Harden (move)

Harden かたくなる Stiffen

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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 Self: Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by other once.

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 I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Harden (Japanese: かたくなる Stiffen) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Harden increases the user's Defense stat by one stage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
011		Metapod	Bug		Bug	--	7	7			7			7				7			'
014		Kakuna	Bug	Poison	--	7	7			7			7				7			'
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	26			26													'
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	29			27													'
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	29			27													'
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	42			5			4			4				4			'
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	45			5			4			4				4			'
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	43			23			21	19	--				--			'
098		Krabby	Water		Water	40			16			16			11				11			'
099		Kingler	Water		Water	49			16			16	--	11				11			'
120		Staryu	Water		Water	22			--			--			--				--			'
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	--			--													'
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	43			25			19			13				13			'
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	--			--			--			--				--			'
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	--			--			--			--				--			'
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	41			41													'
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				13			13			9				9			'
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground				23			21	19	--				--			'
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison				10			10	9	9				9			'
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire				22			22			16				14			'
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock				22			22			16				14			'
222		Corsola	Water	Rock				7			6			4				4			'
266		Silcoon	Bug		Bug							7			7				7			'
268		Cascoon	Bug		Bug							7			7				7			'
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass							3			3				3			'
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark							3			3				3			'
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark							--										'
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground							--			--				--			'
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							--			--				--			'
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost							--			--				--			'
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock							7			7				7			'
304		Aron	Steel	Rock							4			4				4			'
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock							4			4				4			'
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock							4			4				4			'
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic							--			--				--			'
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic							--			--				--			'
341		Corphish	Water		Water							7			7				7			'
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark							7			7				7			'
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic							3			3				3			'
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic							3			3				3			'
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug							7			--				--			'
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug							7			--				--			'
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock							--			--				--			'
413		Wormadam	Bug	Ground										29				29			'
422		Shellos	Water		Water										4				4			'
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground										4				4			'
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying										9				9			'
524		Roggenrola	Rock		Rock														4			'
525		Boldore	Rock		Rock														4			'
526		Gigalith	Rock		Rock														4			'
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice														4			'
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice														4			'
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice														4			'
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel														--			'
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel														--			'
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire
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 anime

Metapod Kingler Corphish Aggron
The user stiffens all the muscles in its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Metapod glows a greenish-whitish color and becomes hard as steel.
Ash's Metapod	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
Samurai's Metapod	Challenge of the Samurai		None
Bugsy's Metapod	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
	Kingler glows pale blue and any attack that hits it bounces off.
Giovanni's Kingler	The Battle of the Badge		None
	Krabby's body becomes sturdy and hard.
Ash's Krabby	Round One - Begin!		None
	Larvitar freezes its body in place like a statue and doesn't move.
Ash's Larvitar	Hatch Me if You Can		Larvitar cannot legally learn Harden
	Cascoon tenses up its body and its body shines, making attacks bounce off it.
Jessie's Cascoon	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Corphish's body flashes white and shines, making it able to take attacks.
Ash's Corphish	Just One of the Geysers		None
	Aggron tenses up and its body flashes white and shines, making it able to take attacks.
Johnny's Aggron	Shocks and Bonds		None
	Snorlax tenses up its body and it flashes bright white for a couple seconds. Snorlax can then take attacks and not get hurt much.
Ash's Snorlax	Wheel of Frontier		Referred incorrectly as Protect

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Metapod
The user stiffens its body for defense.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Metapod stiffens its body, raising its defense slightly.
Ash's Metapod	Play Misty For Me		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Snorlax
The user's body hardens and heightens defense.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	The curves on Snorlax's body turn into edges and its body becomes stiff.
Red's Snor	A Charizard... and a Champion		Debut
	Staryu's body hardens, making it able to take attacks.
Crys's multiple Staryu	Surrounded by Staryu		None
	Nosepass hardens its body, making it able to take attacks.
Roxanne's Nosepass	VS. Nosepass I		None

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

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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 Dutch Verharding Finnish Kovetus French Armure German Härtner Greek Σκλήρυνση Hindi सख्त होजाओ Sakht Hojao Indonesian Mengeras Italian Rafforzatore Korean 단단해지기 Dandanhaejigi Portuguese Endurecimento Serbian Očvršćivanje Spanish Fortaleza

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