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Battle Mechanics Research
- Thread starter ΩDonut
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I was affected by an opponent's roar while I was a much higher level (I think I was pretty light though)
Quick question on two abilities:
Bulletproof:
-What attacks does Bulletproof protect against? The name and description implies the five Bomb moves (Egg Bomb, Magnet Bomb, Mud Bomb, Seed Bomb, and Sludge Bomb) and the "bullet" moves (Bullet Seed, Rock Blast, etc.). Are there any other attacks that can be protected by this ability?
-By how much does Bulletproof reduce damage?
Mega Launcher:
-What moves are boosted by this ability? Name and description implies the four Pulse moves (Dark Pulse, Dragon Pulse, Heal Pulse, and Water Pulse) and Aura Sphere.
-Does Heal Pulse heal 50% extra health? (Mega Launcher adds 50% damage to Pulse/Aura attacks).
Thanks a lot. More questions on abilities will follow, but I want to get these out there first. :]
Bulletproof:
-What attacks does Bulletproof protect against? The name and description implies the five Bomb moves (Egg Bomb, Magnet Bomb, Mud Bomb, Seed Bomb, and Sludge Bomb) and the "bullet" moves (Bullet Seed, Rock Blast, etc.). Are there any other attacks that can be protected by this ability?
-By how much does Bulletproof reduce damage?
Mega Launcher:
-What moves are boosted by this ability? Name and description implies the four Pulse moves (Dark Pulse, Dragon Pulse, Heal Pulse, and Water Pulse) and Aura Sphere.
-Does Heal Pulse heal 50% extra health? (Mega Launcher adds 50% damage to Pulse/Aura attacks).
Thanks a lot. More questions on abilities will follow, but I want to get these out there first. :]
Raseri and I are for sure going to test this today to see what else, but all of Sludge Bomb, Focus Blast, Aura Sphere, and Shadow Ball are immunities to any Pokemon with Bulletproof. Fire Blast is also confirmed not to be an immunity (meaning maybe Focus Blast is a one-off thing, or that it's not dependent on names).
Also worth testing is Bullet Punch and I had a few others in mind to look into.
Wait, so the Pokemon is immune to bullet/ball/bomb attacks? Interesting, since the only Pokemon line that has it (the Chespin line) has no immunities based on type, with exception of the powder moves. Thanks for testing this. :]
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Focus Blast (Japanese: きあいだまFighting Spirit Bullet)
Selfdestruct (Japanese: じばく Suicide Bombing)
Might also be worth testing, mud bomb and magnet bomb.
Selfdestruct (Japanese: じばく Suicide Bombing)
Might also be worth testing, mud bomb and magnet bomb.
Okay I got more abilities to clarify on. It would be appreciated. ^^
Aura Break:
-How exactly does it interact with the with Fairy and Dark Aura abilities? Does it negate them completely, or reverse their boosts (so their Fairy and Dark moves are reduced in power)?
Cheek Pouch:
-How much HP is healed per berry consumption? Is it a flat number or a percentage of health?
-Does the amount healed vary from berry to berry?
Fairy Aura/Dark Aura:
-By how much does each respective Aura boost their respective types?
-Does it effect the user in addition to their teammates?
Strong Jaw:
-By how much does Strong Jaw boost damage?
-What moves are affected by this ability? The name implies "Bite", "Fang" and "Crunch" moves (Bite, Crunch, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Thunder Fang). Are there any others?
Competitive:
-By how much is Special Attack is raised by this ability?
-Does it prevent stat drops?
-Is it affected by self-inflicted stat drops?
-Is it affected when fellow teammate drop this Pokemon's stats?
Grass Pelt:
-By how much does Grass Pelt boost Defense?
-Is it a temporary or permanent boost as long as Grassy Terrain is in effect?
Symbiosis:
-How exactly does this ability trigger? Is there a command the Pokemon can use to pass items to teammates?
Aura Break:
-How exactly does it interact with the with Fairy and Dark Aura abilities? Does it negate them completely, or reverse their boosts (so their Fairy and Dark moves are reduced in power)?
Cheek Pouch:
-How much HP is healed per berry consumption? Is it a flat number or a percentage of health?
-Does the amount healed vary from berry to berry?
Fairy Aura/Dark Aura:
-By how much does each respective Aura boost their respective types?
-Does it effect the user in addition to their teammates?
Strong Jaw:
-By how much does Strong Jaw boost damage?
-What moves are affected by this ability? The name implies "Bite", "Fang" and "Crunch" moves (Bite, Crunch, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Thunder Fang). Are there any others?
Competitive:
-By how much is Special Attack is raised by this ability?
-Does it prevent stat drops?
-Is it affected by self-inflicted stat drops?
-Is it affected when fellow teammate drop this Pokemon's stats?
Grass Pelt:
-By how much does Grass Pelt boost Defense?
-Is it a temporary or permanent boost as long as Grassy Terrain is in effect?
Symbiosis:
-How exactly does this ability trigger? Is there a command the Pokemon can use to pass items to teammates?
It seems some old Pokemon have had their stats altered (I've heard Wigglytuff and Clefable are two of these Pokemon). Do you guys know anything about that?
me and cbb tested it yesterday, it doesn't make you immune to bullet punch.
it does make you immune to gyro ball, though.
Got a Jigglypuff, calculated its exact IVs, evolved it, Wigglytuff's Sp.Atk is now base 85.
After using it, Pokemon-Amie seems to influence the critical-hit ratio, the accuracy and the evasiveness of a Pokemon. There are many references to that during battle when you reach the maximum happiness with a Pokemon on that feature. I can't confirm by how much it raises though.
It also has a certain influence on endurance. Every now and then, instead of being eliminated by a move that would most likely do the job, the Pokemon remains with only 1HP. So it can definitely be a difference maker in a battle. I don't know if it also happens with One-Hit KO moves though.
It also has a certain influence on endurance. Every now and then, instead of being eliminated by a move that would most likely do the job, the Pokemon remains with only 1HP. So it can definitely be a difference maker in a battle. I don't know if it also happens with One-Hit KO moves though.
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