Ability profile
Shell Armor Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation III
Pokémon with ability
31
Effect
Moves cannot score critical hits against this Pokémon. This ability functions identically to Battle Armor.
Flavor text
Blocks critical hits.
Quick summary
Shell Armor is a main-series ability from Generation III. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation III
Shell Armor first appeared in Generation III. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Shell Armor is used in main-series battles and links to 31 species profiles below.
31 Pokémon can have Shell Armor in the official dataset.
Showing 30 of 31 species
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