Research Scarlet & Violet Battle Mechanics Research

[DarkFE]

Hi.

I just tested this with Slow Start and Intimidate, and both abilities activated when Ability Shield was obtained under Neutralizing Gas. Maybe this was patched? Feel free to retest it to make sure.

Video proof: https://github.com/smogon/pokemon-showdown/pull/11583

Edit: Intimidate still doesn't activate if Ability Shield is acquired after Gastro Acid has been used.
Edit2: If two Pokémon with Ability Shield swap items under Neutralizing Gas, their abilities won't re-activate.

Yep, seems patched. Good catch. They changed several interactions with NGas after I made that post presumably because it wasn't regularly obtainable in the game at the time I ran those old tests. Repeating the same sequence with the same Pokemon in the same trainer battle yields different results in the new footage than what I showed in part 3 of the old video.

Thanks!

I have also a question regarding the interaction between multi-hit moves and Tinted Lens, Technician, and Adaptability. If the user loses their Ability after the first hit (due to Mummy, Wandering Spirit, or Lingering Aroma), do the subsequent hits still receive the damage boost? (I expect the answer to be "No", but I could not find any evidence online).

Tested with Lingering Aroma in this footage. All of Tinted Lens, Technician, and Adaptability seemed to apply on the first hit and ceased applying on subsequent hits of the contact multi-hit attack. PS! itself appears to implement this correctly in all three cases, though interestingly it looks like the damage calculator incorrectly assumes that specifically Adaptability applies for all hits of the move even though it doesn't in-game.

Hope this helps.