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Raises the user's Defense.
Defense Curl is a Normal-type status move that raises the user's Defense stat by one stage. This increase in Defense makes the user more resilient to physical attacks, allowing it to better withstand hits from opponents. In Polished Crystal, Defense Curl can be learned by various Normal-type Pokémon, providing them with a valuable defensive option that can enhance their survivability in battle.
This is a Move Tutor move. TThe location page may have more information on how to obtain it.
| Types | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aipom | TM | - | normal | |
| Ambipom | TM | - | normal | |
| Ampharos | TM | - | electricdragon | |
| Annihilape | TM | - | fightingghost | |
| Azumarill | LevelTM | Level: 10 | waterfairy | |
| Azurill | TM | - | normalfairy | |
| Blastoise | LevelTM | Level: 10 | watersteel | |
| Blissey | LevelTM | Level: 1 | normal | |
| Bonsly | TMEgg | - | rock | |
| Bulbasaur | TM | - | grasspoison | |
| Celebi | TM | - | grassfairy | |
| Chansey | LevelTM | Level: 1 | normal | |
| Charizard | TM | - | firedragon | |
| Charmander | TM | - | fire | |
| Charmeleon | TM | - | fire | |
| Clefable | TM | - | fairy | |
| Clefairy | LevelTM | Level: 13 | fairy | |
| Cleffa | TM | - | fairy | |
| Clodsire | TM | - | poisonground | |
| Cloyster | Level | Level: 1 | waterice | |
| Corsola | LevelTM | Level: 1 | waterrock | |
| Corsola(galarian) | LevelTM | Level: 1 | ghostrock | |
| Cursola | LevelTM | Level: 1 | ghostrock | |
| Cyndaquil | LevelTM | Level: 19 | fire | |
| Donphan | LevelTM | Level: 1 | ground | |
| Dudunsparce | LevelTM | Level: 1 | normaldragon | |
| Dudunsparce(threesegment) | LevelTM | Level: 1 | normaldragon | |
| Dunsparce | LevelTM | Level: 1 | normalground | |
| Flaaffy | TM | - | electric | |
| Forretress | LevelTM | Level: 20 | bugsteel | |
| Furret | LevelTM | Level: 4 | normal | |
| Geodude | LevelTM | Level: 1 | rockground | |
| Geodude(alolan) | LevelTM | Level: 1 | rockelectric | |
| Gligar | Level | Level: 7 | ground | |
| Gliscor | Level | Level: 7 | ground | |
| Golem | LevelTM | Level: 1 | rockground | |
| Golem(alolan) | LevelTM | Level: 1 | rockelectric | |
| Granbull | TM | - | fairy | |
| Graveler | LevelTM | Level: 1 | rockground | |
| Graveler(alolan) | LevelTM | Level: 1 | rockelectric | |
| Grimer | Level | Level: 4 | poison | |
| Grimer(alolan) | Level | Level: 4 | poisondark | |
| Happiny | LevelTM | Level: 4 | normal | |
| Heracross | Egg | - | bugfighting | |
| Hoppip | LevelTM | Level: 6 | grass | |
| Igglybuff | LevelTM | Level: 1 | normalfairy | |
| Ivysaur | TM | - | grasspoison | |
| Jigglypuff | LevelTM | Level: 3 | normalfairy | |
| Jumpluff | LevelTM | Level: 6 | grass | |
| Kabuto | Level | Level: 1 | rockwater | |
| Kabutops | Level | Level: 1 | rockwater | |
| Kakuna | Level | Level: 1 | bugpoison | |
| Kingler | Level | Level: 11 | water | |
| Kleavor | Level | Level: 37 | bugrock | |
| Krabby | Level | Level: 11 | water | |
| Lickilicky | LevelTM | Level: 9 | normal | |
| Lickitung | LevelTM | Level: 9 | normal | |
| Magcargo | LevelTM | Level: 13 | firerock | |
| Mamoswine | TM | - | iceground | |
| Mankey | TM | - | fighting | |
| Mareep | TM | - | electric | |
| Marill | LevelTM | Level: 10 | waterfairy | |
| Meowth | TM | - | normal | |
| Meowth(alolan) | TM | - | dark | |
| Metapod | Level | Level: 1 | bug | |
| Mew | TM | - | psychic | |
| Miltank | LevelTM | Level: 5 | normal | |
| Misdreavus | TM | - | ghost | |
| Mismagius | TM | - | ghostfairy | |
| Muk | Level | Level: 4 | poison | |
| Muk(alolan) | Level | Level: 4 | poisondark | |
| Munchlax | LevelTM | Level: 4 | normal | |
| Nidoking | TM | - | poisonground | |
| Nidoqueen | TM | - | poisonground | |
| Nidoran♀ | TM | - | poison | |
| Nidoran♂ | TM | - | poison | |
| Nidorina | TM | - | poison | |
| Nidorino | TM | - | poison | |
| Octillery | TM | - | waterfire | |
| Omanyte | Level | Level: 1 | rockwater | |
| Omastar | Level | Level: 1 | rockwater | |
| Onix | LevelEgg | Level: 1 | rockground | |
| Overqwil | LevelTM | Level: 5 | darkpoison | |
| Persian | TM | - | normal | |
| Persian(alolan) | TM | - | dark | |
| Phanpy | LevelTM | Level: 1 | ground | |
| Pichu | TM | - | electric | |
| Pichu(spikyeared) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(fly) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(surf) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(red) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(yellow) | TM | - | electric | |
| Pikachu(spark) | TM | - | electric | |
| Piloswine | TM | - | iceground | |
| Pineco | LevelTM | Level: 20 | bug | |
| Pinsir | Level | Level: 12 | bug | |
| Politoed | TM | - | watergrass | |
| Poliwag | TM | - | water | |
| Poliwhirl | TM | - | water | |
| Poliwrath | TM | - | waterfighting | |
| Porygon2 | LevelTM | Level: 1 | normal | |
| Porygon-Z | TM | - | normal | |
| Primeape | TM | - | fighting | |
| Pupitar | Level | Level: 1 | rockground | |
| Quagsire | TM | - | waterground | |
| Quilava | LevelTM | Level: 20 | fire | |
| Qwilfish | LevelTM | Level: 5 | waterpoison | |
| Qwilfish(hisuian) | LevelTM | Level: 5 | darkpoison | |
| Raichu | TM | - | electric | |
| Raichu(alolan) | TM | - | electricpsychic | |
| Raticate | TM | - | normal | |
| Raticate(alolan) | TM | - | darknormal | |
| Rattata | TM | - | normal | |
| Rattata(alolan) | TM | - | darknormal | |
| Remoraid | TM | - | water | |
| Sandshrew | LevelTM | Level: 1 | ground | |
| Sandshrew(alolan) | LevelLevelTM | Level: 1 | icesteel | |
| Sandslash | LevelTM | Level: 1 | ground | |
| Sandslash(alolan) | LevelTM | Level: 1 | icesteel | |
| Scizor | Level | Level: 37 | bugsteel | |
| Sentret | LevelTM | Level: 4 | normal | |
| Shellder | Level | Level: 4 | water | |
| Shuckle | LevelTM | Level: 1 | bugrock | |
| Skiploom | LevelTM | Level: 6 | grass | |
| Slowbro | Level | Level: 1 | waterpsychic | |
| Slugma | LevelTM | Level: 13 | fire | |
| Sneasel | TM | - | darkice | |
| Sneasel(hisuian) | TM | - | poisonfighting | |
| Sneasler | TM | - | poisonfighting | |
| Snorlax | LevelTM | Level: 4 | normal | |
| Snubbull | TM | - | fairy | |
| Squirtle | LevelTM | Level: 10 | water | |
| Staryu | Level | Level: 1 | water | |
| Steelix | LevelTMEgg | Level: 1 | steelground | |
| Sudowoodo | TMEgg | - | rock | |
| Sunflora | LevelTM | Level: 7 | grassfire | |
| Sunkern | LevelTM | Level: 7 | grass | |
| Swinub | TM | - | iceground | |
| Teddiursa | TM | - | normal | |
| Togekiss | TM | - | fairy | |
| Togepi | TM | - | fairy | |
| Togetic | TM | - | fairy | |
| Typhlosion | LevelTM | Level: 20 | fireground | |
| Typhlosion(hisuian) | LevelTM | Level: 20 | fireghost | |
| Ursaluna | TM | - | groundnormal | |
| Ursaluna(bloodmoon) | LevelTM | Level: 22 | groundnormal | |
| Ursaring | TM | - | normal | |
| Venusaur | TM | - | grasspoison | |
| Wartortle | LevelTM | Level: 10 | water | |
| Weavile | TM | - | darkice | |
| Wigglytuff | LevelTM | Level: 1 | normalfairy | |
| Wooper | TM | - | waterground | |
| Wooper(paldean) | TM | - | poisonground |