Sturdy (Ability)

Sturdy (Japanese: がんじょう Sturdy) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Generations III and IV
Sturdy makes the Pokémon unaffected by one-hit knockout moves.

Generation V and on
In addition to Sturdy's previous effect, Sturdy now works like a Focus Sash, causing the Pokémon to have 1 remaining if another Pokémon's attack or  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.

If a Pokémon with Sturdy is holding a Focus Sash, Sturdy will activate first. A Pokémon with 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. and will not cause Sturdy to activate.

Outside of battle
Sturdy has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Sturdy

 * During his Gym battle in, Brock uses a with the Ability Sturdy, even though Rhyhorn cannot normally have that Ability.

Description

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In, 's was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
 * In Just My Luck...Shuckle, 's was revealed to have Sturdy as its Ability by 's Pokédex.
 * In, 's Don was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
 * In, 's was revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
 * 's Rono and are revealed to have Sturdy as their Ability.
 * 's is revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.
 * Burgh's is revealed to have Sturdy as its Ability.
 * Marshal's is revealed to have Sturdy as his Ability.

Trivia

 * More Pokémon can have Sturdy than any other Ability.

In other languages
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