So, here's a question I won't be able to test for a while (still pre-Elite Four): does Quash have priority now? It was useless in Gen 5.
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Clarifying something small and adding some new information to the above effects of Protean:
When Sleep Talk and Fling were used (I think Fling was noted before in this thread, but restating here) without being asleep or having an item respectively, both moves failed and Protean did not activate. When a move does not fail by its own effect (by missing requirements for the move to activate, like those two, being asleep for Snore, etc), but fails because there is no longer a target, Protean DOES activate.
I tested this in Cafe Le Wow triple battles with Greninja on the left and KOing the left and middle opposing Pokemon. On the next turn, I tried to use Ice Beam (which cannot target the remaining Pokemon), and Protean activated, then notified me that Ice Beam failed. I don't know if this would work the same way if the opposing Pokemon KOed itself with recoil before the Protean Pokemon moved, but it's likely that it does.
I've noticed that rough skin does damage when hit by grass knot.
I also noticed that either rock type pokemon are no longer affected by rocky helmet or smack down, rock throw, rock blast, and earthquake no longer trigger it.
I also noticed that either rock type pokemon are no longer affected by rocky helmet or smack down, rock throw, rock blast, and earthquake no longer trigger it.
Grass Knot does contact, while Smack Down, Rock Throw, Rock Blast and Earthquake don't
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Contact
No, they're not. Could we put this in the OP? This question is getting asked just about every page.
No, as they aren’t if Gengar is hit with Gravity in gen 5 etc. etc.
It was said only a few posts ago, maybe you could’ve read instead of asking.
Has anyone tested how Assault Vest works with Download? Or does anyone have an idea how it may work?
Does magic guard protect against sticky web? seems like a pretty important question, sorry if its been asked already
Raseri helped me test - Sticky Web lowered the Speed of a Magic Guard Pokemon (Alakazam) when it was sent in. Magic Guard only prevents damage, remember.
I think he meant Magic Bounce/Magic Coat.
Magic Bounce bounces back Sticky Web
Just tested Assist + rampage moves. With a Liepard and a Spinda, Liepard was locked into Thrash after using Assist. More testing may be needed to determine priority (it wasn't a Prankster Liepard and I was up against a Carbink anyway).
I got a Woobat out of it too~
I got a Woobat out of it too~
Druddigon with Scope Lens, no Amie, against hordes of Nosepass:
Bulldoze (10pp x 5 foes): 3/50 criticals ; I may have been unlucky, because I got two criticals in one of the first battles (and so can confirm that it does announce "a critical hit" separately for each crit) and one in another of the first.
Skiddo with Scope Lens, no Amie, against hordes of Nosepass and Yanma:
Razor Leaf (10pp x 5 foes) 27 crit 1 miss = 27/49 = 55% criticals. Either high crit moves are +2, or +2 crit stages = 50% crit chance. (The latter would corroborate the Farfetch'd Stick 50% crit rate.)
Bulldoze (10pp x 5 foes): 3/50 criticals ; I may have been unlucky, because I got two criticals in one of the first battles (and so can confirm that it does announce "a critical hit" separately for each crit) and one in another of the first.
Skiddo with Scope Lens, no Amie, against hordes of Nosepass and Yanma:
Razor Leaf (10pp x 5 foes) 27 crit 1 miss = 27/49 = 55% criticals. Either high crit moves are +2, or +2 crit stages = 50% crit chance. (The latter would corroborate the Farfetch'd Stick 50% crit rate.)
I believe that Parental Bond adds a multi-hit effect to any damaging attack that has a single target and isn't already multi-hit. I tried using Leer and it only applied once.
Rocky Helmet now only deals 1/8 damage on contact. Not sure if anyone posted that yet.
Non damaging attacks do not activate twice, but I tested this to make sure. Protect works on Parental Bond Pokemon as it would on anything else.
It seems that:
Normal crit chance ≈6.25%
1 stage ≈ 12.5%
2 stages ≈ 60%
3 stages ≈ 100%
That's my best guess based on the data we've collected so far.