What type of bug are you reporting? Mechanics
What is the bug?
Klutz and Synchronize bugs (Gen 4)
While gathering clips for a video about abilities, I believe I found some bugs on a few.
Klutz apparently allows you to still use Fling in generation 4. I tried this with Lopunny and it failed while allowing me to still Switcheroo my Flame Orb.
Synchronize apparently is supposed to activate if forced into toxic spikes from phasing moves. I roared Umbreon in with Jolteon to poison it and there was no activation.
Same goes with Psycho Shift. In gen 4 this is supposed to proct synchronize after passing the status. Cresselia psycho shifts the para onto Gardevoir/Umbreon and synchronize doesn't attempt to activate at all.
These mechanics seemed to be argued on as Smogon states Fling cannot be used by Klutz users while Bulbapedia and some online forums state it can be used in this gen.
Synchronize mechanics are also based from Bulbapedia with no other sources cited for me to confirm
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Synchronize_(Ability)
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Klutz_(Ability)
Are you able to replicate it? If so, how?
Turn 3 and 5 for psycho shift + synchronize
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen4ou-2172050483-lpiu2jcpn0vzlw74g9vcuxo6oxqt47epw
Turn 25 for Phasing into no synchronize
Turn 28 for Klutz not being able to use Fling
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen4ou-2172043684-jl29w0l7p3rrrvlmfzl21bvt7v2l1expw
What is the bug?
Klutz and Synchronize bugs (Gen 4)
While gathering clips for a video about abilities, I believe I found some bugs on a few.
Klutz apparently allows you to still use Fling in generation 4. I tried this with Lopunny and it failed while allowing me to still Switcheroo my Flame Orb.
Synchronize apparently is supposed to activate if forced into toxic spikes from phasing moves. I roared Umbreon in with Jolteon to poison it and there was no activation.
Same goes with Psycho Shift. In gen 4 this is supposed to proct synchronize after passing the status. Cresselia psycho shifts the para onto Gardevoir/Umbreon and synchronize doesn't attempt to activate at all.
These mechanics seemed to be argued on as Smogon states Fling cannot be used by Klutz users while Bulbapedia and some online forums state it can be used in this gen.
Synchronize mechanics are also based from Bulbapedia with no other sources cited for me to confirm
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Synchronize_(Ability)
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Klutz_(Ability)
Are you able to replicate it? If so, how?
Turn 3 and 5 for psycho shift + synchronize
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen4ou-2172050483-lpiu2jcpn0vzlw74g9vcuxo6oxqt47epw
Turn 25 for Phasing into no synchronize
Turn 28 for Klutz not being able to use Fling
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen4ou-2172043684-jl29w0l7p3rrrvlmfzl21bvt7v2l1expw
