Harden

Harden

かたくなる Stiffen

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	-
Accuracy:	-
PP:	30
Affects:	User
Secondary Effect:
Priority:
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	Yes
Mirror Move:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Harden is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation I that boosts the user's defense by one stat level.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Raises the user's Defense.
RSE	Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense.
FRLG	The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2	The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE	The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Harden depicted in Red, Blue and Yellow
• Harden depicted in Generation II.
• Harden depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen.
• Harden depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
• Harden depicted in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

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Side games

• Harden depicted in XD.

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Main series

• Harden being used by Ash's Metapod.
• Harden being used by Bugsy's Metapod.
• Harden being used by Ash's Corphish.
• Harden being used by Ash's Meltan.
• Harden being used by Goh's Boldore.

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