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In addition to Sturdy's previous effect, Sturdy now works like a {{DL|In-battle effect item|Focus Sash}}, causing the Pokémon to have 1 {{stat|HP}} remaining if an attack's hit would have brought it from full health to 0 HP (including {{status|confusion}} damage). Sturdy will activate as long as a Pokémon has full HP, and can | In addition to Sturdy's previous effect, Sturdy now works like a {{DL|In-battle effect item|Focus Sash}}, causing the Pokémon to have 1 {{stat|HP}} remaining if an attack's hit would have brought it from full health to 0 HP (including {{status|confusion}} damage). 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 {{p|Shedinja|has a maximum of 1 HP}}. | ||
If a Pokémon with Sturdy is holding a Focus Sash, Sturdy will activate first. | If a Pokémon with Sturdy is holding a Focus Sash, Sturdy will activate first. A Pokémon with {{a|Mold Breaker}} will ignore Sturdy. When a [[multi-strike move]] hits a Pokémon with Sturdy, Sturdy's effect can only activate for hits while the user has full HP, so hits after the first one can potentially KO the Sturdy Pokémon. (If {{p|Shedinja}} obtains Sturdy, such as through {{m|Worry Seed}} and then {{m|Skill Swap}}, Sturdy can activate for every hit of a multi-strike move.) | ||
Anything that lowers HP without being directly from an attack's hit will not activate Sturdy. This includes moves that automatically cause their user to faint (such as {{m|Explosion}} or {{m|Final Gambit}}), [[recoil]] damage, {{m|Destiny Bond}}, and {{m|Perish Song}}. It also includes indirect damage such as {{Weather|sandstorm}}, which for example will one-hit KO a Shedinja with Sturdy. | |||
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* In {{FB|Pokémon Adventures|volume 40}}, {{adv|Diamond}}'s [[Don]] was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability. | * In {{FB|Pokémon Adventures|volume 40}}, {{adv|Diamond}}'s [[Don]] was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability. | ||
* In {{FB|Pokémon Adventures|volume 42}}, {{adv|Gold}}'s {{p|Sudowoodo|Sudobo}} was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability. | * In {{FB|Pokémon Adventures|volume 42}}, {{adv|Gold}}'s {{p|Sudowoodo|Sudobo}} was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |
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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 and on
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 (including confusion damage). 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 multi-strike move hits a Pokémon with Sturdy, Sturdy's effect can only activate for hits while the user has full HP, so hits after the first one can potentially KO the Sturdy Pokémon. (If Shedinja obtains Sturdy, such as through Worry Seed and then Skill Swap, Sturdy can activate for every hit of a multi-strike move.)
Anything that lowers HP without being directly from an attack's hit will not activate Sturdy. This includes moves that automatically cause their user to faint (such as Explosion or Final Gambit), recoil damage, Destiny Bond, and Perish Song. It also includes indirect damage such as sandstorm, which for example will one-hit KO a Shedinja with Sturdy.
Outside of battle
Sturdy has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Sturdy
- During his Gym battle in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Brock uses a Rhyhorn with the Ability Sturdy, even though Rhyhorn cannot normally have that Ability.
In the anime
The Pokémon is prevented from being knocked out after being hit by a strong move. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
The Pokémon withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit with 1 HP remaining. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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 |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- In volume 25, Yellow's Gravvy was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
- In Just My Luck...Shuckle, Lucy's Shuckle was revealed to have Sturdy as its Ability by Emerald's Pokédex.
- In volume 40, Diamond's Don was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
- In volume 42, Gold's Sudobo was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
In other languages
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