Do critical hits ignore the attack/special attack drop from defeatist?

Question

I'm thinking of an Archeops with Z-Tailwind and Stone Edge, and I don't expect him to have more than 1/2 HP after the former. Thank you.

Answer 1

From Generation III onwards, when a move scores a critical hit, the attacker's negative stat stages, the defender's positive stat stages, and the defensive boosts from Light Screen and Reflect are always ignored.

There's no mention of defeatist.
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