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Attacks and Abilities Guide
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blazheirio889
You can't do both at once, no. If it's not specified which form is to be used and it's not obvious from context (e.g. "Disable his double team!"), then it defaults to nerfing the most recent move the opponent used.
Kratos Aurion
Presumably because I didn't want it getting as powerful as fast as it would if it added 20 each time. I'll probably change it up to 20 soon unless I can remember specifically why I didn't use the game-default there.
You can't do both at once, no. If it's not specified which form is to be used and it's not obvious from context (e.g. "Disable his double team!"), then it defaults to nerfing the most recent move the opponent used.
Kratos Aurion
Presumably because I didn't want it getting as powerful as fast as it would if it added 20 each time. I'll probably change it up to 20 soon unless I can remember specifically why I didn't use the game-default there.
Lars The Turtwig
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How is accuracy determined?
1)By that I mean, I noticed that the reffs "throw dice" to determine wether an attack landed or not.
So, for instance, what dice score would a flying pokemon need to land a wing attack/air slash?
2) By how many percents(%) to hit(I.E. From 100% to 95%) do accuracy lowering attacks lower the defender's accuracy?
1)By that I mean, I noticed that the reffs "throw dice" to determine wether an attack landed or not.
So, for instance, what dice score would a flying pokemon need to land a wing attack/air slash?
2) By how many percents(%) to hit(I.E. From 100% to 95%) do accuracy lowering attacks lower the defender's accuracy?
Whether or not an attack hits is determined by a randomizer.
How much an attack reduces accuracy depends. For something "standard" like sand attack, around 10% reduction per stage of accuracy lost is reasonable. However, for something like flash, the pokémon will experience a great loss of accuracy right after the move is used (when they're nearly blinded) that then fades as time goes on and their vision returns.
Accuracy is also affected by environmental conditions and the opponent; for example, if the opponent is very far away, accuracy will be slightly reduced; if they are close up, it will be harder for even inaccurate attacks to miss. Things like haze and sandstorm also reduce accuracy. Unless an attack is "unmissable" like aerial ace, it doesn't have "100%" accuracy in ASB--your psychic or thunderpunch could miss even without accuracy reduction, although this is quite rare.
How referees handle randomizer rolls differ; some have attacks miss on really high numbers, others on really low. For an air slash with 95%, I would say it misses if I roll a one, since I use d20's for most of my reffing.
How much an attack reduces accuracy depends. For something "standard" like sand attack, around 10% reduction per stage of accuracy lost is reasonable. However, for something like flash, the pokémon will experience a great loss of accuracy right after the move is used (when they're nearly blinded) that then fades as time goes on and their vision returns.
Accuracy is also affected by environmental conditions and the opponent; for example, if the opponent is very far away, accuracy will be slightly reduced; if they are close up, it will be harder for even inaccurate attacks to miss. Things like haze and sandstorm also reduce accuracy. Unless an attack is "unmissable" like aerial ace, it doesn't have "100%" accuracy in ASB--your psychic or thunderpunch could miss even without accuracy reduction, although this is quite rare.
How referees handle randomizer rolls differ; some have attacks miss on really high numbers, others on really low. For an air slash with 95%, I would say it misses if I roll a one, since I use d20's for most of my reffing.
Lars The Turtwig
Will probably not come back.
I have a metronome generator for metronome. For sleep talk, I usually was just lazy and just rolled a number out of 100 and counted down moves on the pokémon's list until I hit whatever I got; statistically bad news, but most of the time it's not a huge deal. Now I can do a "real" sleep talk by calling a pokémon's move randomly, but only on my computer because I have nowhere to host the script and associated database.
blazheirio889
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Okay, I apologize in advance if I'm annoying you with all these questions (most which have answers elsewhere but have evaded my semi-oblivious radar), but will the move Psych Up go around Protect? It's a single-target move, so I'd think no, but it targets the stats instead of HP or energy, so I'm not entirely sure.
Hurk. Well, in the games, no, protect does not block psych up, but I try not to rag on obscure corners of game mechanics unless it makes sense for ASB... in general, just treat protect and detect like they block everything, unless the move (like feint) is specifically stated to go through or somehow counter it. The attack description for psych up suggests that it should be blocked, so I must regretfully admit that it should be blocked, yes.
I hate answering questions pertaining to battles I'm playing in. -_-;
I hate answering questions pertaining to battles I'm playing in. -_-;
blazheirio889
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Not until the games are released in English.
1%, given how weak an attack it is.
A pokémon would probably do about 2-3% damage to itself out of confusion. However, that damage is affected by the attack/defense stat: a pokémon with raised attack will deal more damage to itself, as would a pokémon with reduced defense.
You can paralyze an electric type using an electric move unless the pokémon has volt absorb or something that would negate the effects of the electricity entirely.
Grass King
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Transform Question
If a Pokemon transforms into a Pokemon not on the field, can it still use its own attacks.
In an example:
If a Mew were battling an Onix, and Transformed into a Caterpie, could it still use the moveset it has a Mew, like Psychic and Aura Sphere, while in the form of a Caterpie?
If a Pokemon transforms into a Pokemon not on the field, can it still use its own attacks.
In an example:
If a Mew were battling an Onix, and Transformed into a Caterpie, could it still use the moveset it has a Mew, like Psychic and Aura Sphere, while in the form of a Caterpie?