Guts
Summary
Guts is an ability in the Pokémon series that enhances a Pokémon's offensive capabilities under certain conditions. The primary effect of Guts is to increase the Attack stat of a Pokémon by 50% (1.5 times) when it is afflicted with a status condition, such as burn, paralysis, poison, freeze, or sleep. However, in the case of burn, which ordinarily halves the Attack stat of a Pokémon, the Guts ability neutralizes the Attack reduction entirely and then applies the 50% increase. This makes burn one of the most popular status conditions to use with Guts.
Some interesting facts about Guts include: - Strategy: Guts is a highly strategic ability, often used in conjunction with specific items like the Flame Orb or Toxic Orb, which inflict self-status conditions on the holder at the end of the turn. Competitive players often use these items to ensure that the Pokémon activates its Guts ability while maintaining control over which status condition is applied.
Effects
- Whenever this Pokémon is asleep, burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, it has 1.5× its Attack. This Pokémon is not affected by the usual Attack cut from a burn. This bonus does not count as a stat modifier.
Flavor Texts
- ruby-sapphire: Ups ATTACK if suffering.
- emerald: Ups ATTACK if suffering.
- firered-leafgreen: Ups ATTACK if suffering.
- diamond-pearl: Boosts Attack if there is a status problem.
- platinum: Boosts Attack if there is a status problem.
- heartgold-soulsilver: Boosts Attack if there is a status problem.
- black-white: Boosts Attack if there is a status problem.
- black-2-white-2: Boosts Attack if there is a status problem.
- x-y: Boosts the Attack stat if the Pokémon has a status condition.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Boosts the Attack stat if the Pokémon has a status condition.
- sun-moon: It’s so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: It’s so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: It’s so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat.
- sword-shield: It’s so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat.
- scarlet-violet: It's so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat.
Pokémon with the Guts ability
Rattata
Types: Normal
Raticate
Types: Normal
Machop
Types: Fighting
Machoke
Types: Fighting
Machamp
Types: Fighting
Flareon
Types: Fire
Heracross
Types: Bug, Fighting
Ursaring
Types: Normal
Tyrogue
Types: Fighting
Larvitar
Types: Rock, Ground
Taillow
Types: Normal, Flying
Swellow
Types: Normal, Flying
Makuhita
Types: Fighting
Hariyama
Types: Fighting
Shinx
Types: Electric
Luxio
Types: Electric
Luxray
Types: Electric
Timburr
Types: Fighting
Gurdurr
Types: Fighting
Conkeldurr
Types: Fighting
Throh
Types: Fighting
Obstagoon
Types: Dark, Normal
Ursaluna
Types: Ground, Normal
Squawkabilly-Green-Plumage
Types: Normal, Flying
Machamp-Gmax
Types: Fighting
Squawkabilly-Blue-Plumage
Types: Normal, Flying