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Sturdy
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がんじょう
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Sturdy
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Sturdy (Japanese: がんじょう Sturdy) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Thirty-two Pokémon have this Ability.
Effect
In battle
Generations III and IV
Sturdy negates one-hit knockout moves.
Generation V
In addition to Sturdy's previous effect, Sturdy now works like a Focus Sash, causing the Pokémon to have 1 HP remaining if an attack's hit would have brought it from full health to 0 HP. Sturdy will activate as long as a Pokémon has full HP, and can therefore be used multiple times if brought back to full health. If a Pokémon with Sturdy is holding a Focus Sash, Sturdy will activate first. Final Gambit will not faint a Pokémon with Sturdy if it was at full HP.
Multi-hit moves and Destiny Bond can break through Sturdy, like the Focus Sash. When a multi-hit move hits a Pokémon with Sturdy, Sturdy's effect activates only for the move's first hit, not the entire move.
Outside of battle
Sturdy has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Sturdy
In the anime
Dwebble
Roggenrola
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The user is prevented from being knocked out after being hit by a strong move.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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When Dwebble is hit with a powerful attack, it pulls its body into its shell. When it comes out, it doesn't have any damage on it at all.
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Cilan's Dwebble
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A Connoisseur's Revenge!
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Debut
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When Roggenrola is hit with a powerful attack, it doesn't get hurt much from it.
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Ash's Roggenrola
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Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!
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None
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Trivia
In other languages