Guts (Ability)

Guts (Japanese: こんじょう Guts) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-one Pokémon can have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Guts raises the Attack stat by 50% while affected by the Burn, Paralysis, or Poison status ailments. The Attack drop from Burn does not occur. In Generation IV, the Attack stat is also raised by the Sleep status ailment, even self-induced sleep.

Outside of battle

Guts has no effect outside of battle.

Mystery Dungeon

A Pokémon with this ability will gain a 100% bonus to physical attack, provided that the Pokémon has a major status affliction.

Pokémon with Guts

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
0020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
0066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	No Guard	Steadfast
0067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	No Guard	Steadfast
0068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	No Guard	Steadfast
0136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Guts
0214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	Swarm	Guts	Moxie
0217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	Guts	Quick Feet	Unnerve
0236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Steadfast	Vital Spirit
0246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground	Guts	None	Sand Veil
0276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	Guts	None	Scrappy
0277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	Guts	None	Scrappy
0296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0403		Shinx	Electric		Electric	Rivalry	Intimidate	Guts
0404		Luxio	Electric		Electric	Rivalry	Intimidate	Guts
0405		Luxray	Electric		Electric	Rivalry	Intimidate	Guts
0532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0533	Dotekkotsu	Dotekkotsu	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0534	Roobushin	Roobushin	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0538	Nageki	Nageki	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Inner Focus	Mold Breaker
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 the anime

File:Ursaring guts.png Ursaring
When the user is inflicted with a status problem, its body becomes surrounded by a crimson aura, raising its Attack power.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	After being inflicted with a status problem, Ursaring's eyes glow red and its body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura, raising its attack power.
Paul's Ursaring	Evolving Strategies!		Debut

In other languages

• French: Cran
• German: Adrenalin
• Greek: Κότσια/Αρχίδια
• Italian: Dentistretti
• Portuguese: Adrenalina
• Spanish: Agallas

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