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Are there any abilities that contribute to the defense of a Pokémon?

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The only defense-oriented ability I can think of is Shedinja's Wonder Guard, which ensures that only super effective and indirect attacks can hit. Are there any other abilities that increase the defensive capabilities of a Pokémon? This is for White 2, by the way.

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thick fat?
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Hmm. That's one. I'm looking for overall defense though, as Thick Fat only defends against two types that the ability-bearer usually already has type defense against, and only Shedinja has Wonder Guard.
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thick fat, wonder guard, storm drain, volt absorb, water absoorb, fur coat, frost scales
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fur coat: doubles defense

Multiscale/ Shadow sheild- any moves that hit you while you're a full health deal halved damage
Stamina: obvious
Marvel scale: your defense is doubled is you have a serious status condition
Shell armor: One of several, prevents crits
Bulletproof: prevents "ballistic" moves (I have limited info on what these moves are, but I know Shadow Ball and Aura sphere from experience).

there are also several different abilities that completely blot out an entire type from having any effect. these include:
Motor Drive/ Lightning rod- heals/ raises sp. atk if hit by electric type move
flash fire- raises power of fire type moves if hit by one, but only the first one. Any other fire attacks will have no effect whatsoever
water absorb/ storm drain- heals/ raises sp. atk. if hit by a water type move
sap sipper- raises atk. if hit by a grass type move.
There are probably more, but these are all I could think of when I wrote this.
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By "contribute to defense", do you mean all abilities that reduce or prevent damage from attacks, or something else?
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This is definitely incomplete. You forgot at least flash fire.
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Yes, that's what I mean.
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Anything that lessons enemy attack is not defense-oriented, so Intimidate wouldn't be what I'm looking for.
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So how do you know that fur coat raises your physical defense instead of lowering the opponent's physical attack?
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Also do you want me to convert this to a comment?
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1 Answer

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Yes, there are.

  • Beast Boost (if defense is most proficient)
  • Big Pecks
  • Clear Body
  • Contrary
  • Dauntless Shield
  • Full Metal Body
  • Grass Pelt (only in Grassy Terrain)
  • Marvel Scale
  • Shell Armor
  • Simple (in some cases)
  • Solid Rock
  • Stamina
  • Sturdy
  • Thick Fat
  • Triage
  • Water Compaction
  • White Smoke
  • Wonder Guard

For a full list of abilities (including these and ones I probably forgot), see Here.

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