Defiant (Ability) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

Publish date: 2024-06-21

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Defiantまけんき
Competitive Spirit

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Generation V
When its stats are lowered its Attack increases.
Generation VI
Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat when its stats are lowered.
Generation VII
Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat sharply when its stats are lowered.
Generation VIII
Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat sharply when its stats are lowered.
Generation IX
If the Pokémon has any stat lowered by an opposing Pokémon, its Attack stat will be boosted sharply.

Defiant (Japanese: まけんき Competitive Spirit) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

When a stat of a Pokémon with this Ability is lowered by an opponent, its Attack is increased by two stages. Defiant will not activate if the Pokémon with this Ability lowers its own stats (such as with Close Combat) or if its stats are lowered by an ally.

If multiple stats are lowered (such as by Memento or Venom Drench), Defiant activates for each stat lowered.

Defiant activates before a held White Herb. If the Pokémon no longer has any negative stat stages after Defiant is applied, the White Herb will not have the chance to activate.

Outside of battle

Defiant has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Defiant

Pokémon that formerly had Defiant

In other games

Description

GamesDescription
MDGtIWhen the Pokémon's stats are lowered, its Attack goes up.*
When the Pokémon's stats are lowered, its Attack goes way up!*
SMDWhen the Pokémon's stats are lowered, the Pokémon's Attack goes up sharply!

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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