Stamina redirects here. For other uses, seeStamina (disambiguation).

Stamina (Japanese:じきゅうりょくStamina) is anAbility introduced inGeneration VII. Prior toGeneration IX, it was thesignature Ability ofMudbray andMudsdale.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Stamina is hit by an attack, itsDefense rises by one stage.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by amultistrike move (such asFury Swipes), each hit activates this Ability.

Outside of battle

Stamina has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Stamina

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0749		Mudbray	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
0750		Mudsdale	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
1018		Archaludon	Steel	Dragon	Stamina	Sturdy	Stalwart
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Starmobiles with Stamina

Revavroom Caph Starmobile  Fighting  Stamina SeriousNature HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 408 95 120 80 85 131

• The stats shown above are the exactstats, notbase stats. The values are custom set rather than derived from base stats,level,Nature,IVs, andEVs.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Mudsdale Archaludon
The Pokémon becomes more resistant to physical attacks each time it is struck by an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Every time Mudsdale is hit by an attack, an orange aura appears around its body, making it more resistant to physical attacks.
Hapu's Mudsdale	That's Some Spicy Island Research!		Debut
	Whenever Archaludon is hit by an attack, an orange aura appears around its body, making it more resistant to physical attacks.
Drayton's Archaludon	HZ119		None

Trivia

• Stamina is the firstGeneration VIIAbility inindex number order.

In other languages

This article is part ofProject Moves and Abilities, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.

• Abilities
• Abilities introduced in Generation VII
• Abilities that activate upon taking damage
• Stat raising Abilities