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Harden

Type	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority	Damage	Target
Normal	-	-	30	0	-	User

Description

Boosts the user's Defense by one stage.

Competitive Use

Harden is an utterly useless move and should never be used seriously. Most of the Pokemon who learn Harden also learn Iron Defense, which completely outclasses Harden outside of PP (but that should never be an issue).

Related Moves

Withdraw has the exact same PP and effect.

Iron Defense has less PP, but raises Defense by two stages.

Acid Armor has less PP, but raises Defense by two stages.

Barrier has less PP, but raises Defense by two stages.

Cotton Guard has less PP, but raises Defense by three stages.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Aggron	Steel / Rock	RU	Sturdy / Rock Head / Heavy Metal	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
Anorith	Rock / Bug	LC	Battle Armor / Swift Swim	45	95	50	40	50	75	355
Armaldo	Rock / Bug	NU	Battle Armor / Swift Swim	75	125	100	70	80	45	495
Aron	Steel / Rock	LC	Sturdy / Rock Head / Heavy Metal	50	70	100	40	40	30	330
Axew	Dragon	LC	Rivalry / Mold Breaker / Unnerve	46	87	60	30	40	57	320
Baltoy	Ground / Psychic	LC	Levitate	40	40	55	40	70	55	300
Beautifly	Bug / Flying	NU	Swarm / Rivalry	60	70	50	90	50	65	385
Beedrill	Bug / Poison	NU	Swarm / Sniper	65	80	40	45	80	75	385
Bonsly	Rock	LC	Sturdy / Rock Head / Rattled	50	80	95	10	45	10	290
Butterfree	Bug / Flying	NU	Compoundeyes / Tinted Lens	60	45	50	80	80	70	385
Claydol	Ground / Psychic	UU	Levitate	60	70	105	70	120	75	500
Corphish	Water	LC	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Adaptability	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
Corsola	Water / Rock	NU	Hustle / Natural Cure / Regenerator	55	55	85	65	85	35	380
Crawdaunt	Water / Dark	RU	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Adaptability	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
Dustox	Bug / Poison	NU	Shield Dust / Compoundeyes	60	50	70	50	90	65	385
Ferroseed	Grass / Steel	RU	Iron Barbs	44	50	91	24	86	10	305
Ferrothorn	Grass / Steel	OU	Iron Barbs	74	94	131	54	116	20	489
Fraxure	Dragon	NU	Rivalry / Mold Breaker / Unnerve	66	117	70	40	50	67	410
Gastrodon	Water / Ground	OU	Sticky Hold / Storm Drain / Sand Force	111	83	68	92	82	39	475
Gigalith	Rock	NU	Sturdy / Sand Force	85	135	130	60	70	25	505
Gligar	Ground / Flying	UU	Hyper Cutter / Sand Veil / Immunity	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
Gliscor	Ground / Flying	OU	Hyper Cutter / Sand Veil / Poison Heal	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
Grimer	Poison	LC	Stench / Sticky Hold / Poison Touch	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
Haxorus	Dragon	OU	Rivalry / Mold Breaker / Unnerve	76	147	90	60	70	97	540
Heracross	Bug / Fighting	UU	Swarm / Guts / Moxie	80	125	75	40	95	85	500
Kabuto	Rock / Water	LC	Swift Swim / Battle Armor / Weak Armor	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
Kabutops	Rock / Water	RU	Swift Swim / Battle Armor / Weak Armor	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
Kingler	Water	NU	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Sheer Force	55	130	115	50	50	75	475
Krabby	Water	LC	Hyper Cutter / Shell Armor / Sheer Force	30	105	90	25	25	50	325
Lairon	Steel / Rock	NU	Sturdy / Rock Head / Heavy Metal	60	90	140	50	50	40	430
Larvesta	Bug / Fire	LC	Flame Body / Swarm	55	85	55	50	55	60	360
Lunatone	Rock / Psychic	NU	Levitate	70	55	65	95	85	70	440
Magcargo	Fire / Rock	NU	Magma Armor / Flame Body / Weak Armor	50	50	120	80	80	30	410
Muk	Poison	NU	Stench / Sticky Hold / Poison Touch	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
Nincada	Bug / Ground	LC	Compoundeyes / Run Away	31	45	90	30	30	40	266
Ninjask	Bug / Flying	NU	Speed Boost / Infiltrator	61	90	45	50	50	160	456
Nosepass	Rock	LC	Sturdy / Magnet Pull / Sand Force	30	45	135	45	90	30	375
Onix	Rock / Ground	LC	Rock Head / Sturdy / Weak Armor	35	45	160	30	45	70	385
Pinsir	Bug	NU	Hyper Cutter / Mold Breaker / Moxie	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
Probopass	Rock / Steel	NU	Sturdy / Magnet Pull / Sand Force	60	55	145	75	150	40	525
Qwilfish	Water / Poison	RU	Poison Point / Swift Swim / Intimidate	65	95	75	55	55	85	430
Relicanth	Water / Rock	NU	Swift Swim / Rock Head / Sturdy	100	90	130	45	65	55	485
Roggenrola	Rock	LC	Sturdy / Sand Force	55	75	85	25	25	15	280
Seedot	Grass	LC	Chlorophyll / Early Bird / Pickpocket	40	40	50	30	30	30	220
Shedinja	Bug / Ghost	NU	Wonder Guard / Wonder Guard	1	90	45	30	30	40	236
Shellos	Water	LC	Sticky Hold / Storm Drain / Sand Force	76	48	48	57	62	34	325
Shiftry	Grass / Dark	NU	Chlorophyll / Early Bird / Pickpocket	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
Slugma	Fire	LC	Magma Armor / Flame Body / Weak Armor	40	40	40	70	40	20	250
Solrock	Rock / Psychic	NU	Levitate	70	95	85	55	65	70	440
Starmie	Water / Psychic	OU	Illuminate / Natural Cure / Analytic	60	75	85	100	85	115	520
Staryu	Water	LC	Illuminate / Natural Cure / Analytic	30	45	55	70	55	85	340
Steelix	Steel / Ground	RU	Rock Head / Sturdy / Sheer Force	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
Sudowoodo	Rock	NU	Sturdy / Rock Head / Rattled	70	100	115	30	65	30	410
Vanillite	Ice	LC	Ice Body / Weak Armor	36	50	50	65	60	44	305
Vanilluxe	Ice	NU	Ice Body / Weak Armor	71	95	85	110	95	79	535
Volcarona	Bug / Fire	OU	Flame Body / Swarm	85	60	65	135	105	100	550
Wormadam-G	Bug / Ground	NU	Anticipation / Overcoat	60	79	105	59	85	36	424