Generation V Ability
Weak Armor
Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.
Weak Armor Effect
Whenever a physical move hits this Pokémon, its Speed rises one stage and its Defense falls one stage. This ability triggers on every hit of a multiple-hit move.
“The Pokémon's Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.”
Weak Armor Data
- Introduced
- Generation V
- Pokémon
- 23
- In short
- Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.
Pokémon With Weak Armor
23 Pokémon can have Weak Armor.
Standard Ability
Weak Armor Questions & Answers
- What does Weak Armor do?
- Whenever a physical move hits this Pokémon, its Speed rises one stage and its Defense falls one stage. This ability triggers on every hit of a multiple-hit move.
- How many Pokémon have Weak Armor?
- 23 Pokémon can have Weak Armor.
- What Pokémon have Weak Armor?
- Onix, Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, and Kabutops, and 18 more Pokémon can have Weak Armor — the full list is above.
- When was Weak Armor introduced?
- Weak Armor was introduced in Generation V.






















