Essentials

Careful

Inverse of Rash

Stat changes
+10% Special Defense
-10% Special Attack
Taste preference
Likes Bitter; good for Smart
Hates Dry; bad for Beauty

Not-so-essentials

Emerald Battle Style Preferences

These only affect the Battle Palace and Verdanturf Battle Tent.

> 50% HP
42% Attack
50% Defense
8% Support
< 50% HP
42% Attack
5% Defense
53% Support

HeartGold, SoulSilver Pokéathlon Stats

  • Up to 2 Power
  • Up to -2 Jump

Foreign Names

Japanese
しんちょう (shinchou)
Korean
신중
French
Prudent
German
Sacht
Spanish
Cauto
Italian
Cauta

Pokémon

These Pokémon are selected automatically, based on having high Special Defense and low Special Attack. Don't take this as carefully-constructed tournament advice.

Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Alolan Raticate Alolan Raticate Dark Normal Gluttony
Hustle
Thick Fat
½ male, ½ female Field 75 71 70 40 80 77 413
Totem Alolan Raticate Totem Alolan Raticate Dark Normal Gluttony
Hustle
Thick Fat
½ male, ½ female Field 75 71 70 40 80 77 413
Venonat Bug Poison Compound Eyes
Tinted Lens
Run Away
½ male, ½ female Bug 60 55 50 40 55 45 305
Seel Water Thick Fat
Hydration
Ice Body
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Field
65 45 55 45 70 45 325
Dewgong Water Ice Thick Fat
Hydration
Ice Body
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Field
90 70 80 70 95 70 475
Hitmonchan Fighting Keen Eye
Iron Fist
Inner Focus
always male Human-Like 50 105 79 35 110 76 455
Hitmontop Fighting Intimidate
Technician
Steadfast
always male Human-Like 50 95 95 35 110 70 455
Eevee Normal Run Away
Adaptability
Anticipation
⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 55 55 50 45 65 55 325
Umbreon Dark Synchronize
Inner Focus
⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 95 65 110 60 130 65 525
Azurill Normal Fairy Thick Fat
Huge Power
Sap Sipper
¼ male, ¾ female Undiscovered 50 20 40 20 40 20 190
Marill Water Fairy Thick Fat
Huge Power
Sap Sipper
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Fairy
70 20 50 20 50 40 250
Hoppip Grass Flying Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Fairy
Grass
35 35 40 35 55 50 250
Wynaut Psychic Shadow Tag
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Undiscovered 95 23 48 23 48 23 260
Wobbuffet Psychic Shadow Tag
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Amorphous 190 33 58 33 58 33 405
Lugia Psychic Flying Pressure
Multiscale
genderless Undiscovered 106 90 130 90 154 110 680
Dustox Bug Poison Shield Dust
Compound Eyes
½ male, ½ female Bug 60 50 70 50 90 65 385
Volbeat Bug Illuminate
Swarm
Prankster
always male Bug
Human-Like
65 73 75 47 85 85 430
Swablu Normal Flying Natural Cure
Cloud Nine
½ male, ½ female Flying
Dragon
45 40 60 40 75 50 310
Altaria Dragon Flying Natural Cure
Cloud Nine
½ male, ½ female Flying
Dragon
75 70 90 70 105 80 490
Baltoy Ground Psychic Levitate genderless Mineral 40 40 55 40 70 55 300
Claydol Ground Psychic Levitate genderless Mineral 60 70 105 70 120 75 500
Defense Deoxys Defense Deoxys Psychic Pressure genderless Undiscovered 50 70 160 70 160 90 600
Kricketot Bug Shed Skin
Run Away
½ male, ½ female Bug 37 25 41 25 41 25 194
Burmy Bug Shed Skin
Overcoat
½ male, ½ female Bug 40 29 45 29 45 36 224
Uxie Psychic Levitate genderless Undiscovered 75 75 130 75 130 95 580
Scrafty Dark Fighting Shed Skin
Moxie
Intimidate
½ male, ½ female Field
Dragon
65 90 115 45 115 58 488
Shield Aegislash Steel Ghost Stance Change ½ male, ½ female Mineral 60 50 150 50 150 60 520
Carbink Rock Fairy Clear Body
Sturdy
genderless Fairy
Mineral
50 50 150 50 150 50 500
Red Meteor Minior Rock Flying Shields Down genderless Mineral 60 60 100 60 100 60 440
Orange Meteor Minior Orange Meteor Minior Rock Flying Shields Down genderless Mineral 60 60 100 60 100 60 440
Yellow Meteor Minior Yellow Meteor Minior Rock Flying Shields Down genderless Mineral 60 60 100 60 100 60 440
Green Meteor Minior Green Meteor Minior Rock Flying Shields Down genderless Mineral 60 60 100 60 100 60 440
Blue Meteor Minior Blue Meteor Minior Rock Flying Shields Down genderless Mineral 60 60 100 60 100 60 440
Indigo Meteor Minior Indigo Meteor Minior Rock Flying Shields Down genderless Mineral 60 60 100 60 100 60 440
Violent Meteor Minior Violent Meteor Minior Rock Flying Shields Down genderless Mineral 60 60 100 60 100 60 440
Disguised Mimikyu Ghost Fairy Disguise ½ male, ½ female Amorphous 55 90 80 50 105 96 476
Busted Mimikyu Busted Mimikyu Ghost Fairy Disguise ½ male, ½ female Amorphous 55 90 80 50 105 96 476
Totem Disguised Mimikyu Totem Disguised Mimikyu Ghost Fairy Disguise ½ male, ½ female Amorphous 55 90 80 50 105 96 476
Totem Busted Mimikyu Totem Busted Mimikyu Ghost Fairy Disguise ½ male, ½ female Amorphous 55 90 80 50 105 96 476
Cosmoem Psychic Sturdy genderless Undiscovered 43 29 131 29 131 37 400

40 Pokémon