Defiant (Ability)

Defiant	まけんき
	Competitive Spirit
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown 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 Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Defiant (Japanese: まけんき Competitive Spirit) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. Twelve Pokémon can have this Ability.

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 the Pokémon with this Ability is holding a White Herb, if a stat other than Attack is lowered, Defiant will trigger before the White Herb, so the user will receive the Attack boost and then the lowered stat will be restored. If its Attack is lowered, Defiant will activate first, increasing its Attack so that the White Herb cannot 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 Point	Defiant
0057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	Vital Spirit	Anger Point	Defiant
0083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Inner Focus	Defiant
0393		Piplup	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Defiant
0394		Prinplup	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Defiant
0395		Empoleon	Water	Steel	Torrent	None	Defiant
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	Flying		Flying	Prankster	None	Defiant
0642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying	Prankster	None	Defiant
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

• This Ability can trigger a harmless text glitch when activated in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.
• This Ability originated as a TCG Poké-BODY.
• Only Pawniard and Bisharp can have this Ability normally.

In other languages

Language Title French Acharné German Siegeswille Italian Agonismo Korean 오기 Ogi Portuguese Desafiar Spanish Competitivo

Variations of the Ability Defiant
Defiant • Competitive

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