Defend Order (move)

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Defend Order ぼうぎょしれい Defend Order

Battles Type  Bug Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Defend Order (Japanese: ぼうぎょしれい Defend Order) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is one of the signature moves of Vespiquen.

Effect

Defend Order increases the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat by one stage each.

If powered up by a Buginium Z into Z-Defend Order, the user's Defense stat raises another stage.

Description

Games Description DP The user calls out its underlings to make a living shield, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats. PtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SM The user calls out its underlings to shield its body, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	13	13BW 17B2W2	17	17
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Vespiquen
The user sends its grubs to block an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vespiquen fires many grubs from the bottom of its body straight at an attack that is coming right at it. The grubs then hit the attack at the same time and the two cancel each other out.
A Roughneck's Vespiquen	Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 防禦指令 Fángyù Zhǐlìng French Appel Défense* Appel Défens* German Blockbefehl Greek Προσταγή Άμυνας Italian Comandoscudo Korean 방어지령 Bang'eo Jiryeong Brazilian Portuguese Ordem de Defesa Spanish A Defender

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