Competitive (Ability)

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Competitive かちき
Determined Spirit
Flavor text
Generation VI
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat when a stat is lowered.
Generation VII
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat sharply when a stat is lowered.
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Competitive (Japanese: かちき Determined Spirit) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

In battle

When a stat of a Pokémon with this Ability is lowered by an opponent, its Special Attack is increased by two stages. Competitive 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) Competitive activates for each stat lowered.

If the Pokémon with this Ability is holding a White Herb, if a stat other than Special Attack is lowered, Competitive will trigger before the White Herb, so the user will receive the Special Attack boost and then the lowered stat will be restored. If its Special Attack is lowered, Competitive will activate first, increasing its Special Attack so that the White Herb cannot activate.

Outside of battle

Competitive has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Competitive

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0039 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
Normal Fairy Cute Charm Competitive Friend Guard
0040 Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
Normal Fairy Cute Charm Competitive Frisk
0174 Igglybuff Igglybuff
Normal Fairy Cute Charm Competitive Friend Guard
0350 Milotic Milotic
Water Water Marvel Scale Competitive Cute Charm
0574 Gothita Gothita
Psychic Psychic Frisk Competitive Shadow Tag
0575 Gothorita Gothorita
Psychic Psychic Frisk Competitive Shadow Tag
0576 Gothitelle Gothitelle
Psychic Psychic Frisk Competitive Shadow Tag
678F Meowstic Meowstic
Psychic Psychic Keen Eye Infiltrator Competitive
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.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 好勝 Housing
Mandarin 好勝 / 好胜 Hàoshèng
France Flag.png French Battant
Germany Flag.png German Unbeugsamkeit
Italy Flag.png Italian Tenacia
South Korea Flag.png Korean 승기 Seunggi
Spain Flag.png Spanish Tenacidad
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Rekabetçi


Variations of the Ability Defiant
DefiantCompetitive


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