Yesterday, my friend Etchy posted a video on his Twitter showing U-Turn causing a flinch when a Pokemon with the item King's Rock is switched in (as an aside, follow him if you're interested in research into old gens, his YouTube channel is amazing).
This seems to line up with the research done here showing that berries on the user's side do not activate before the switch - do any other items also activate after the switch? As shown in the video, Life Orb damage happens before the switch - what about other items? One that immediately comes to mind to test is Shell Bell, but are there any others that could be tested? Are there any user abilities that could possibly be tested as well? (I think the answer to this one is no, Stench doesn't flinch in Gen 4 and Poison Touch doesn't exist yet, but I could be missing something)
I sadly am unable to test these myself until much later this week, but if anyone else wants to check Shell Bell's timing themselves or let me know if there are any other items/abilities that should be tested as well, that would be really appreciated!
This seems to line up with the research done here showing that berries on the user's side do not activate before the switch - do any other items also activate after the switch? As shown in the video, Life Orb damage happens before the switch - what about other items? One that immediately comes to mind to test is Shell Bell, but are there any others that could be tested? Are there any user abilities that could possibly be tested as well? (I think the answer to this one is no, Stench doesn't flinch in Gen 4 and Poison Touch doesn't exist yet, but I could be missing something)
I sadly am unable to test these myself until much later this week, but if anyone else wants to check Shell Bell's timing themselves or let me know if there are any other items/abilities that should be tested as well, that would be really appreciated!
