Competitive (Ability)

Competitive	かちき
	Determined Spirit
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Boosts the Sp. Atk stat when a stat is lowered. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Competitive (Japanese: かちき Determined Spirit) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. Eight Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

When a stat of a Pokémon with this Ability is lowered by an opponent, its Special Attack is increased by two stages. Competitive 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 Special Attack is lowered, Competitive will trigger before the White Herb, so the user will receive the Special Attack boost and then the lowered stat will be restored. If its Special Attack is lowered, Competitive will activate first, increasing its Special Attack so that the White Herb cannot activate.

Outside of battle

Competitive has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Competitive

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0039		Jigglypuff	Normal	Fairy	Cute Charm	Competitive	Friend Guard
0040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	Cute Charm	Competitive	Frisk
0174		Igglybuff	Normal	Fairy	Cute Charm	Competitive	Friend Guard
0350		Milotic	Water		Water	Marvel Scale	Competitive	Cute Charm
0574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	Competitive	Shadow Tag
0575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	Competitive	Shadow Tag
0576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	Competitive	Shadow Tag
678F	Meowstic	Meowstic	Psychic		Psychic	Keen Eye	Infiltrator	Competitive
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.

In other languages

Language Title French Battant German Unbeugsamkeit Italian Tenacia Korean 승기 Seunggi Spanish Tenacidad

Variations of the Ability Defiant
Defiant • Competitive

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