Stamina (Ability)

Stamina redirects here. For other uses, see Stamina (disambiguation).

Stamina (Japanese: じきゅうりょく Stamina) is an Ability introduced in Generation VII. Prior to Generation IX, it was the signature Ability of Mudbray and Mudsdale.

Stamina	じきゅうりょく
	Stamina
Flavor text Generation VII Boosts the Defense stat when hit by an attack. Generation VIII Boosts the Defense stat when hit by an attack. Generation IX Boosts the Defense stat when the Pokémon is hit by an attack.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Stamina is hit by an attack, its Defense rises by one stage.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a multistrike move (such as Fury Swipes), each hit activates this Ability.

Outside of battle

Stamina has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Stamina

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0749		Mudbray	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
0750		Mudsdale	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
1018		Archaludon	Steel	Dragon	Stamina	Sturdy	Stalwart
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.

Starmobiles with Stamina

Revavroom Caph Starmobile  Fighting  Stamina Serious Nature HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 408 95 120 80 85 131

• The stats shown above are the exact stats, not base stats. The values are custom set rather than derived from base stats, level, Nature, IVs, and EVs.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Mudsdale Archaludon
The Pokémon becomes more resistant to physical attacks each time it is struck by an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Every time Mudsdale is hit by an attack, an orange aura appears around its body, making it more resistant to physical attacks.
Hapu's Mudsdale	That's Some Spicy Island Research!		Debut
	Whenever Archaludon is hit by an attack, an orange aura appears around its body, making it more resistant to physical attacks.
Drayton's Archaludon	HZ119		None

Trivia

• Stamina is the first Generation VII Ability in index number order.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	持久力 Chìhgáulihk
	Mandarin	持久力 Chíjiǔlì
French		Endurance
German		Zähigkeit
Italian		Sopportazione
Korean		지구력 Jiguryeok
Polish		Wytrzymałość
Russian		Выдержка Vyderzhka
Spanish		Firmeza

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