Skill Link causes multi-strike moves to always hit their maximum number of times. The moves affected are listed below; note that moves such as Double Kick that always strike the same number of times are not affected.
| Arm Thrust | Barrage | Bone Rush | Bullet Seed |
| Comet Punch | DoubleSlap | Fury Attack | Fury Swipes |
| Icicle Spear | Pin Missile | Rock Blast | Spike Cannon |
| Tail Slap |
| Generation IV | Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves. |
|---|---|
| Generation V | Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves. |
# | Name | 2nd ability | Hidden ability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 090 | Shellder | Shell Armor | Overcoat |
| 091 | Cloyster | Shell Armor | Overcoat |
# | Name | Other abilities |
|---|---|---|
| 190 | Aipom |
Run Away Pickup |
| 424 | Ambipom |
Technician Pickup |
| 572 | Minccino |
Cute Charm Technician |
| 573 | Cinccino |
Cute Charm Technician |