Hello Community,
I'd like to report what I think is a bug. I followed the steps required, ended up checking 8 pages of that thread with following keywords -> 'zera' 'wind' 'volt', but ended up finding nothing. I checked 5 first pages and 3 last.
Context :
SW/SH Overused match 6v6.
What happened (10th turn) :
1) My
'Bishparp' dies of
'Close Combat' by foe
'Zeraora', I send in
'Volcarona'.
'Zeraora' is boosted with two
'Bulk up'.
'Zeraora' first item was
'Life Orb', but it was tricked (move
'Trick') in exchange with a
'Rocky Helmet' by my Cresselia. In early turns, the
'Rocky Helmet' had been stolen from a
'Landorus-Therian', in exchange for the
'Choice Scarf' of my Pokémon.
Bisharp set :
Fatal Sombrero (Bisharp) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off
- Iron Head
Volcarona set :
Hot-Dog Barbecue (Volcarona) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Whirlwind
- Roost
- Defog
- Flamethrower
Cresselia set :
Careless Sadist (Cresselia) (F) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 148 SpD / 108 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Lunar Dance
- Trick
- Ice Beam
- Safeguard
2) The foe Zeraora attacks first with 'Plasmafists', dealing 84,5% to Volcarona ;
3) The Volcarona talent 'Flame Body' activates, burning Zeraora ;
4) The move 'Whirlwind' is casted ;
5) The Zeraora talent 'Volt Absorb' activates and makes 'Whirlwind' fail : message : 'it doesn't affect the opposing Zeraora'.
Replay :
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1455213008-eut9wqmezl26thp3xo0q57ct0wfb1snpw
Fun fact : I won :D !
So I don't know if I'm missing a knowledgable mechanic here,but it really looks like a but to of the players (my opponent and I).
It was a really funny experience so I'm not bothered at all, just curious to see how smogon handles that kind of situation ^^.
Thank you for caring,
Cheers !
Anjii.V.
BUG STATUS: NOT A BUG, see below (DaWoblefet)