Sturdy (Ability): Difference between revisions

'''Sturdy''' (Japanese: '''がんじょう''' ''Sturdy'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. Thirty-six {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} can have this Ability.

====Generation V and on====

In addition to Sturdy's previous effect, Sturdy now works like a {{DL|In-battle effect item|Focus Sash}}, causing the Pokémon to have 1 {{stat|HP}} remaining if an attack's hit would have brought it from full health to 0 HP (including {{status|confusion}} damage). Sturdy will activate as long as a Pokémon has full HP, and can therefore be used multiple times if brought back to full health, or if the Pokémon has a maximum of 1 HP.

If a Pokémon with Sturdy is holding a Focus Sash, Sturdy will activate first. If a Pokémon with Sturdy uses a move that causes the user to faint, such as {{m|Explosion}} or {{m|Final Gambit}}, it will still faint. It does not protect the Pokémon with Sturdy from knocking itself out with [[recoil]] damage. {{m|Destiny Bond}} and {{m|Perish Song}} can still cause a Pokémon with Sturdy to faint.

 

When a [[multi-strike move]] hits a Pokémon with Sturdy, Sturdy's effect activates only for hits while the user has full HP, so hits after the first one can potentially KO the Sturdy Pokémon.

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* Since Generation V, if Sturdy is obtained on {{p|Shedinja}} by replacing {{a|Wonder Guard}} with an [[Ability]] that can be {{m|Skill Swap}}ped with Sturdy, it would be able to activate for every attack, including every hit of a [[multi-strike move]]. However, indirect damage, such as {{Weather|sandstorm}}, will not activate Sturdy, and will KO Shedinja.