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I could see that as a very rare case, but I don't understand how it would even work. Do you estimate HP and Def?
Thanks, all, for the input. I'll keep trying to improve it, and repost any major changes.
I could change that if it really bothers you...
That's the only side it's supposed to be on. My calculator ignores it, because I don't know why anyone would do a damage calculation in-game.
To calculate explosion, just put 250 as the base power. It's one of the notes that appears when you first open the page.
As for accuracy, I can't say. I was kind of confused about the Mod2 variable in X-Act's thread. However, I do know that simple calculations will come up with the right result.
I used to play solely in-game, but I lost my DS. That makes it pretty hard to battle. I was 4/6 of the way done, and had hatched the 5th poke I was going to use. :'(
I've been developing my own, and I wanted to see what some others looked like. It's pretty crappy but it gets the job done. Right now I'm trying to get it to look right in IE. (it looks fine in Firefox)
http://www.phyll1s.org/javascript/dp_damage_calculator.htm
Comments and criticism welcome.
What about word repetition across articles? I see "viable" used in just about every article, often multiple times in a single analysis. It seems a little over-the-top as far as word choice goes, and its casual use comes off a little awkwardly when reading.