Ability Detail

Summary

Sniper is a Pokémon ability that significantly enhances the potency of critical hits. Normally, a critical hit in Pokémon games deals 1.5 times the usual damage. However, when a Pokémon with the Sniper ability scores a critical hit, the damage multiplier increases to 2.25 times the regular damage. This makes Sniper an exceptionally powerful ability for Pokémon that can frequently or reliably trigger critical hits.

Here are a few key points and interesting facts about Sniper:

Enhanced Critical Damage: As mentioned, Sniper changes the damage multiplier for critical hits from 1.5x to 2.25x, giving a noticeable boost in offensive potential.

Strategy and Moves: Sniper pairs well with moves like Focus Energy, which increases the critical hit ratio for the user, and high-critical-hit-ratio moves such as Slash, Stone Edge, or Night Slash. Pokémon with Sniper can also benefit significantly from items like Scope Lens or Razor Claw

Flavor Texts

diamond-pearl: Powers up moves if they become critical hits.

platinum: Powers up moves if they become critical hits.

heartgold-soulsilver: Powers up moves if they become critical hits.

black-white: Powers up moves if they become critical hits.

black-2-white-2: Powers up moves if they become critical hits.

x-y: Powers up moves if they become critical hits.

omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Powers up moves if they become critical hits.

sun-moon: Powers up moves if they become critical hits when attacking.

ultra-sun-ultra-moon: Powers up moves if they become critical hits when attacking.

lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: Powers up moves if they become critical hits when attacking.

sword-shield: Powers up moves if they become critical hits when attacking.