Sturdy (Ability)

Sturdy	がんじょう
	Sturdy
Flavor text Generation III Negates 1-hit KO attacks. Generation IV The Pokémon is protected against 1-hit KO attacks. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Sturdy (Japanese: がんじょう Sturdy) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Thirty Pokémon have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Generations III and IV

Sturdy negates one-hit knockout moves.

Generation V

Sturdy works like a Focus Sash, causing the Pokémon to have 1 HP remaining if an attack's hit would have brought it from full health to 0 HP. This ability can be used again if the user is brought back to full HP.

Multi-hit, swipe moves can break through Sturdy, like the Focus Sash. When a swipe move hits a Pokémon with Sturdy, Sturdy's effect activates for only the move's first hit, not the entire move.

Outside of battle

Sturdy has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Sturdy

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
204		Pineco	Bug
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel
232		Donphan	Ground
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel
524		Dangoro	Rock
525		Gantoru	Rock
526		Gigaiasu	Rock

Dual ability

#	Pokémon		Type		Other ability

In other languages

• Spanish: Robustez
• Italian: Vigore
• Portuguese: Fortificar

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.