Move Dex / HeartGold / SoulSilver / Harden
Harden
Gen 4 · HeartGold / SoulSilver
Normal
StatusPP: 30Priority: 0Target: The user
The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.
Stat changes
- Defense +1
Move details
Category: Net Good Stats
Contest type
Contest type: ToughContest effect: #16Super Contest effects: #13
Prevents the next jam on this turn.
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Contest combos
Normal
Use before this move: Tackle, Take Down, Double Edge, Protect, Rollout
Super
Pokémon that learn this move
43 Pokémon
#025MetapodBug
#028KakunaBugPoison
#117GrimerPoison
#118MukPoison
#062OnixRockGround
#166KrabbyWater
#167KinglerWater
#169StaryuWater
#113PinsirBug
#227KabutoRockWater
#228KabutopsRockWater
#107SudowoodoRock
#193GligarGroundFlying
#063SteelixSteelGround
#163QwilfishWaterPoison
#114HeracrossBugFighting
#216SlugmaFire
#217MagcargoFireRock
#173CorsolaWaterRock
#266SilcoonBug
#268CascoonBug
#273SeedotGrass
#274NuzleafGrassDark
#290NincadaBugGround
#291NinjaskBugFlying
#292ShedinjaBugGhost
#299NosepassRock
#304AronSteelRock
#305LaironSteelRock
#306AggronSteelRock
#337LunatoneRockPsychic
#338SolrockRockPsychic
#341CorphishWater
#342CrawdauntWaterDark
#343BaltoyGroundPsychic
#344ClaydolGroundPsychic
#347AnorithRockBug
#348ArmaldoRockBug
#369RelicanthWaterRock
#422ShellosWater
#423GastrodonWaterGround
#438BonslyRock
#472GliscorGroundFlying