Defeatist (Ability)

Defeatist	よわき
	Timid
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Lowers stats when HP becomes half or less.

Defeatist (Japanese: よわき Timid) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. Two Pokémon have this Ability, both in the same evolutionary family.

Effect

In battle

Defeatist halves the user's Attack and Special Attack stat when its HP is at or less than half of its maximum.

Outside of battle

Defeatist has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Defeatist

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Archen	Rock	Flying	Defeatist	None	None
	Archeops	Rock	Flying	Defeatist	None	None
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation V games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

• The Special Trait variant of this Ability is Skittish, which lowers the damage done to enemy Pokémon when HP is low.

In other languages

Language Title French Défaitiste German Schwächling Italian Sconforto Portuguese Derrotável Spanish Flaqueza

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.