normalstatus
Defense Curl
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
40
Target
User
Effect
Raises user’s Defense by one stage.
Raises user’s Defense by one stage. After this move is used, the power of Ice Ball and Rollout are doubled until the user leaves the field.
"The user curls up and boosts its Defense stat."
Where to find it
Game-by-game pickup locations, plus wild Pokémon that may be holding the TM.
Machine by version
- TM40taught inGold SilverCrystalGeneration I
- R B YSafari Zone
Generation II- G S CMt. Mortar
Generation III- R S EPrize for defeating Winona
- FR LGRoute 9
- ColoN/A
- XDArea 9 of Mt. Battle
Generation IV- D P PtRoute 213 · Battle Tower D P / Frontier Pt(40 BP)
- HG SSBattle Frontier · Mt. Mortar(40 BP)
Generation V- B WMistralton City
- B2 W2Mistralton City
Generation VI- X YConnecting Cave
- OR ASMauville City Poké Mart($ 10,000)
Generation VII- S MMalie City($ 10,000)
- US UMKonikoni City($ 10,000)
- P ESaffron City
Generation VIII- Sw ShWedgehurst
- BD SPRoute 213 · Battle Tower · Grand Underground merchant(40 BP ×8 or 10 ×8 or 10 ×8 or 10 ×5 or 8 BD /3 or 5 SP ×3 or 5 BD /5 or 8 SP)
Generation IX- S VNavi Squad's Base · East Province (Area One) · South Province (Area Two) · South Province (Area Five) · West Province (Area One) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Chilling Waterhead(400 LP Combee Honey ×3)
Introduced in Generation I· Learned by 214 Pokémon