Justified (Ability)

Justified	せいぎのこころ
	Heart of Justice
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Raises Attack when hit by a Dark-type move. Generation VI Boosts the Attack stat when it's hit by a Dark-type move. Generation VII Being hit by a Dark-type move boosts the Attack stat of the Pokémon, for justice. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Justified (Japanese: せいぎのこころ Heart of Justice) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a Dark-type damaging move, its Attack is increased by one stage. (No immunity is granted to Dark-type moves.)

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a Dark-type multi-strike move (such as Beat Up), each hit activates this Ability.

Outside of battle

Justified has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Justified

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	Intimidate	Flash Fire	Justified
0059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	Intimidate	Flash Fire	Justified
0359		Absol	Dark		Dark	Pressure	Super Luck	Justified
0448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	Steadfast	Inner Focus	Justified
0475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	Steadfast	None	Justified
0638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting	Justified	None	None
0639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting	Justified	None	None
0640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting	Justified	None	None
0647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting	Justified	None	None
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Description

Games Description Conq. Raises Attack if hit by a Dark-type move. MDGtI The Pokémon's attack goes up each time it's hit by a Dark-type move.* Each time the Pokémon is hit by a Dark-type move, its Attack goes up!* SMD Each time the Pokémon is hit by a Dark-type move, its Attack goes up!

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

• The Swords of Justice, including Blake's Kelden, are revealed to have Justified as their Ability.

Trivia

• Justified is the only Ability whose name begins with the letter J.
• None of the Pokémons with this Ability is weak to Dark-type.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 正義之心 Jingyih-jī Sām Mandarin 正義之心 / 正义之心 Zhèngyì-zhī Xīn French Cœur Noble German Redlichkeit Italian Giustizia Korean 정의의마음 Jeong'ui-yi Ma'eum Portuguese Brazil Justiceiro Justificado (TCG) Portugal Justiceiro Spanish Justiciero Turkish Haklı

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