Guts (Ability)

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Guts こんじょう
Guts
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Generation III
Ups Attack if suffering.
Generation IV
Boosts Attack if there is a status problem.
Generation V
Currently unknown
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Guts (Japanese: こんじょう Guts) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-one Pokémon can have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Guts raises the Attack stat by 50% while affected by the Burn, Paralysis, or Poison status ailments. The Attack drop from Burn does not occur. In Generation IV, the Attack stat is also raised by the Sleep status ailment, even self-induced sleep.

Outside of battle

Guts has no effect outside of battle.

Mystery Dungeon

A Pokémon with this ability will gain a 100% bonus to physical attack, provided that the Pokémon has a major status affliction.

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 Guard Steadfast
0067   Machoke
Fighting Fighting Guts No Guard Steadfast
0068   Machamp
Fighting Fighting Guts No Guard Steadfast
0136   Flareon
Fire Fire Flash Fire None Guts
0214   Heracross
Bug Fighting Swarm Guts Moxie
0217   Ursaring
Normal Normal Guts Quick Feet Unnerve
0236   Tyrogue
Fighting Fighting Guts Steadfast 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 Dotekkotsu Dotekkotsu
Fighting Fighting Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist
0534 Roobushin Roobushin
Fighting Fighting Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist
0538 Nageki Nageki
Fighting Fighting Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker
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 the anime

When the user 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 other languages

  • French: Cran
  • German: Adrenalin
  • Greek: Κότσια/Αρχίδια
  • Italian: Dentistretti
  • Portuguese: Adrenalina
  • Spanish: Agallas


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