Harden (move)

Harden (Japanese: かたくなる Stiffen) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Harden
かたくなる Stiffen
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others once.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

Effect

Harden increases the user's Defense stat by one stage.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Harden, the user's Defense rises by another stage.

Harden can be used as a part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Double-Edge, Protect, Rollout, Tackle, and Take Down to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Description
Games Description
StadStad2 Raises the user's Defense. Useful when battling physically strong Pokémon.
GSC Raises the user's Defense.
RSEColo.XD Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense.
FRLG The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwSh		 The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.


Learnset

By leveling up
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
011 Metapod
 Bug Bug 1RGB
1, 7Y		 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
012 Butterfree
Bug Bug 1
014 Kakuna
Bug Bug 1 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
015 Beedrill
Bug Bug 1BDSP
074 Geodude
Mineral Mineral 26 26 12BDSP
075 Graveler
Mineral Mineral 29 27 12BDSP
076 Golem
Mineral Mineral 29 27 12BDSP
088 Grimer
 Amorphous Amorphous 42 5 4 4 4 4 4SMUSUM
6PE		 4BDSP
088 Grimer
Alolan Form
Amorphous Amorphous 4SMUSUM
6PE
089 Muk
 Amorphous Amorphous 45 1, 33 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4SMUSUM
1, 6PE		 1, 4BDSP
089 Muk
Alolan Form
Amorphous Amorphous 1, 4SMUSUM
1, 6PE
095 Onix
Mineral Mineral 43 23 21RSE
19FRLG		 1 1 1 1 1
098 Krabby
 Water 3 Water 3 40 16 16 11 11 11 11SMUSUM
14PE		 4
099 Kingler
 Water 3 Water 3 49 16 16RSE
1, 16FRLG		 11 11 11 11SMUSUM
1, 14PE		 1
120 Staryu
 Water 3 Water 3 22 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
121 Starmie
Water 3 Water 3 1 1PE 1
127 Pinsir
 Bug Bug 43 25 19 13 13BW
11B2W2		 11 11SMUSUM
12PE		 1
140 Kabuto
Water 1 Water 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM
6PE		 1
141 Kabutops
Water 1 Water 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM
1, 6PE		 1
143 Snorlax
 Monster Monster 41
207 Gligar
Bug Bug 13 13 9 9BW
7B2W2		 7 7 7BDSP
208 Steelix
Mineral Mineral 23 21RSE
19FRLG		 1 1 1 1 1
211 Qwilfish
Water 2 Water 2 10 10RSE
9FRLG		 9 9 9 9 4
218 Slugma
 Amorphous Amorphous 22 22 16 14 14XY
13ORAS		 13 13BDSP
219 Magcargo
Amorphous Amorphous 22 22 16 14 14XY
13ORAS		 13 13BDSP
222 Corsola
Water 1 Water 3 7 6 4 4 4XY
1ORAS		 1 1
222 Corsola
Galarian Form		 Water 1 Water 3 1SwSh
266 Silcoon
 Bug Bug 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
267 Beautifly
Bug Bug 1BDSP
268 Cascoon
 Bug Bug 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP
269 Dustox
Bug Bug 1BDSP
273 Seedot
 Field Grass 3 3 3 3 3 1
274 Nuzleaf
Field Grass 3 3 3 3 3 1
275 Shiftry
Field Grass 1 1
290 Nincada
Bug Bug 1 1 1 1 1 5
291 Ninjask
Bug Bug 1 1 1 1 1 1
292 Shedinja
Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1 1 1
299 Nosepass
 Mineral Mineral 7 7 7BW
4B2W2		 4 4 4BDSP
304 Aron
Monster Monster 4 4 4BW
1B2W2		 1 1 1
305 Lairon
Monster Monster 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4BW
1B2W2		 1 1 1
306 Aggron
Monster Monster 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4BW
1B2W2		 1 1 1
337 Lunatone
Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1 1 1
338 Solrock
Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1 1 1
341 Corphish
 Water 1 Water 3 7 7 7 7XY
5ORAS		 5 1
342 Crawdaunt
Water 1 Water 3 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7XY
1, 5ORAS		 1, 5 1
343 Baltoy
Mineral Mineral 3 3 4BW
1B2W2		 1 1 1
344 Claydol
Mineral Mineral 1, 3 1, 3 1, 4BW
1B2W2		 1 1 1
347 Anorith
Water 3 Water 3 7 1 1 1 1 1
348 Armaldo
Water 3 Water 3 1, 7 1 1 1 1 1
369 Relicanth
Water 1 Water 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
413 Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
Bug Bug 29 29 29 29 29BDSP
422 Shellos
 Water 1 Amorphous 4 4 4 4 5
423 Gastrodon
Water 1 Amorphous 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1
472 Gliscor
Bug Bug 1, 9 1, 9BW
1, 7B2W2		 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7BDSP
476 Probopass
Mineral Mineral 1BDSP
524 Roggenrola
 Mineral Mineral 4 4 4 4SwSh
525 Boldore
 Mineral Mineral 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1SwSh
526 Gigalith
 Mineral Mineral 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1SwSh
582 Vanillite
 Mineral Mineral 4 4 4 1SwSh
583 Vanillish
 Mineral Mineral 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1SwSh
584 Vanilluxe
 Mineral Mineral 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1SwSh
597 Ferroseed
Grass Mineral 1 1 1 1SwSh
598 Ferrothorn
Grass Mineral 1 1 1 1SwSh
665 Spewpa
 Bug Bug 1 1
703 Carbink
Fairy Mineral 1 1 1SwSh
712 Bergmite
 Monster Mineral 1 1 1SwSh
713 Avalugg
 Monster Mineral 1 1 1SwSh
719 Diancie
Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 1 1SwSh
769 Sandygast
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1SwSh
770 Palossand
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1SwSh
771 Pyukumuku
 Water 1 Water 1 1 1SwSh
794 Buzzwole
Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 1SwSh
797 Celesteela
Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 5SwSh
805 Stakataka
Undiscovered Undiscovered 1SwSh
808 Meltan
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 1PE 1SwSh
809 Melmetal
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 1PE 1SwSh
864 Cursola
 Water 1 Water 3 1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding
# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups		 Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII
185 Sudowoodo
 Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
214 Heracross
Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
438 Bonsly
 Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
610 Axew
 Monster Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔SwSh
636 Larvesta
Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔SwSh
736 Grubbin
 Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
767 Wimpod
Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Harden is a move with 22PP. The user raises its Defense by one stage. This move is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 16.

Pokémon Stadium

In the minigame "Rock Harden" from Pokémon Stadium, the player and non-player characters are either Metapod or Kakuna. They are required to use Harden at the right times to avoid being hurt by falling rocks.

Description
Games Description
MDRB Boosts the user's Defense by one level.
MDTDS Boosts the user's Defense by 1 level.
BSL じぶんの ぼうぎょを １だんかいあげる
MDGtI It boosts your Defense. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)
SMD It boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime
Metapod Meltan Boldore Aggron
The user stiffens all the muscles in its body.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Metapod Metapod glows a greenish-whitish color and becomes hard as steel.
Ash's Metapod Challenge of the Samurai Debut
Samurai's Metapod Challenge of the Samurai None
Bugsy's Metapod Gettin' the Bugs Out None
Kingler Kingler glows pale blue and any attack that hits it bounces off.
Giovanni's Kingler The Battle of the Badge None
Krabby Krabby freezes its body in place like a statue and doesn't move.
Ash's Krabby Round One - Begin! None
Larvitar Larvitar freezes its body in place like a statue and doesn't move.
Larvitar (anime) Hatch Me if You Can Larvitar cannot legally learn Harden
Cascoon Cascoon tenses up its body and its body shines, making attacks bounce off it.
Jessie's Cascoon Seeing is Believing! None
Corphish Corphish's body flashes white and shines, making it able to take attacks.
Ash's Corphish Just One of the Geysers None
Aggron Aggron tenses up and its body flashes white and shines, making it able to take attacks.
Johnny's Aggron Shocks and Bonds None
Meltan Meltan's body briefly turns light blue, making it able to take attacks.
Ash's Meltan Aiming for the Top Floor! None
Boldore Boldore's body briefly turns light blue, making it able to take attacks.
Goh's Boldore A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That! None


In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu


How I Became a Pokémon Card


Pokémon Adventures


  • A wild Cascoon was revealed to know Harden on the official web site, but it was never shown using the move.
  • A wild Silcoon was revealed to know Harden on the official web site, but it was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters


Pokémon Newspaper Strip


In other generations

Core series games
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

Side series games
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

Spin-off series games
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 變硬 Binngaahng *
僵硬 Goengngaahng *
Mandarin 變硬 / 变硬 Biànyìng *
硬梆梆 Yìngbāngbāng *
Czech Zpevnění
Danish Hærde
Dutch Verharding
Finnish Kovetus
French Armure
German Härtner
Greek Σκλήρυνση
Hindi सख्त होजाओ Sakht Hojao
Indonesian Mengeras
Italian Rafforzatore
Korean 단단해지기 Dandanhaejigi
Polish Twardnienie*
Siłowy Atak*
Osłona*
Pełna Moc*
Kontratak*
Twardy Atak*
Portuguese Brazil Endurecer (anime, Emerging Powers-present, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Endurecimento (Diamond & Pearl, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portugal Endurecimento
Serbian Očvršćivanje
Spanish Fortaleza
Swedish Stelna*
Cementattack*
Hårdna*
Vietnamese Gồng Cứng



Variations of the move Defense Curl
Defense Curl • Harden • Howl • Meditate • Sharpen • Withdraw
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