Defense Curl (move)

Defense Curl

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Not a TM, HM or Move Tutor move.

On Bulbapedia's Movedex On Smogon's Movedex On Eevee's Movedex

Defense Curl is a non-damaging Normal-type move.

Effect

Defense Curl increases the user's Defense by 1 stage.

Defense Curl now also doubles the power of the user's Rollout and Ice Ball as long as the user remains in battle. This effect cannot be Baton Passed.

Description

Description The user curls up to conceal weak spots and raise its Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
013		Capig	Normal		Normal	Start
014		Capabara	Normal		Normal	Start
031		Snome	Ice		Ice	Start
032		Snogre	Ice		Ice	Start
035		Larvabidae	Bug		Bug	10
074		Alpint	Grass		Grass	Start
075		Forusk	Grass		Grass	Start
117		Pueblant	Bug	Rock	Start
118		Cahokisect	Bug	Rock	Start
119		Cobrasket	Ground	Poison	Start
125		Diloweed	Grass	Rock	9
126		Pangolash	Grass	Steel	9
147		Doppole	Normal		Normal	Start
148		Artifish	Normal		Normal	Start
209		Larvyn	Bug		Bug	15
210		Dracoon	Bug		Bug	15
211		Basilect	Bug	Dragon	15
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					Direct	Chain
099		Skurrow	Ground		Ground
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By a prior evolution

#	Pokémon		Type		Prior evolution
036		Caranox	Bug	Poison
037		Carajoule	Bug	Electric
038		Caracrust	Bug	Ground
120		Charmbra	Ground	Poison
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.