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|jtrans=Weakness Insurance
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The '''Weakness Policy''' (Japanese: '''じゃくてんほけん''' ''Weakness Insurance'') is a type of consumable [[held item]] introduced in [[Generation VI]]. It raises the holder's {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} if it is hit by a [[super effective]] move.

==In the core series games==
===Price===
{{ItemPrice/head‎|items}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}500}}
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===Effect===
If the holder is hit by a [[super effective]] move, it consumes the Weakness Policy and its {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} are increased by two stages each. 

It does not activate if the holder already has both +6 Attack and +6 Special Attack stat stages (unless its Ability is {{a|Contrary}}, in which case it will not activate if the holder has both -6 Attack and -6 Special Attack stat stages). It does not activate if the holder is {{cat|protection moves|protected}} from or unaffected by the super effective move (e.g. due to {{a|Telepathy}}).

If multiple Pokémon each holding a Weakness Policy are hit by a super effective move at once, each hit Pokémon will consume its Weakness Policy before {{a|Symbiosis}} transfers any item (including Weakness Policies).

===Description===
{{movedesc|items}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|An item to be held by a Pokémon. Attack and Sp. Atk sharply increase if the holder is hit with a move it's weak to.}}
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===Acquisition===
{{ItemAvailability/head‎|items}}
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| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
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| [[Battle Maison]] (32 [[Battle Point|BP]])
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| {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| 
| [[Battle Maison]] (32 [[Battle Point|BP]])
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| {{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}
| 
| [[Battle Tree]] (32 [[Battle Point|BP]])
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| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
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| {{gdis|Battle Tower|VIII}} (20 [[Battle Point|BP]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}'''{{color2|{{stamina color}}|The Isle of Armor|IoA}}'''
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| [[Cram-o-matic]] ({{t|Flying}}: 92-100 points)
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==In the TCG==
[[File:WeaknessPolicyPrimalClash142.jpg|thumb|200px|Weakness Policy]]
{{main|Weakness Policy (Primal Clash 142)}}
'''Weakness Policy''' was introduced as an {{TCG|Pokémon Tool card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] during the Japanese XY Era. It was first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Gaia Volcano}} expansion before debuting in English in the {{TCG|Primal Clash}} expansion, where it was released as both a Regular card and a {{TCG|Secret card}}. When this {{TCG|Pokémon Tool card}} is attached to a Pokémon, that Pokémon has no Weakness.
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==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{items color light}}|bordercolor={{items color dark}}
|zh_yue=弱點保險 ''{{tt|Yeuhkdím Bóuhím|Weakness Insurance}}''
|zh_cmn=弱點保險 / 弱点保险 ''{{tt|Ruòdiǎn Bǎoxiǎn|Weakness Insurance}}''
|fr=Vulné-Assurance
|de=Schwächenschutz
|it=Vulneropolizza
|ko=약점보험 ''{{tt|Yakjeom Boheom|Weakness Insurance}}''
|es=Seguro Debilidad
|pt_br=Política de Fraqueza
|th=บัตรประกันจุดอ่อน ''Weakness Guarantee''
}}

==External links==
*On Smogon's Itemdex:
**[http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/items/weakness_policy/ Generation VI]
**[http://www.smogon.com/dex/sm/items/weakness_policy/ Generation VII]

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[[Category:Held items]]
[[Category:In-battle effect items]]
[[Category:Items that activate upon taking damage]]
[[Category:Stat-raising items]]

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[[es:Seguro debilidad]]
[[fr:Vulné-Assurance]]
[[it:Strumenti con effetti in lotta#Vulneropolizza]]
[[ja:じゃくてんほけん]]
[[zh:弱点保险（道具）]]