Skill Link (Ability)

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

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 the moves Triple Kick and Triple Axel, that can hit up to three times. When used by Pokémon with this Ability, there will be one accuracy check for all strikes instead of individual checks for each strike.

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 Bullet Seed  Grass  Physical 25 100% 5 Double Slap  Normal  Physical 15 85% 5 Fury Attack  Normal  Physical 15 85% 5 Fury Swipes  Normal  Physical 18 80% 5 Icicle Spear  Ice  Physical 25 100% 5 Pin Missile  Bug  Physical 25 95% 5 Rock Blast  Rock  Physical 25 90% 5 Spike Cannon  Normal  Physical 20 100% 5 Tail Slap  Normal  Physical 25 85% 5 Triple Axel  Ice  Physical 20 90% 3

Although the following moves are affected by the Ability, they currently cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Skill Link. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Mirror Move, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Skill Link by an Ability like Trace or Receiver or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Skill Link has no effect outside of battle.