Harden (move)
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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
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
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
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.--
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
In other languages
- Spanish: Fortaleza
- French: Armure
- German: Härtner
- Portuguese: Endurecimento
