Guts (Ability)

Guts	こんじょう
	Guts
Flavor text Generation III Ups Attack if suffering. Generation IV Boosts Attack if there is a status problem. Generation V Boosts Attack if there is a status problem. Generation VI Boosts the Attack stat if the Pokémon has a status condition. Generation VII It's so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat. Generation VIII It's so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat. Generation IX It's so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat. Champions When the Pokémon has a status condition, its Attack stat is boosted by 50%. Being burned does not halve the damage dealt by the Pokémon's physical moves.

Guts (Japanese: こんじょう Guts) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

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• Effect
  • In battle
  • Outside of battle
• Pokémon with Guts
• In other games
  • Mystery Dungeon series
  • Pokémon UNITE
  • Description
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In the manga
  • Pokémon Adventures
• In other languages

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Effect

In battle

While a Pokémon with this Ability has a status condition (non-volatile status), its Attack is increased by 50%. Additionally, a Pokémon with this Ability does not lose Attack due to burn. The Attack boost from Guts does not activate if a Pokémon is frozen and uses a move that thaws it out, such as Flame Wheel or Flare Blitz.

Outside of battle

Guts has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Guts

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
0020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Guts	Hustle
0066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	No GuardGen IV+	Steadfast
0067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	No GuardGen IV+	Steadfast
0068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	No GuardGen IV+	Steadfast
0136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Guts
0214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	Swarm	Guts	Moxie
0217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	Guts	Quick FeetGen IV+	Unnerve
0236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	SteadfastGen IV+	Vital Spirit
0246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground	Guts	None	Sand Veil
0276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	Guts	None	Scrappy
0277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	Guts	None	Scrappy
0296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	Thick Fat	Guts	Sheer Force
0403		Shinx	Electric		Electric	Rivalry	Intimidate	Guts
0404		Luxio	Electric		Electric	Rivalry	Intimidate	Guts
0405		Luxray	Electric		Electric	Rivalry	Intimidate	Guts
0532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Sheer Force	Iron Fist
0538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Inner Focus	Mold Breaker
0862		Obstagoon	Dark	Normal	Reckless	Guts	Defiant
0901		Ursaluna	Ground	Normal	Guts	Bulletproof	Unnerve
0931		Squawkabilly Green Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate	Hustle	Guts
0931		Squawkabilly Blue Plumage	Normal	Flying	Intimidate	Hustle	Guts
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

Mystery Dungeon series

When the Pokémon is afflicted with a bad status condition, the Pokémon's Attack increases by 2 times^RBTDS or 1.5 times^GtISMD.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Guts is Machamp's Ability that increases its Attack stat by 10% when afflicted by a status condition.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts Attack if the Pokémon has any status problems. MDTDS Boosts the Pokémon's Attack when it has any status problems. BSL わるいじょうたいに なったときに こうげきが あがる Conq. Raises Attack when suffering from a status ailment. MDGtI When the Pokémon is affected by a bad status condition, the power of its physical moves rises.* When the Pokémon is affected by a bad status condition, the power of its physical moves goes up!* SMD When the Pokémon is affected by a bad status condition, the power of its physical moves goes up! MDRTDX When the Pokémon is affected by a bad status condition, like poison or a burn, the power of its physical moves goes up.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Ursaring
When the Pokémon is inflicted with a status problem, its body becomes surrounded by a crimson aura, raising its Attack power.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	After being inflicted with a status problem, Ursaring's eyes glow red and its body becomes surrounded in a crimson aura, raising its attack power.
Paul's Ursaring	Evolving Strategies!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Machoke Dynamax Gurdurr
When the Pokémon is inflicted with a status condition, its Attack power increases.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	After being inflicted with a status condition, Machoke's attacks do more damage.
Brawly's Machoke	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon IX		Debut
	After being inflicted with a status condition, Gurdurr's attacks do more damage.
Henry's Steeler	Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light		None

• In volume 23, Blue's Machamp was revealed to have Guts as his Ability.
• In volume 25, Yellow's Raticate, Ratty, was revealed to have Guts as his Ability.
• Silver's Ursaring and Marshal's Throh were revealed to have Guts as their Ability.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	毅力 Ngaihlihk
	Mandarin	毅力 Yìlì
Czech		Odvaha
Dutch		Lef
Finnish		Sisu
French		Cran
German		Adrenalin
Indonesian		Semangat
Italian		Dentistretti
Korean		근성 Geunseong
Polish		Odwaga
Portuguese	Brazil	Tenacidade (games, TCG, manga) Coragem (animated series)
	Portugal	Bravura
Romanian		Curaj
Russian		Смелость Smelost'
Spanish	Latin America	Agallas (games, DP132) Valentía (DP184)
	Spain	Agallas
Turkish		Metanet
Vietnamese		Ngoan cường

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