Battle Armor

Description

Pokémon with this ability cannot be hit by critical hits.

Competitive Use

This ability is situationally useful, but suffers as there is very little that it can really accomplish outside of being a useful little perk of using the Pokemon. Another problem with it is its relatively low distribution; only three Pokemon, Kabutops, Armaldo, and Drapion, receive this ability outside of the Dream World. Generally speaking Kabutops will almost always prefer Swift Swim, though Armaldo and Drapion can perhaps find some use of it. Marowak receives it from the Dream World, and certainly it is more useful than Lightningrod, as well as Rock Head should you not be using Double-Edge.

Related Abilities

Shell Armor is an exact equivalent with different distribution.

Found normally

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Anorith	Rock / Bug	LC	Battle Armor / Swift Swim	45	95	50	40	50	75	355
Armaldo	Rock / Bug	NU	Battle Armor / Swift Swim	75	125	100	70	80	45	495
Drapion	Poison / Dark	RU	Battle Armor / Sniper / Keen Eye	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
Kabuto	Rock / Water	LC	Swift Swim / Battle Armor / Weak Armor	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
Kabutops	Rock / Water	RU	Swift Swim / Battle Armor / Weak Armor	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
Skorupi	Poison / Bug	LC	Battle Armor / Sniper / Keen Eye	40	50	90	30	55	65	330

Found in Dream World

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Cubone	Ground	LC	Rock Head / Lightningrod / Battle Armor	50	50	95	40	50	35	320
Marowak	Ground	NU	Rock Head / Lightningrod / Battle Armor	60	80	110	50	80	45	425