Sturdy (Ability)

Sturdy	がんじょう
	Sturdy
Flavor text Generation III Negates 1-hit KO Attacks. Generation IV The Pokémon is protected against 1-hit KO attacks.DPPt It is protected against 1-hit KO attacks.HGSS Generation V It cannot be knocked out with one hit. Generation VI It cannot be knocked out with one hit. Generation VII It cannot be knocked out with one hit. One-hit KO moves cannot knock it out, either. Generation VIII It cannot be knocked out with one hit. One-hit KO moves cannot knock it out, either. Generation IX The Pokémon cannot be knocked out by a single hit as long as its HP is full. One-hit KO moves will also fail to knock it out.

Sturdy (Japanese: がんじょう Sturdy) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Generations III and IV

Sturdy makes the Pokémon unaffected by one-hit knockout moves.

Generation V onward

In addition to Sturdy's previous effect, Sturdy now works like a Focus Sash, causing the Pokémon to have 1 HP remaining if another Pokémon's attack or confusion damage would have brought it from full health to 0 HP. Sturdy will activate as long as a Pokémon has full HP before the attack, and therefore it can activate multiple times if the Pokémon is brought back to full health, or if the Pokémon has a maximum of 1 HP.

If a Pokémon with Sturdy is holding a Focus Sash, Sturdy will activate first. A Pokémon with Mold Breaker will ignore Sturdy. When a multistrike move hits a Pokémon with Sturdy, Sturdy's effect can only activate for hits while the user has full HP. Destiny Bond and Perish Song will not cause Sturdy to activate.

Outside of battle

Sturdy has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Sturdy

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sand Veil
0074		Geodude Alolan Form	Rock	Electric	Magnet Pull	Sturdy	Galvanize
0075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sand Veil
0075		Graveler Alolan Form	Rock	Electric	Magnet Pull	Sturdy	Galvanize
0076		Golem	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sand Veil
0076		Golem Alolan Form	Rock	Electric	Magnet Pull	Sturdy	Galvanize
0081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	Magnet Pull	Sturdy	Analytic
0082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	Magnet Pull	Sturdy	Analytic
0095		Onix	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Weak Armor
0185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	Sturdy	Rock Head	Rattled
0204		Pineco	Bug		Bug	Sturdy	None	Overcoat
0205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	Sturdy	None	Overcoat
0208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Sheer Force
0213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	GluttonyGen IV+	Contrary
0227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	Keen Eye	Sturdy	Weak Armor
0232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	Sturdy	None	Sand Veil
0299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	Sturdy	Magnet Pull	Sand Force
0304		Aron	Steel	Rock	Sturdy	Rock Head	Heavy Metal
0305		Lairon	Steel	Rock	Sturdy	Rock Head	Heavy Metal
0306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	Sturdy	Rock Head	Heavy Metal
0369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	Swift Swim	Rock Head	Sturdy
0377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	Clear Body	None	Sturdy
0410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel	Sturdy	None	Soundproof
0411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	Sturdy	None	Soundproof
0438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock	Sturdy	Rock Head	Rattled
0462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel	Magnet Pull	Sturdy	Analytic
0476		Probopass	Rock	Steel	Sturdy	Magnet Pull	Sand Force
0524		Roggenrola	Rock		Rock	Sturdy	Weak ArmorGen VII+	Sand Force
0525		Boldore	Rock		Rock	Sturdy	Weak ArmorGen VII+	Sand Force
0526		Gigalith	Rock		Rock	Sturdy	Sand StreamGen VII+	Sand Force
0539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting	Sturdy	Inner Focus	Mold Breaker
0557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	Solid Rock	Sturdy	Swift Swim
0565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	Solid Rock	Sturdy	Swift Swim
0696		Tyrunt	Rock	Dragon	Strong Jaw	None	Sturdy
0703		Carbink	Rock	Fairy	Clear Body	None	Sturdy
0712		Bergmite	Ice		Ice	Own Tempo	Ice Body	Sturdy
0713		Avalugg	Ice		Ice	Own Tempo	Ice Body	Sturdy
0713		Avalugg Hisuian Form	Ice	Rock	Strong Jaw	Ice Body	Sturdy
0777		Togedemaru	Electric	Steel	Iron Barbs	Lightning Rod	Sturdy
0790		Cosmoem	Psychic		Psychic	Sturdy	None	None
0932		Nacli	Rock		Rock	Purifying Salt	Sturdy	Clear Body
0933		Naclstack	Rock		Rock	Purifying Salt	Sturdy	Clear Body
0934		Garganacl	Rock		Rock	Purifying Salt	Sturdy	Clear Body
1017		Ogerpon Cornerstone Mask	Grass	Rock	Sturdy	None	None
1018		Archaludon	Steel	Dragon	Stamina	Sturdy	Stalwart
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 games

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Sturdy is Crustle's Ability. It increases the user's Defense and Special Defense (based on the user's level) for every 7% of the HP they are missing, up to 70%.

Description

Games Description MDRB Blocks one-hit KO moves. MDTDS Blocks one-hit KO moves on the Pokémon. BSL いちげきで たおれてしまう わざを うけない Conq. The Pokémon is protected against 1-hit KO attacks. MDGtI If the Pokémon's HP is full, no matter how much damage it takes, it will be left with 1 HP.* If the Pokémon's HP is full, it will be left with 1 HP when it takes damage that would normally make it faint! It also protects the Pokémon from one-hit KO moves like Fissure!* SMD If the Pokémon's HP is full, moves that would defeat the Pokémon instead leave the Pokémon with 1 HP! MDRTDX If the Pokémon's HP is full, moves that would defeat the Pokémon instead leave the Pokémon with 1 HP. This is also effective against moves like Fissure that can cause Pokémon to faint with a single hit.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Dwebble Roggenrola Boldore
The Pokémon is prevented from being knocked out after being hit by a strong move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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.
Cilan's Dwebble	A Connoisseur's Revenge!		Debut
	When Roggenrola is hit with a powerful attack, it doesn't get hurt much from it. Also, when Roggenrola is hit with a one-hit knockout move, it stays in its place and does nothing. The move is then canceled on the spot.
Ash's Roggenrola	Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!		None
	When Boldore is hit with a one-hit knockout move, it stays in its place and does nothing.
Ash's Boldore	Battling the King of the Mines!		None

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Roggenrola
The Pokémon withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit with 1 HP remaining.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Roggenrola withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit with 1 HP remaining.
Monta's Roggenrola	The Key to Triple Battles		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Lairon and Donphan Sudowoodo
The Pokémon withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lairon withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit.
Sapphire's Rono	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X		Debut
	Donphan withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit.
Sapphire's Phado	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X		Debut
	Sudowoodo withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit.
Brassius's Sudowoodo	PASV09		None

• In Just My Luck...Shuckle, Lucy's Shuckle was revealed to have Sturdy as her Ability by Emerald's Pokédex.
• In volume 25, Yellow's Golem, Gravvy, was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
• In volume 40, Diamond's Bastiodon, Don, was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
• In volume 42, Gold's Sudowoodo, Sudobo, was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
• Giovanni's Golem was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
• The Pokémon Association's Pineco, Carr's Forretress, Burgh's Dwebble, Marshal's Sawk, and Cheren's Gigalith are revealed to have Sturdy as their Ability.

Trivia

• Every generation has introduced a Pokémon, or a new form of a Pokémon, that can have this Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 結實 Gitsaht Mandarin 結實 / 结实 Jiēshi Dutch Stoer Finnish Jämäkkyys French Fermeté German Robustheit Hindi डटे रेह्ना Datte Rehna Indonesian Keras Italian Vigore Korean 옹골참 Onggolcham Polish Wytrwałość Portuguese Brazil Robustez (UNITE, TCG, manga) Forte (BW034) Vigor (BW019) Portugal Robustez Russian Выносливость Vynoslivost' Spanish Latin America Resistencia Spain Robustez Vietnamese Cứng cáp Mạnh mẽ

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