multi-strike moves hit.
Generation VIII
Maximizes the number of times multistrike moves hit.
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Skill Link (Japanese: スキルリンク Skill Link) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Shellder and Cloyster.

Effect

In battle

Generation IV

Skill Link enables multi-strike moves that hit 2-5 times per use to always strike five times.

Generation V

Even if the Ability is lost in the middle of move (such as via Mummy), the user will still hit the maximum number of times on the turn in progress.

Skill Link now affects Triple Kick. When used by Pokémon with this Ability, there will be one accuracy check for all strikes instead of individual checks for each strike.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Skill Link, as well as the Pokémon that can have Skill Link and learn those moves.

Move Type Cat. Pow. Acc. Max strikes Learned by
Arm Thrust  Fighting  Physical 15 100% 5 Heracross
Barrage  Normal  Physical 15 85% 5 000
Bone Rush  Ground  Physical 25 90% 5 000
Bullet Seed  Grass  Physical 25 100% 5 HeracrossCinccinoPikipekTrumbeakToucannon
Comet Punch  Normal  Physical 18 85% 5 000
Double Slap  Normal  Physical 15 85% 5 AipomAmbipomMinccinoCinccino
Fury Attack  Normal  Physical 15 85% 5 HeracrossPikipekTrumbeakToucannon
Fury Swipes  Normal  Physical 18 80% 5 AipomAmbipom
Icicle Spear  Ice  Physical 25 100% 5 ShellderCloyster
Pin Missile  Bug  Physical 25 95% 5 Heracross
Rock Blast  Rock  Physical 25 90% 5 ShellderCloysterHeracrossCinccinoTrumbeakToucannon
Scale Shot  Dragon  Physical 25 90% 5 000
Spike Cannon  Normal  Physical 20 100% 5 Cloyster
Tail Slap  Normal  Physical 25 85% 5 AipomAmbipomMinccinoCinccino
Triple Axel  Ice  Physical 20 90% 3 MinccinoCinccino
Triple Kick*  Fighting  Physical 10 90% 3 000
Water Shuriken*  Water  Special 15 100% 5 000

Outside of battle

Skill Link has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Skill Link

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0090 Shellder Shellder
Water Water Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat
0091 Cloyster Cloyster
Water Ice Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat
0190 Aipom Aipom
Normal Normal Run Away Pickup Skill Link
214M Heracross Heracross
Bug Fighting Skill Link None None
0424 Ambipom Ambipom
Normal Normal Technician Pickup Skill Link
0572 Minccino Minccino
Normal Normal Cute Charm Technician Skill Link
0573 Cinccino Cinccino
Normal Normal Cute Charm Technician Skill Link
0731 Pikipek Pikipek
Normal Flying Keen Eye Skill Link Pickup
0732 Trumbeak Trumbeak
Normal Flying Keen Eye Skill Link Pickup
0733 Toucannon Toucannon
Normal Flying Keen Eye Skill Link Sheer Force
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 other games

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Enables the Pokémon to always attempt the top number of hits with multistrike moves.
BSL れんぞくで こうげきする わざを さいごまで だせるようになる
MDGtI Unavailable
SMD When the Pokémon uses a multistrike move such as Pin MissileIconCutsCornersSMD.png or Fury Attack, the move always strikes the maximum times!


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 連續攻擊 Lìhnjuhk Gūnggīk
Mandarin 連續攻擊 / 连续攻击 Liánxù Gōngjí / Liánxù Gōngjī
France Flag.png French Multi-Coups
Germany Flag.png German Wertelink
Italy Flag.png Italian Abillegame
South Korea Flag.png Korean 스킬링크 Skill Link
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Liga Habilidade
Russia Flag.png Russian Навык Связки Navyk Svyazki
Spain Flag.png Spanish Encadenado


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