Defend Order (move)

Defend Order
ぼうぎょしれい Defend Order
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Type  Bug
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
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 IV
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Defend Order (Japanese: ぼうぎょしれい Defend Order) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is one of Vespiquen's three signature moves.

Effect

Defend Order increases the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat by one stage each.

Description

Games Description
DP The user calls out its underlings to make a living shield, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.
PtHGSSBW The user calls out its underlings to shield its body, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
416   Vespiquen Bug Flying 13 13 17 '
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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 防禦指令 Fángyù Zhǐlìng
  French Appel Défens
  German Blockbefehl
  Greek Προσταγή Άμυνας
  Italian Comandoscudo
  Korean 방어지령 Bang'eo Jiryeong
  Spanish A Defender


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