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Defiant

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Defiant

Opponent-caused stat reductions raise Attack two stages.

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Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat sharply when its stats are lowered.

Short effect

Opponent-caused stat reductions raise Attack two stages.

Effect

Each stat lowered by an opposing Pokémon raises this Pokémon’s Attack by two stages, regardless of how many stages that stat fell. Self-inflicted reductions and reductions caused by allies do not activate Defiant.

Details

Pokémon

20

As Hidden Ability

15

Introduced

Generation 5

Games with pages

7

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