Defiance

Description:

The Fighting Pokemon finds a strength and resolution to withstand the next attack that hits it and rise up again, no matter how devastating the attack on it was. However, after withstanding the next attack, any further attacks that would knock the Fighting Pokemon down are not hindered.

Usage:

Use of Defiance is announced at the beginning of a round of combat. Throughout the round, the next attack that would down the User brings them to 1 HP instead. Defiance may be used reflexively against an attack that would down the user. (1pd) After this effect triggers, any other attack on the User affects them normally.

Example:

Sawk is fighting against Exeggutor in an ancient cave and gets hit with Psyshock. The attack significantly wounds Sawk, dealing 96 damage to him. Sawk is left with 14 HP after the attack, and he needs to last at least one more round for his trainer to successfully decode the ancient drawings she is working on. At the beginning of the next round, Sawk activates Defiance. He dedicates himself to his trainer's cause and promises that he will not fall from the next hit. On the next attack against him, he will defy his attacker and be able to continue fighting with at least 1 HP. On Exeggutor's turn, it uses Psyshock and deals 58 damage to Sawk. Sawk is knocked back, but with his Defiance, he withstands the attack with 1 HP instead of being reduced to 0.

Notes:

Defiance only affects the round upon which it is announced. If the effect is not triggered during that round, it fades.

After announcing Defiance, if the User is hit by an attack that would not reduce the User's HP to 0 (including Status moves), the effect of Defiance is not triggered. It will continue to affect the User until an attack triggers it or until the round ends.

Defiance does not prevent additional effects against the User.

Regardless of what the attack is, the User will withstand it. Even if the Fighting Pokemon is hit with a 4x super-effective move with a critical hit, it will remain at 1 HP.

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