Moves, #111, Defense Curl
Defense Curl is learned by 63 species by level, 87 by machine, 137 by tutor and 23 by egg
Of the 1,025 species this site covers, default forms only
Effect, in PokéAPI's words
“Raises user’s Defense by one stage.”
Who learns it
188 species in all, 8 of 24 games shown
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
 Sandshrew | Level up | 1 |
 Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
 Clefairy | Level up | 1 |
 Jigglypuff | Level up | 1 |
 Wigglytuff | Level up | 1 |
 Geodude | Level up | 1 |
 Graveler | Level up | 1 |
 Golem | Level up | 1 |
 Chansey | Level up | 1 |
 Snorlax | Level up | 1 |
 Furret | Level up | 1 |
 Marill | Level up | 1 |
 Azumarill | Level up | 1 |
 Dunsparce | Level up | 1 |
 Phanpy | Level up | 1 |
 Donphan | Level up | 1 |
 Porygon2 | Level up | 1 |
 Blissey | Level up | 1 |
 Porygon-Z | Level up | 1 |
 Golurk | Level up | 1 |
 Komala | Level up | 1 |
 Bramblin | Level up | 1 |
 Brambleghast | Level up | 1 |
 Rellor | Level up | 1 |
 Rabsca | Level up | 1 |
 Dudunsparce | Level up | 1 |
 Great Tusk | Level up | 1 |
 Iron Treads | Level up | 1 |
 Minior | Level up | 3 |
 Sentret | Level up | 4 |
 Igglybuff | Level up | 4 |
 Happiny | Level up | 4 |
 Munchlax | Level up | 4 |
 Golett | Level up | 4 |
 Magearna | Level up | 6 |
 Tepig | Level up | 13 |
 Pignite | Level up | 13 |
 Emboar | Level up | 13 |
 Cyndaquil | Level up | 22 |
 Quilava | Level up | 24 |
 Typhlosion | Level up | 24 |
 Clefable | Egg | |
 Numel | Egg | |
 Bagon | Egg | |
 Pachirisu | Egg | |
 Bonsly | Egg | |
 Foongus | Egg | |
 Skiddo | Egg | |
 Skwovet | Egg | |
 Applin | Egg | |
 Cufant | Egg | |
 Dipplin | Egg | |
 Hydrapple | Egg | |
 Pecharunt | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Sandshrew | Level up | 1 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
| Clefairy | Level up | 1 |
| Clefable | Level up | 1 |
| Jigglypuff | Level up | 1 |
| Wigglytuff | Level up | 1 |
| Geodude | Level up | 1 |
| Graveler | Level up | 1 |
| Golem | Level up | 1 |
 Lickitung | Level up | 1 |
| Chansey | Level up | 1 |
| Snorlax | Level up | 1 |
| Furret | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Marill | Level up | 1 |
| Azumarill | Level up | 1 |
| Dunsparce | Level up | 1 |
| Phanpy | Level up | 1 |
| Donphan | Level up | 1 |
| Porygon2 | Level up | 1 |
| Blissey | Level up | 1 |
 Spheal | Level up | 1 |
 Sealeo | Level up | 1 |
 Walrein | Level up | 1 |
 Lopunny | Level up | 1 |
 Lickilicky | Level up | 1 |
| Porygon-Z | Level up | 1 |
| Sentret | Level up | 4 |
| Igglybuff | Level up | 4 |
 Buneary | Level up | 4 |
| Happiny | Level up | 4 |
| Munchlax | Level up | 4 |
 Bidoof | Level up, Egg | 5 |
 Bibarel | Level up | 5 |
 Miltank | Level up | 10 |
| Cyndaquil | Level up | 22 |
| Quilava | Level up | 24 |
| Typhlosion | Level up | 24 |
 Onix | Egg | |
 Sudowoodo | Egg | |
 Shuckle | Egg | |
 Wailmer | Egg | |
| Numel | Egg | |
| Bagon | Egg | |
| Pachirisu | Egg | |
 Cherubi | Egg | |
| Bonsly | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Sandshrew | Level up | 1 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
| Clefairy | Level up | 1 |
| Clefable | Level up | 1 |
| Jigglypuff | Level up | 1 |
| Wigglytuff | Level up | 1 |
| Lickitung | Level up | 1 |
| Chansey | Level up | 1 |
| Snorlax | Level up | 1 |
| Marill | Level up | 1 |
| Azumarill | Level up | 1 |
| Dunsparce | Level up | 1 |
| Porygon2 | Level up | 1 |
| Blissey | Level up | 1 |
| Spheal | Level up | 1 |
| Sealeo | Level up | 1 |
| Walrein | Level up | 1 |
| Lopunny | Level up | 1 |
| Lickilicky | Level up | 1 |
| Porygon-Z | Level up | 1 |
 Munna | Level up | 1 |
 Musharna | Level up | 1 |
 Venipede | Level up | 1 |
 Whirlipede | Level up | 1 |
 Scolipede | Level up | 1 |
| Golurk | Level up | 1 |
 Wimpod | Level up | 1 |
 Golisopod | Level up | 1 |
 Dubwool | Level up | 1 |
| Igglybuff | Level up | 4 |
| Buneary | Level up | 4 |
| Happiny | Level up | 4 |
| Munchlax | Level up | 4 |
| Golett | Level up | 4 |
 Wooloo | Level up | 4 |
 Togedemaru | Level up | 5 |
| Magearna | Level up | 6 |
| Miltank | Level up | 10 |
| Onix | Egg | |
| Sudowoodo | Egg | |
| Shuckle | Egg | |
| Wailmer | Egg | |
| Bagon | Egg | |
| Cherubi | Egg | |
| Bonsly | Egg | |
| Foongus | Egg | |
 Bunnelby | Egg | |
 Stufful | Egg | |
| Skwovet | Egg | |
| Applin | Egg | |
 Sizzlipede | Egg | |
| Cufant | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Sandshrew | Level up | 1 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
| Wigglytuff | Level up | 1 |
| Geodude | Level up | 1 |
| Graveler | Level up | 1 |
| Golem | Level up | 1 |
| Chansey | Level up | 1 |
| Furret | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Dunsparce | Level up | 1 |
| Phanpy | Level up | 1 |
| Donphan | Level up | 1 |
| Porygon2 | Level up | 1 |
| Blissey | Level up | 1 |
| Spheal | Level up | 1 |
| Sealeo | Level up | 1 |
| Walrein | Level up | 1 |
| Buneary | Level up | 1 |
| Lopunny | Level up | 1 |
| Munna | Level up | 1 |
| Musharna | Level up | 1 |
| Venipede | Level up | 1 |
| Whirlipede | Level up | 1 |
| Scolipede | Level up | 1 |
| Golett | Level up | 1 |
| Golurk | Level up | 1 |
| Komala | Level up | 1 |
| Magearna | Level up | 1 |
| Jigglypuff | Level up | 3 |
| Igglybuff | Level up | 3 |
| Minior | Level up | 3 |
| Snorlax | Level up | 4 |
| Sentret | Level up | 4 |
| Munchlax | Level up | 4 |
| Miltank | Level up | 5 |
| Bidoof | Level up, Egg | 5 |
| Bibarel | Level up | 5 |
| Togedemaru | Level up | 5 |
| Lickitung | Level up | 9 |
| Lickilicky | Level up | 9 |
| Marill | Level up | 10 |
| Azumarill | Level up | 10 |
| Clefairy | Level up | 13 |
| Tepig | Level up | 13 |
| Pignite | Level up | 13 |
| Emboar | Level up | 13 |
| Cyndaquil | Level up | 22 |
| Quilava | Level up | 24 |
| Typhlosion | Level up | 24 |
| Onix | Egg | |
| Sudowoodo | Egg | |
| Wailmer | Egg | |
| Numel | Egg | |
| Bagon | Egg | |
| Pachirisu | Egg | |
| Cherubi | Egg | |
| Bonsly | Egg | |
| Foongus | Egg | |
 Chespin | Egg | |
| Bunnelby | Egg | |
| Skiddo | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Sandshrew | Level up | 1 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
| Wigglytuff | Level up | 1 |
| Geodude | Level up | 1 |
| Graveler | Level up | 1 |
| Golem | Level up | 1 |
| Chansey | Level up | 1 |
| Furret | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Dunsparce | Level up | 1 |
| Phanpy | Level up | 1 |
| Donphan | Level up | 1 |
| Porygon2 | Level up | 1 |
| Blissey | Level up | 1 |
| Spheal | Level up | 1 |
| Sealeo | Level up | 1 |
| Walrein | Level up | 1 |
| Buneary | Level up | 1 |
| Lopunny | Level up | 1 |
| Munna | Level up | 1 |
| Musharna | Level up | 1 |
| Venipede | Level up | 1 |
| Whirlipede | Level up | 1 |
| Scolipede | Level up | 1 |
| Golett | Level up | 1 |
| Golurk | Level up | 1 |
| Komala | Level up | 1 |
| Magearna | Level up | 1 |
| Jigglypuff | Level up | 3 |
| Igglybuff | Level up | 3 |
| Minior | Level up | 3 |
| Snorlax | Level up | 4 |
| Sentret | Level up | 4 |
| Munchlax | Level up | 4 |
| Miltank | Level up | 5 |
| Bidoof | Level up, Egg | 5 |
| Bibarel | Level up | 5 |
| Togedemaru | Level up | 5 |
| Lickitung | Level up | 9 |
| Lickilicky | Level up | 9 |
| Marill | Level up | 10 |
| Azumarill | Level up | 10 |
| Clefairy | Level up | 13 |
| Tepig | Level up | 13 |
| Pignite | Level up | 13 |
| Emboar | Level up | 13 |
| Cyndaquil | Level up | 22 |
| Quilava | Level up | 24 |
| Typhlosion | Level up | 24 |
| Onix | Egg | |
| Sudowoodo | Egg | |
| Wailmer | Egg | |
| Numel | Egg | |
| Bagon | Egg | |
| Pachirisu | Egg | |
| Cherubi | Egg | |
| Bonsly | Egg | |
| Foongus | Egg | |
| Chespin | Egg | |
| Bunnelby | Egg | |
| Skiddo | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Sandshrew | Level up | 1 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
| Wigglytuff | Level up | 1 |
| Geodude | Level up | 1 |
| Graveler | Level up | 1 |
| Golem | Level up | 1 |
| Chansey | Level up | 1 |
| Furret | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Dunsparce | Level up | 1 |
| Phanpy | Level up | 1 |
| Donphan | Level up | 1 |
| Porygon2 | Level up | 1 |
| Blissey | Level up | 1 |
| Spheal | Level up | 1 |
| Sealeo | Level up | 1 |
| Walrein | Level up | 1 |
| Buneary | Level up | 1 |
| Lopunny | Level up | 1 |
| Munna | Level up | 1 |
| Musharna | Level up | 1 |
| Venipede | Level up | 1 |
| Whirlipede | Level up | 1 |
| Scolipede | Level up | 1 |
| Golett | Level up | 1 |
| Golurk | Level up | 1 |
| Jigglypuff | Level up | 3 |
| Igglybuff | Level up | 3 |
| Snorlax | Level up | 4 |
| Sentret | Level up | 4 |
| Munchlax | Level up | 4 |
| Miltank | Level up | 5 |
| Lickitung | Level up | 9 |
| Bidoof | Level up, Egg | 9 |
| Bibarel | Level up | 9 |
| Lickilicky | Level up | 9 |
| Marill | Level up | 10 |
| Azumarill | Level up | 10 |
| Clefairy | Level up | 13 |
| Tepig | Level up | 13 |
| Pignite | Level up | 13 |
| Emboar | Level up | 13 |
| Cyndaquil | Level up | 22 |
| Quilava | Level up | 24 |
| Typhlosion | Level up | 24 |
| Onix | Egg | |
| Sudowoodo | Egg | |
| Wailmer | Egg | |
| Numel | Egg | |
| Bagon | Egg | |
| Pachirisu | Egg | |
| Cherubi | Egg | |
| Bonsly | Egg | |
| Foongus | Egg | |
| Chespin | Egg | |
| Bunnelby | Egg | |
| Skiddo | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Sandshrew | Level up | 1 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
| Wigglytuff | Level up | 1 |
| Geodude | Level up | 1 |
| Graveler | Level up | 1 |
| Golem | Level up | 1 |
| Chansey | Level up | 1 |
| Furret | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Dunsparce | Level up | 1 |
| Phanpy | Level up | 1 |
| Donphan | Level up | 1 |
| Porygon2 | Level up | 1 |
| Blissey | Level up | 1 |
| Spheal | Level up | 1 |
| Buneary | Level up | 1 |
| Lopunny | Level up | 1 |
| Munna | Level up | 1 |
| Musharna | Level up | 1 |
| Venipede | Level up | 1 |
| Whirlipede | Level up | 1 |
| Scolipede | Level up | 1 |
| Golett | Level up | 1 |
| Golurk | Level up | 1 |
| Snorlax | Level up | 4 |
| Sentret | Level up | 4 |
| Munchlax | Level up | 4 |
| Jigglypuff | Level up | 5 |
| Igglybuff | Level up | 5 |
| Miltank | Level up | 5 |
| Lickitung | Level up | 9 |
| Bidoof | Level up, Egg | 9 |
| Bibarel | Level up | 9 |
| Lickilicky | Level up | 9 |
| Marill | Level up | 10 |
| Azumarill | Level up | 10 |
| Clefairy | Level up | 13 |
| Tepig | Level up | 13 |
| Pignite | Level up | 13 |
| Emboar | Level up | 13 |
| Cyndaquil | Level up | 22 |
| Quilava | Level up | 24 |
| Typhlosion | Level up | 24 |
| Onix | Egg | |
| Sudowoodo | Egg | |
| Wailmer | Egg | |
| Numel | Egg | |
| Bagon | Egg | |
| Pachirisu | Egg | |
| Cherubi | Egg | |
| Bonsly | Egg | |
| Foongus | Egg | |
| Chespin | Egg | |
| Bunnelby | Egg | |
| Skiddo | Egg |