Harden (move)

Harden
かたくなる Stiffen

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	30 (max. 48)
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 I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
Can avoid being startled by other once.

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

Harden (Japanese: かたくなる Stiffen) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Harden increases the user's Defense stat by one stage.

Description

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Games	Description
	Raises the user's Defense. Useful when battling physically strong Pokémon.
	Raises the user's Defense.
RS E	Stiffens the body’s muscles to raise Defense.
FRLG	The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.
	The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
#	Pokémon		Type		I		II		III	IV		V		VI
011		Metapod	Bug		Bug	--	--, 7	--, 7		--, 7			--, 7			--, 7			'
014		Kakuna	Bug	Poison	--			--, 7		--, 7			--, 7			--, 7			'
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	26			26											'
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	29			27											'
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	29			27											'
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	42			5		4			4			4			'
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	45			--, 5		--, 4			--, 4			--, 4	--, 4	'
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	43			23		21	19	--			--			'
098		Krabby	Water		Water	40			16		16			11			11			'
099		Kingler	Water		Water	49			16		16	--	11			11			'
120		Staryu	Water		Water	22			--		--			--			--			'
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	--														'
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	43			25		19			13			13	11	'
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	--			--		--			--			--			'
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	--			--		--			--			--			'
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	41														'
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				13		13			9			9	7	'
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground				23		21	19	--			--			'
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison				10		10	9	9			9			'
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire				22		22			16			14			'
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock				22		22			16			14			'
222		Corsola	Water	Rock				7		6			4			4			'
266		Silcoon	Bug		Bug						--, 7			--, 7			--, 7			'
268		Cascoon	Bug		Bug						--, 7			--, 7			--, 7			'
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass						3			3			3			'
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark						3			3			3			'
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark						--									'
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground						--			--			--			'
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying						--			--			--			'
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost						--			--			--			'
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock						7			7			7	4	'
304		Aron	Steel	Rock						4			4			4	--	'
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock						4			4			--, 4	--	'
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock						4			4			--, 4	--	'
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic						--			--			--			'
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic						--			--			--			'
341		Corphish	Water		Water						7			7			7			'
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark						--, 7			--, 7			--, 7			'
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic						3			3			4	--	'
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic						3			3			--, 4	--	'
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug						7			--			--			'
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug						7			--			--			'
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock						--			--			--			'
413		Wormadam	Bug	Ground									29			29			'
422		Shellos	Water		Water									4			4			'
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground									4			4			'
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying									--, 9			--, 9	--, 7	'
524		Roggenrola	Rock		Rock												4			'
525		Boldore	Rock		Rock												--, 4			'
526		Gigalith	Rock		Rock												--, 4			'
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice												4			'
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice												--, 4			'
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice												--, 4			'
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel												--			'
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel												--			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
#	Pokémon		Type		II	III	IV	V	VI
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Metapod Kingler File:Ash Snorlax Harden.png Snorlax Aggron
The user stiffens all the muscles in its body.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Metapod glows a greenish-whitish color and becomes hard as steel.
Ash's Metapod	Challenge of the Samurai	Debut
Samurai's Metapod	Challenge of the Samurai	None
Bugsy's Metapod	Gettin' the Bugs Out	None
	Kingler glows pale blue and any attack that hits it bounces off.
Giovanni's Kingler	The Battle of the Badge	None
	Krabby's body becomes sturdy and hard.
Ash's Krabby	Round One - Begin!	None
	Larvitar freezes its body in place like a statue and doesn't move.
Ash's Larvitar	Hatch Me if You Can	Larvitar cannot legally learn Harden
	Cascoon tenses up its body and its body shines, making attacks bounce off it.
Jessie's Cascoon	Seeing is Believing!	None
	Corphish's body flashes white and shines, making it able to take attacks.
Ash's Corphish	Just One of the Geysers	None
	Aggron tenses up and its body flashes white and shines, making it able to take attacks.
Johnny's Aggron	Shocks and Bonds	None
	Snorlax tenses up its body and it flashes bright white for a couple seconds. Snorlax can then take attacks and not get hurt much.
Ash's Snorlax	Wheel of Frontier	Referred as Protect Snorlax cannot legally learn Harden as of Generation III

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Pokémon	Method
Metapod
The user stiffens its body for defense.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Metapod stiffens its body, raising its defense slightly.
Ash's Metapod	Play Misty For Me	Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Snorlax
The user's body hardens and heightens defense.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	The curves on Snorlax's body turn into edges and its body becomes stiff.
Red's Snor	A Charizard... and a Champion	Debut
	Staryu's body hardens, making it able to take attacks.
Crys's multiple Staryu	Surrounded by Staryu	None
	Nosepass hardens its body, making it able to take attacks.
Roxanne's Nosepass	VS. Nosepass I	None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Pokémon	Method
Metapod and Kakuna
The user stiffens its body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Metapod stiffens its body and any attacks making contact with it are nullified.
Bugsy's Heracross	The Hardest Insect Pokémon Wins?!	Debut
	Kakuna stiffens its body and any attacks making contact with it are nullified.
Bugsy's Kakuna	The Hardest Insect Pokémon Wins?!	Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX
																																			File:Harden Stadium.png

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	僵硬 Goengngaahng
Chinese	Mandarin	硬梆梆 Yìngbāngbāng 變硬 Biànyìng
Dutch		Verharding
Finnish		Kovetus
French		Armure
German		Härtner
Greek		Σκλήρυνση
Hindi		सख्त होजाओ Sakht Hojao
Indonesian		Mengeras
Italian		Rafforzatore
Korean		단단해지기 Dandanhaejigi
Portuguese	Brazil	Endurecer
Portuguese	Portugal	Endurecimento
Serbian		Očvršćivanje
Spanish		Fortaleza

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Harden (move)

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Effect

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

In the anime

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

In other generations

In other languages

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