Defeatist (Ability)

Defeatist	よわき
	Timid
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Lowers stats when HP becomes half or less. Generation VI Lowers stats when HP becomes half or less. Generation VII Halves the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Defeatist (Japanese: よわき Timid) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. It is the signature Ability of Archen and Archeops.

Effect

In battle

Defeatist halves the user's Attack and Special Attack stats when its HP is equal to or less than half of its maximum.

Outside of battle

Defeatist has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Defeatist

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0566		Archen	Rock	Flying	Defeatist	None	None
0567		Archeops	Rock	Flying	Defeatist	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.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Rumble, Skittish is a Special Trait variant of this Ability, lowering the damage done to enemy Pokémon when HP is low.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 軟弱 Yúhnyeuhk Mandarin 軟弱 / 软弱 Ruǎnruò French Défaitiste German Schwächling Italian Sconforto Korean 무기력 Mugiryeok Portuguese Derrotável Spanish Flaqueza Vietnamese Nhút Nhát

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.