Harden (move)

Harden かたくなる Stiffen

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) 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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Harden (Japanese: かたくなる Stiffen) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Harden increases the user's defense by 1 level.

Harden will do nothing if the user's defense has reached a level of +6 or a value of 999. The effect of Harden is ignored by critical hits.

In the anime

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Ash's Metapod using Harden.

Pokémon

Metapod. Metapod glows a greenish-whitish color

• Used by Ash's Metapod and Samurai's Metapod in Challenge of the Samurai. Debut

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Metapod at Lv.-- (R/G/B)
• Metapod at Lv.7 (Yel.)
• Kakuna at Lv.-- (R/G/B)
• Geodude at Lv.26
• Graveler at Lv.29
• Golem at Lv.29
• Grimer at Lv.42
• Muk at Lv.45
• Onix at Lv.43
• Krabby at Lv.40
• Kingler at Lv.49
• Staryu at Lv.22
• Starmie at Lv.--
• Pinsir at Lv.43
• Kabuto at Lv.--
• Kabutops at Lv.--
• Snorlax at Lv.41

Generation II

By leveling up

• Metapod at Lv.--
• Metapod at Lv.7
• Kakuna at Lv.--
• Kakuna at Lv.7
• Geodude at Lv.26
• Graveler at Lv.27
• Golem at Lv.27
• Grimer at Lv.5
• Muk at Lv.--
• Muk at Lv.33
• Onix at Lv.23
• Krabby at Lv.16
• Kingler at Lv.16
• Staryu at Lv.--
• Pinsir at Lv.25
• Kabuto at Lv.--
• Kabutops at Lv.--
• Gligar at Lv.13
• Steelix at Lv.23
• Qwilfish at Lv.10
• Slugma at Lv.22
• Magcargo at Lv.22
• Corsola at Lv.7

By breeding

• Heracross

Generation III

By leveling up

• Metapod at Lv.--
• Metapod at Lv.7
• Kakuna at Lv.--
• Kakuna at Lv.7
• Grimer at Lv.4
• Muk at Lv.--
• Muk at Lv.4
• Onix at Lv.21 (R/S/E)
• Onix at Lv.19 (FR/LG)
• Krabby at Lv.16
• Kingler at Lv.-- (FR/LG)
• Kingler at Lv.16
• Staryu at Lv.--
• Pinsir at Lv.19
• Kabuto at Lv.--
• Kabutops at Lv.--
• Gligar at Lv.13
• Steelix at Lv.21 (R/S/E)
• Steelix at Lv.19 (FR/LG)
• Qwilfish at Lv.10 (R/S/E)
• Qwilfish at Lv.9 (FR/LG)
• Slugma at Lv.22
• Magcargo at Lv.22
• Corsola at Lv.6
• Silcoon at Lv.--
• Silcoon at Lv.7
• Cascoon at Lv.--
• Cascoon at Lv.7
• Seedot at Lv.3
• Nuzleaf at Lv.3
• Shiftry at Lv.--
• Nincada at Lv.--
• Ninjask at Lv.--
• Shedinja at Lv.--
• Nosepass at Lv.7
• Aron at Lv.4
• Lairon at Lv.--
• Lairon at Lv.4
• Aggron at Lv.--
• Aggron at Lv.4
• Lunatone at Lv.--
• Solrock at Lv.--
• Corphish at Lv.7
• Crawdaunt at Lv.--
• Crawdaunt at Lv.7
• Baltoy at Lv.3
• Claydol at Lv.--
• Claydol at Lv.3
• Anorith at Lv.7
• Armaldo at Lv.--
• Armaldo at Lv.7
• Relicanth at Lv.--

By breeding

• Heracross

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Metapod at Lv.--
• Metapod at Lv.7
• Kakuna at Lv.--
• Kakuna at Lv.7
• Grimer at Lv.4
• Muk at Lv.--
• Muk at Lv.4
• Onix at Lv.--
• Krabby at Lv.11
• Kingler at Lv.11
• Staryu at Lv.--
• Pinsir at Lv.13
• Kabuto at Lv.--
• Kabutops at Lv.--
• Gligar at Lv.9
• Steelix at Lv.--
• Qwilfish at Lv.9
• Slugma at Lv.16
• Magcargo at Lv.16
• Corsola at Lv.4
• Silcoon at Lv.--
• Silcoon at Lv.7
• Cascoon at Lv.--
• Cascoon at Lv.7
• Seedot at Lv.3
• Nuzleaf at Lv.3
• Nincada at Lv.--
• Ninjask at Lv.--
• Shedinja at Lv.--
• Nosepass at Lv.7
• Aron at Lv.4
• Lairon at Lv.--
• Lairon at Lv.4
• Aggron at Lv.--
• Aggron at Lv.4
• Lunatone at Lv.--
• Solrock at Lv.--
• Corphish at Lv.7
• Crawdaunt at Lv.--
• Crawdaunt at Lv.7
• Baltoy at Lv.3
• Claydol at Lv.--
• Claydol at Lv.3
• Anorith at Lv.--
• Armaldo at Lv.--
• Relicanth at Lv.--
• Shellos at Lv.4
• Gastrodon at Lv.--
• Gastrodon at Lv.4
• Gliscor at Lv.--
• Gliscor at Lv.9
• Wormadam (Ground) at Lv.29

By breeding

• Sudowoodo
• Heracross
• Bonsly

Fact

Cascoon and Silcoon only know this move until they evolve into either Dustox or Beautifly.

In other languages

• Spanish: Fortaleza
• French: Armure
• German: Härtner
• Portuguese: Endurecimento