Thanks.
Judging by the wording, I would assume that anything that is not a move (although I don't know about commands) would not cause Sucker Punch to fail, judging by the in-game description, unless it has a higher priority (or equal priority and used by a pokemon with a higher speed).Sucker Punch reads "The user feigns weakness, but then strikes with intense swiftness if the foe prepares to attack. This move fails if the opponents uses a non-damaging move or outspeeds the Pokemon with its own high-speed attacks."
Are actions like cooling down after a combo or chilling considered "non-damaging moves" or can I Sucker Punch away at cooling off foes?
They damage all Pokemon on the field.How does surf (and other moves that target all grounded pokemon, such as earthquake) work?
Do these moves do damage to ALL active pokemon (In doubles/triples) or ONLY enemy pokemon?
I have seen in other battles, substitutes with three clauses such as this called illegal, though I am not entirely sure myself the ruling.IF Earth Power AND you are not Taunted AND you don't have a Substitute THEN replace that action with Substitute (15) and push back
If it manifests through sight, though, how come a pokemon that can not see it, but would otherwise witness it, would be affected?It does manifests through sight, it's just that being ordered to look away from it is not a valid way to make the move fail. Other moves that need the opponent to watch to function have the same disclaimer (Taunt)
It manifests through sight. If in some way the sight of the Pokemon is legitimately obstructed from a flavour perspective than the move will fail but you cannot make the move fail by ordering your mon to look away.Gerard said:It does manifests through sight, it's just that being ordered to look away from it is not a valid way to make the move fail.
So blocking sight, through a means like, for example, using Flash to obstruct vision, can block a Yawn, but simply looking away won't do anything.Did you read his post. There was a time in ASB where people would use flavour actions such as "Do Nothing" or "Look Away."
It manifests through sight. If in some way the sight of the Pokemon is legitimately obstructed from a flavour perspective than the move will fail but you cannot make the move fail by ordering your mon to look away.