Essentials

Defend Order

Bug status

Generation 4

Summary

Raises the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 2
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy ½
  • Fighting ½
  • Fire ½
  • Flying ½
  • Ghost ½
  • Grass 2
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison ½
  • Psychic 2
  • Rock 1
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
— (cannot miss)
PP
10, up to 16 with PP Up PP Up
Target
User
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM

Effect

Raises the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl

The user calls out its underlings to make a living shield, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.

Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The user calls out its underlings to shield its body, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

The user calls out its underlings to shield its body, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user calls out its underlings to shield its body, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

The user calls out its underlings to shield its body, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.

Foreign Names

Japanese
ぼうぎょしれい (bougyoshirei)
ぼうぎょしれい
Korean
방어지령
Chinese
防禦指令
防御指令
French
Appel Défense
German
Blockbefehl
Spanish
A Defender
Italian
Comandoscudo
Czech
Příkaz k obraně

Contests

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Smart
Appeal
Flavor text
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Defend Order.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Cosmic Power Psychic status 20

Raises the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.

Pokémon

Generation 4 Black, White Black 2, White 2 Generation 6 Generation 7 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
13 13 17 17 17 Vespiquen Bug Flying Pressure
Unnerve
always female Bug 70 80 102 80 102 40 474

1 Pokémon

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