Ability Detail

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.

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.