Defiant (Ability)

Defiant まけんき
Competitive Spirit
Flavor text
Generation V
When its stats are lowered its Attack increases.
Generation VI
Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat when its stats are lowered.
Generation VII
Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat sharply when its stats are lowered.
Generation VIII
Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat sharply when its stats are lowered.
Generation IX
If the Pokémon has any stat lowered by an opposing Pokémon, its Attack stat will be boosted sharply.

Defiant (Japanese: まけんき Competitive Spirit) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

When a stat of a Pokémon with this Ability is lowered by an opponent, its Attack is increased by two stages. Defiant will not activate if the Pokémon with this Ability lowers its own stats (such as with Close Combat) or if its stats are lowered by an ally.

If multiple stats are lowered (such as by Memento or Venom Drench), Defiant activates for each stat lowered.

Defiant activates before a held White Herb. If the Pokémon no longer has any negative stat stages after Defiant is applied, the White Herb will not have the chance to activate.

Outside of battle

Defiant has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Defiant

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0056   Mankey
Fighting Fighting Vital Spirit Anger PointGen IV+ Defiant
0057   Primeape
Fighting Fighting Vital Spirit Anger PointGen IV+ Defiant
0083   Farfetch'd
Normal Flying Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant
0145   Zapdos
Galarian Form
Fighting Flying Defiant None None
0432   Purugly
Normal Normal Thick Fat Own Tempo Defiant
0624   Pawniard
Dark Steel Defiant Inner Focus Pressure
0625   Bisharp
Dark Steel Defiant Inner Focus Pressure
0628   Braviary
Normal Flying Keen Eye Sheer Force Defiant
0641   Tornadus
Incarnate Forme
Flying Flying Prankster None Defiant
0642   Thundurus
Incarnate Forme
Electric Flying Prankster None Defiant
0766   Passimian
Fighting Fighting Receiver None Defiant
0862   Obstagoon
Dark Normal Reckless Guts Defiant
0870   Falinks
Fighting Fighting Battle Armor None Defiant
0979   Annihilape
Fighting Ghost Vital Spirit Inner Focus Defiant
0983   Kingambit
Dark Steel Defiant Supreme Overlord Pressure
1017   Ogerpon
Teal Mask
Grass Grass Defiant None None
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.

Pokémon that formerly had Defiant

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0393   Piplup
Water Water Torrent None DefiantGen V-VIII
0394   Prinplup
Water Water Torrent None DefiantGen V-VIII
0395   Empoleon
Water Steel Torrent None DefiantGen V-VIII
0628   Braviary
Hisuian Form
Psychic Flying Keen Eye Sheer Force DefiantGen VIII
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's stats are lowered, its Attack goes up.*
When the Pokémon's stats are lowered, its Attack goes way up!*
SMD When the Pokémon's stats are lowered, the Pokémon's Attack goes up sharply!


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 不服輸 Bāt-Fuhksyū
Mandarin 不服輸 / 不服输 Bù-Fúshū
  French Acharné
  German Siegeswille
  Italian Agonismo
  Korean 오기 Ogi
  Spanish Competitivo
  Vietnamese Hiên Ngang


Variations of the Ability Defiant
DefiantCompetitive


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