Super Luck (Ability)

Super Luck	きょううん
	Good Luck
Flavor text Generation III Generation IV Heightens the critical-hit ratios of moves. Generation V Heightens the critical-hit ratios of moves. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Super Luck (Japanese: きょううん Good Luck) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Nine Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Super Luck enables the user to critical hit twice as often as normal. The critical hit multiplier is applied before critical hit bonuses from items, so item modifiers are not doubled.

Outside of battle

Super Luck has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Super Luck

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	Insomnia	Super Luck	Prankster
0359		Absol	Dark		Dark	Pressure	Super Luck	Justified
0430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	Insomnia	Super Luck	Moxie
0468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying	Hustle	Serene Grace	Super Luck
0519		Pidove	Normal	Flying	Big Pecks	Super Luck	Rivalry
0520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying	Big Pecks	Super Luck	Rivalry
0521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying	Big Pecks	Super Luck	Rivalry
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

Honchkrow Tranquill
The user can sense the opponent's weak spots and hit them easily.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Honchkrow can sense and hit the opponent's weak spot with ease.
Paul's Honchkrow	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		Debut
	Tranquill has a better chance of hitting the opponent with a critical hit. When it hits the opponent with a critical hit, the spot where Tranquill strikes the opponent flashes white.
Trip's Tranquill	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!		None

Trivia

• Due to a translation error when the Ability was first revealed, the effect was believed to allow the foe to critical hit twice as often, not the user.
• So far, the majority of Pokémon that have this Ability are based off of birds.
  • The only Pokémon that has this Ability and isn't related to a Template:Type2 is Absol.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 強運 Qiángyùn Dutch Supergeluk French Chanceux German Glückspilz Greek Σούπερ Τύχη Italian Supersorte Korean 대운 Dae'un Portuguese Super Sorte Spanish Afortunado

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