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| Justified | せいぎのこころ |
| Heart of Justice |
Flavor text | Generation VI | | | Boosts the Attack stat when it's hit by a Dark-type move. | | Generation VII | | | Being hit by a Dark-type move boosts the Attack stat of the Pokémon, for justice. | | Generation VIII | | | Being hit by a Dark-type move boosts the Attack stat of the Pokémon, for justice. | | Generation IX | | | When the Pokémon is hit by a Dark-type attack, its Attack stat is boosted by its sense of justice. | |
Justified (Japanese: せいぎのこころ Heart of Justice) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.
Effect
In battle
When a Pokémon with Justified is hit by a Dark-type damaging move, its Attack is increased by one stage. This Ability does not provide immunity or reduction to the damage, nor does it activate from a Dark-type move hitting its Substitute. Dark-type multi-strike moves (such as Beat Up) will activate Justified once per strike, increasing the Attack stat that many stages.
Outside of battle
Justified has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Justified
Pokémon that formerly had Justified
In other games
Description
| Games | Description | | Conq. | Raises Attack if hit by a Dark-type move. | | MDGtI | The Pokémon's attack goes up each time it's hit by a Dark-type move.*
Each time the Pokémon is hit by a Dark-type move, its Attack goes up!* | | SMD | Each time the Pokémon is hit by a Dark-type move, its Attack goes up! | |
In the anime
Gallade |
| When the Pokémon is hit by a Dark-type attack, its attack power is boosted by its sense of justice. |
| Pokémon | Method |
| User | First Used In | Notes |
 | When Gallade gets hit by a Dark-type move, he becomes surrounded by an orange aura, and his arm blades grow longer than usual, increasing his attack power. |
| Rinto's Gallade | Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master! | Debut |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Trivia
- Justified is the only Ability whose name begins with the letter J.
- Except in Inverse Battles, no Pokémon with this Ability is weak to Dark.
- Only three Pokémon with this Ability—Growlithe, Arcanine, and Gallade—do not normally resist Dark-type moves.
In other languages
