A Link Rating (Japanese: ＬＩＮＫ（リンク）の数（すう）字（じ）分（ぶん） Rinku no Sūjibun, "Link Number"), often referred to as simply Link (Japanese: ＬＩＮＫ（リンク） Rinku), is a property exclusive to Link Monsters, in place of a Level or a Rank. The original Link Rating of a Link Monster Card is located next to its ATK, in the space normally taken up by the DEF on other Monster Card types.