Skill Link

Generation of first appearance Generation IV

Maximizes the number of times multistrike moves hit.

Effect

Skill Link causes multi-strike moves to always hit their maximum number of times. This ability does not affect moves like Double Kick that always strike a fixed number of times.

Moves affected:

  • Arm Thrust
  • Barrage
  • Bone Rush
  • Bullet Seed
  • Comet Punch
  • Double Slap
  • Fury Attack
  • Fury Swipes
  • Icicle Spear
  • Pin Missile
  • Rock Blast
  • Spike Cannon
  • Tail Slap
  • Triple Kick
  • Water Shuriken

Changes

In Generation 4, Triple Kick is not affected by Skill Link.

Pokémon with the Skill Link ability

Mega Heracross
#214

Mega Heracross

bug fighting
HP: 80 Atk: 185 Def: 115
Sp.Atk: 40 Sp.Def: 105 Speed: 75
Total: 600
Shellder
#90

Shellder

water
HP: 30 Atk: 65 Def: 100
Sp.Atk: 45 Sp.Def: 25 Speed: 40
Total: 305
Cloyster
#91

Cloyster

water ice
HP: 50 Atk: 95 Def: 180
Sp.Atk: 85 Sp.Def: 45 Speed: 70
Total: 525
Pikipek
#731

Pikipek

normal flying
HP: 35 Atk: 75 Def: 30
Sp.Atk: 30 Sp.Def: 30 Speed: 65
Total: 265
Trumbeak
#732

Trumbeak

normal flying
HP: 55 Atk: 85 Def: 50
Sp.Atk: 40 Sp.Def: 50 Speed: 75
Total: 355
Toucannon
#733

Toucannon

normal flying
HP: 80 Atk: 120 Def: 75
Sp.Atk: 75 Sp.Def: 75 Speed: 60
Total: 485