Defeatist (Ability)

Defeatist	よわき
	Timid
Flavor text Generation V Lowers stats when HP becomes half or less. Generation VI Lowers stats when HP becomes half or less. Generation VII Halves the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less. Generation VIII Halves the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less. Generation IX Halves the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP drops to half or less.

Defeatist (Japanese: よわき Timid) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. It is the signature Ability of Archen and Archeops.

Effect

In battle

Defeatist halves the user's Attack and Special Attack stats when their HP is equal to 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 IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Defeatist decreases the power of the Pokémon's moves by 1/3 when its HP is equal to or less than half of its maximum.

Description

Games Description MDGtI When its HP is half or lower, the Pokémon does less damage.* When the Pokémon's HP is down to half or lower, its moves do less damage!* SMD When the Pokémon's HP is down to half or lower, the Pokémon's moves do less damage!

Trivia

• In Pokémon Rumble, Skittish is a Special Trait variant of this Ability, lowering the damage done to enemy Pokémon when HP is low.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 軟弱 Yúhnyeuhk Mandarin 軟弱 / 软弱 Ruǎnruò French Défaitiste German Schwächling Italian Sconforto Korean 무기력 Mugiryeok Spanish Flaqueza Vietnamese Nhút Nhát

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.