Defend Order (move)

Defend Order ぼうぎょしれい Defend Order

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Defend Order on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Defend Order on Eevee's Movedex

Defend Order (Japanese: ぼうぎょしれい Defend Order) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is one of Vespiquen's three signature moves.

Effect

Defend Order increases the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat by one stage each.

Description

Games Description DP The user calls out its underlings to make a living shield, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats. PtHGSS BWB2W2 The user calls out its underlings to shield its body, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	13				13	17
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Vespiquen
The user sends its grubs to block an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Vespiquen	Vespiquen fires many grubs from the bottom of its body straight at an attack that is coming right at it. The grubs then hit the attack at the same time and the two cancel each other out.
A Roughneck's Vespiquen	Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 防禦指令 Fángyù Zhǐlìng French Appel Défens German Blockbefehl Greek Προσταγή Άμυνας Italian Comandoscudo Korean 방어지령 Bang'eo Jiryeong Spanish A Defender

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