Ability Detail

Summary

Skill-Link is an ability in the Pokémon series that ensures multi-strike moves always hit the maximum number of times. Typically, moves like Icicle Spear, Rock Blast, and Bullet Seed have a hit range between 2 to 5 times. With Skill-Link, these moves will always hit exactly 5 times, maximizing their damage potential.

Effects:

Consistency in Multi-strike Moves: Pokémon with Skill-Link transform often unreliable multi-strike moves, which can hit between 2 to 5 times, into consistently powerful attacks hitting exactly 5 times.
Enhanced Damage Output: Moves like Icicle Spear (25 base power per hit) benefit significantly, dealing a total of 125 base power with all hits combined rather than varying between 50 and 125.
Increased Flinch or Other Effects: Certain moves like Water Shuriken (used by Ash-Greninja) gain more from their special effects, such as

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diamond-pearl: Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.

platinum: Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.

heartgold-soulsilver: Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.

black-white: Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.

black-2-white-2: Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.

x-y: Increases the number of times multi-strike moves hit.

omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Increases the number of times multi-strike moves hit.

sun-moon: Maximizes the number of times multi-strike moves hit.

ultra-sun-ultra-moon: Maximizes the number of times multi-strike moves hit.

lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: Maximizes the number of times multistrike moves hit.

sword-shield: Maximizes the number of times multistrike moves hit.