normal
Defense Curl
| Category | status |
|---|---|
| Power | - |
| Accuracy | - |
| PP | 40 (max 64) |
| Priority | 0 |
| Introduced | Generation I |
Machines
| Gold / Silver Crystal | TM40  |
|---|
Descriptions
| Gold / Silver Crystal | Heightens the user's DEFENSE. |
|---|---|
| Ruby / Sapphire Emerald | Curls up to conceal weak spots and raise DEFENSE. |
| Fire Red / Leaf Green | The user curls up to conceal weak spots and raise its DEFENSE stat. |
| Diamond / Pearl Platinum Heart Gold / Soul Silver | The user curls up to conceal weak spots and raise its Defense stat. |
| Black / White Black 2 / White 2 | The user curls up to conceal weak spots and raise its Defense stat. |
| X / Y Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | The user curls up to conceal weak spots and raise its Defense stat. |
| Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | The user curls up to conceal weak spots and raise its Defense stat. |
| Sword / Shield | The user curls up to conceal weak spots and raise its Defense stat. |
Target
This move targets the user.
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Stat Changes
| Defense | 1 |
|---|
Effect Entries
Raises user's Defense by one stage. After this move is used, the power of ice ball and rollout are doubled until the user leaves the field.
Version Changes
No changes in previous Generations.Contests
Defense Curl has the Cute contest type.
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|---|
| Jam | 0 |
Can avoid being startled by others once.
Combo: If Defense Curl is used before Tackle or Rollout causes the second move to score double the normal appeal.
Super Contests
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Combo: If Defense Curl is used before Rollout causes the second move to score double the normal appeal.