Weak Armor (Ability)

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Weak Armor くだけるよろい
Broken Armor
Flavor text
Generation V
Physical attacks lower Defense and raise Speed.
Generation VI
Physical attacks lower its Defense stat and raise its Speed stat.
Generation VII
Physical attacks to the Pokémon lower its Defense stat but sharply raise its Speed stat.
Generation VIII
Physical attacks to the Pokémon lower its Defense stat but sharply raise its Speed stat.
Generation IX
The Pokémon's Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.

Weak Armor (Japanese: くだけるよろい Broken Armor) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

Generations V and VI

When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a physical move, its Defense is decreased by one stage and its Speed is increased by one stage.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a physical multi-strike move (such as Fury Swipes), each hit activates this Ability.

Generation VII onwards

Weak Armor now raises Speed by two stages.

Outside of battle

Weak Armor has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Weak Armor

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0095 Onix Onix
Rock Ground Rock Head Sturdy Weak Armor
0138 Omanyte Omanyte
Rock Water Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor
0139 Omastar Omastar
Rock Water Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor
0140 Kabuto Kabuto
Rock Water Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor
0141 Kabutops Kabutops
Rock Water Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor
0218 Slugma Slugma
Fire Fire Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor
0219 Magcargo Magcargo
Fire Rock Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor
0222 Corsola Corsola
Galarian Form
Ghost Ghost Weak Armor None Cursed Body
0227 Skarmory Skarmory
Steel Flying Keen Eye Sturdy Weak Armor
0524 Roggenrola Roggenrola
Rock Rock Sturdy Weak ArmorGen VII+ Sand Force
0525 Boldore Boldore
Rock Rock Sturdy Weak ArmorGen VII+ Sand Force
0557 Dwebble Dwebble
Bug Rock Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor
0558 Crustle Crustle
Bug Rock Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor
0569 Garbodor Garbodor
Poison Poison Stench Weak Armor Aftermath
0582 Vanillite Vanillite
Ice Ice Ice Body Snow CloakGen VII+ Weak Armor
0583 Vanillish Vanillish
Ice Ice Ice Body Snow CloakGen VII+ Weak Armor
0584 Vanilluxe Vanilluxe
Ice Ice Ice Body Snow WarningGen VII+ Weak Armor
0629 Vullaby Vullaby
Dark Flying Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor
0630 Mandibuzz Mandibuzz
Dark Flying Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor
0854 Sinistea Sinistea
Ghost Ghost Weak Armor None Cursed Body
0855 Polteageist Polteageist
Ghost Ghost Weak Armor None Cursed Body
0864 Cursola Cursola
Ghost Ghost Weak Armor None Perish Body
0936 Armarouge Armarouge
Fire Psychic Flash Fire None Weak Armor
0937 Ceruledge Ceruledge
Fire Ghost Flash Fire None Weak Armor
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

Description

Games Description
MDGtI When the Pokémon is hit by a physical move, its Defense goes down, but its Travel Speed rises.*
When it's hit by a physical move, the Pokémon's Defense goes down, and its Travel Speed goes up!*
SMD When it's hit by a physical move, the Pokémon's Defense goes down and its Travel Speed goes up!


In the anime

Amethio Ceruledge Weak Armor.png
Ceruledge


The Pokémon's armor shatters when it takes damage from physical moves, but its speed is sharply boosted.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Ceruledge When Ceruledge is hit by a physical move, the outer layer of its armor briefly glows purple and then shatters. A red glow then shoots up around Ceruledge's body, boosting its speed.
Amethio's Ceruledge Charge! Galar Mine! Debut


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 碎裂鎧甲 Seuiliht Hóigaap
Mandarin 碎裂鎧甲 / 碎裂铠甲 Suìliè Kǎijiǎ
France Flag.png French Armurouillée
Germany Flag.png German Bruchrüstung
Italy Flag.png Italian Sottilguscio
South Korea Flag.png Korean 깨어진갑옷 Kkaeeojin Gab'ot
Spain Flag.png Spanish Armadura FrágilVI+
Arm. FrágilV+


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