Weak-Armor

Weak Armor is an ability introduced in Generation V of the Pokémon series. This ability is designed to trade-off the user's defensive capabilities for increased speed, making it particularly strategic in gameplay.

Effects: - Defense and Speed Stats Swap: When a Pokémon with Weak Armor is hit by a physical move, its Defense stat drops by one stage, while its Speed stat increases by two stages. This shift can turn the tide in battles by allowing the Pokémon to outspeed its opponents in subsequent turns. - Repeated Activation: The ability can activate multiple times in a single battle, continually lowering Defense and boosting Speed with each hit. - Triggering Moves: Weak Armor is triggered by any physical move that makes contact, regardless of the move's effectiveness or the Pokémon's type.

Strategic Use: - Glass Cannon Strategy: Due to the nature of Weak Armor, it's often used on Pokémon who can afford to lower their defenses but benefit greatly from increased speed to

Effects

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.

Flavor Texts

black-white: Physical attacks lower Defense and raise Speed.
black-2-white-2: Physical attacks lower Defense and raise Speed.
x-y: Physical attacks lower its Defense stat and raise its Speed stat.
omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Physical attacks lower its Defense stat and raise its Speed stat.
sun-moon: Physical attacks to the Pokémon lower its Defense stat but sharply raise its Speed stat.
ultra-sun-ultra-moon: Physical attacks to the Pokémon lower its Defense stat but sharply raise its Speed stat.
lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: Physical attacks to the Pokémon lower its Defense stat but sharply raise its Speed stat.
sword-shield: Physical attacks to the Pokémon lower its Defense stat but sharply raise its Speed stat.
scarlet-violet: The Pokémon's Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.