Sturdy (Ability): Difference between revisions

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 before the attack, and therefore it can activate multiple times if the Pokémon is brought back to full health, or if the Pokémon {{p|Shedinja|has a maximum of 1 HP}}.

If a Pokémon with Sturdy is holding a Focus Sash, Sturdy will activate first. A Pokémon with {{a|Mold Breaker}} will ignore Sturdy. When a [[multi-strike move]] hits a Pokémon with Sturdy, Sturdy's effect can only activate for hits while the user has full HP, so hits after the first one can potentially KO the Sturdy Pokémon. (If {{p|Shedinja}} obtains Sturdy, such as through {{m|Worry Seed}} and then {{m|Skill Swap}}, Sturdy can activate for every hit of a multi-strike move.)

Anything that lowers HP without being directly from an attack's hit will not activate Sturdy. This includes moves that automatically cause their user to faint (such as {{m|Explosion}} or {{m|Final Gambit}}), [[recoil]] damage, {{m|Destiny Bond}}, and {{m|Perish Song}}. It also includes indirect damage such as {{Weather|sandstorm}}, which for example will one-hit KO a Shedinja with Sturdy.