Weak Armor (Ability)

Weak Armor	くだけるよろい
	Broken Armor
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Physical attacks lower Defense and raise Speed. Generation VI Physical attacks lower its Defense stat and raise its Speed stat. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

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

Effect

In battle

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.

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	Rock	Ground	Rock Head	Sturdy	Weak Armor
0138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0139		Omastar	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Battle Armor	Weak Armor
0141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Battle Armor	Weak Armor
0218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	Magma Armor	Flame Body	Weak Armor
0219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	Magma Armor	Flame Body	Weak Armor
0227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	Keen Eye	Sturdy	Weak Armor
0557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison	Stench	Weak Armor	Aftermath
0582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice	Ice Body	None	Weak Armor
0583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice	Ice Body	None	Weak Armor
0584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice	Ice Body	None	Weak Armor
0629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying	Big Pecks	Overcoat	Weak Armor
0630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying	Big Pecks	Overcoat	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 languages

Language Title French Armurouillée German Bruchrüstung Italian Sottilguscio Korean 깨어진갑옷 Kkaeeojin Gab'ot Portuguese Armadura Fraca Spanish Armadura Frágil* Arm. Frágil*

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