Sturdy (Ability)
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Sturdy (Japanese: がんじょう Sturdy) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
Effect
In battle
Generations III and IV
Sturdy makes the Pokémon unaffected by one-hit knockout moves.
Generation V onward
In addition to Sturdy's previous effect, Sturdy now works like a Focus Sash, causing the Pokémon to have 1 HP remaining if another Pokémon's attack or confusion damage would have brought it from full health to 0 HP. Sturdy will activate as long as a Pokémon has full HP before the attack, and therefore it can activate multiple times if the Pokémon is brought back to full health, or if the Pokémon has a maximum of 1 HP.
If a Pokémon with Sturdy is holding a Focus Sash, Sturdy will activate first. A Pokémon with Mold Breaker will ignore Sturdy. When a multi-strike move hits a Pokémon with Sturdy, Sturdy's effect can only activate for hits while the user has full HP. Destiny Bond and Perish Song will not cause Sturdy to activate.
Outside of battle
Sturdy has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Sturdy
- During his Gym battle in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Brock uses a Rhyhorn with the Ability Sturdy, even though Rhyhorn cannot normally have that Ability.
In other games
Pokémon UNITE
In Pokémon UNITE, Sturdy is Crustle's Ability. It increases the user's Defense and Special Defense (based on the user's level) for every 7% of the HP they are missing, up to 70%.
Description
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In the anime
 Dwebble  Roggenrola  Boldore | |||
| The Pokémon is prevented from being knocked out after being hit by a strong move. | |||
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When Dwebble is hit with a powerful attack, it pulls its body into its shell. When it comes out, it doesn't have any damage on it at all. | ||
| Cilan's Dwebble | A Connoisseur's Revenge! | Debut | |
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When Roggenrola is hit with a powerful attack, it doesn't get hurt much from it. Also, when Roggenrola is hit with a one-hit knockout move, it stays in its place and does nothing. The move is then canceled on the spot. | ||
| Ash's Roggenrola | Gotta Catch A Roggenrola! | None | |
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When Boldore is hit with a one-hit knockout move, it stays in its place and does nothing. | ||
| Ash's Boldore | Battling the King of the Mines! | None | |
In the manga
Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
 Roggenrola
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| The Pokémon withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit with 1 HP remaining. | |||
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Roggenrola withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit with 1 HP remaining. | ||
| Monta's Roggenrola | The Key to Triple Battles | Debut | |
Pokémon Adventures
 Lairon and Donphan
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| The Pokémon withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit. | |||
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Lairon withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit. | ||
| Sapphire's Rono | The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X | Debut | |
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Donphan withstands an attack that would otherwise knock it out in one hit. | ||
| Sapphire's Phado | The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X | Debut | |
- The Pokémon Association's Pineco are revealed to have Sturdy as their Ability.
- In Just My Luck...Shuckle, Lucy's Shuckle was revealed to have Sturdy as her Ability by Emerald's Pokédex.
- In volume 25, Yellow's Golem, Gravvy, was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
- In volume 40, Diamond's Bastiodon, Don, was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
- In volume 42, Gold's Sudowoodo, Sudobo, was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
- Giovanni's Golem is revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
- Burgh's Dwebble is revealed to have Sturdy as its Ability.
- Marshal's Sawk is revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
- Cheren's Gigalith was revealed to have Sturdy as its Ability.
- Carr's Forretress are revealed to have Sturdy as their Ability.
Trivia
- Every generation has introduced a Pokémon, or a new form of a Pokémon, that can have this ability.
In other languages
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