Defend Order (move)

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  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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 Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It is one of Vespiquen's signature moves.

Effect

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

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 13 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 13 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Vespiquen Defend Order Adventures.png Used as a shield
The user sends its grubs to block an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vespiquen shoots grubs from its beehive-like lower abdomen, the grubs then charge at whatever attack the opponent is using and takes the hit for it.
A Roughneck's Vespiquen	VS. Vespiquen and Mothim I		Debut

In other languages

• French: Appel Défens
• German: Blockbefehl
• Greek: Προσταγή Άμυνας
• Italian: Comandoscudo
• Korean: 방어지령 Bang'eo Jiryeong
• Spanish: A Defender

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