Sniper (Ability)

Sniper	スナイパー
	Sniper
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Powers up moves if they become critical hits. Generation V Powers up moves if they become critical hits. Generation VI Powers up moves if they become critical hits. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Sniper (Japanese: スナイパー Sniper) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Fourteen Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Critical hits will do 1.5× the normal critical hit damage (i.e. 3× instead of 2× in Generation IV and Generation V, and 2.25× instead of 1.5× in Generation VI).

Outside of battle

Sniper has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Sniper

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	Swarm	None	Sniper
0021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	None	Sniper
0022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	None	Sniper
0116		Horsea	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Sniper	Damp
0117		Seadra	Water		Water	Poison Point	Sniper	Damp
0167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	Swarm	Insomnia	Sniper
0168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	Swarm	Insomnia	Sniper
0223		Remoraid	Water		Water	Hustle	Sniper	Moody
0224		Octillery	Water		Water	Suction Cups	Sniper	Moody
0230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	Swift Swim	Sniper	Damp
0451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	Battle Armor	Sniper	Keen Eye
0452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	Battle Armor	Sniper	Keen Eye
0688		Binacle	Rock	Water	Tough Claws	Sniper	Pickpocket
0689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water	Tough Claws	Sniper	Pickpocket
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.

Trivia

• All Pokémon that can have Sniper can learn at least Focus Energy or at least one move with a high critical-hit ratio.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 狙擊手 Jūjíshǒu French Sniper German Superschütze Italian Cecchino Korean 스나이퍼 Sniper Portuguese Franco-Atirador Spanish Francotirad.

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