This is not true. Booster Energy runs at a later switch-in event than most abilities, including Drought/Orichalcum Pulse. Even leading Torkoal + Flutter Mane will cause Protosynthesis to activate with the Sun and not consume its Booster Energy.
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Research Scarlet & Violet Battle Mechanics Research
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Oh, this one is interesting, TIL NOTED
Hi. I went ahead and checked this out in-game.
It appears that Terastallized Transformed Pokemon use the base STABs of the Transform target. For example, a Terastallized Tera Psychic Ditto gets the Adaptability-like damage when using Psychic after Transforming into a Gardevoir, but that same Transformed Terastallized Tera Psychic Ditto receives no STAB boost whatsoever on Normal-type moves like Swift. To put it simply, the Ditto in this case seems to behave just like a Terastallized Tera Psychic Gardevoir.
This is perhaps obvious, but I felt it necessary to make clear: A Pokemon that Transforms into a Terastallized Pokemon receives no damage boost on moves of the Terastallized target's Tera Type. For instance, Transforming into a Tera Fire Gardevoir doesn't grant any bonus to Fire moves for the Transform user, instead granting the STABs on Psychic and Fairy as usual.
Hi. I decided to test more regarding Commanded Dondozo and switching moves after I saw a note on lack of research regarding this in the Partners in Crime OM thread:
Apologies for the double post. I wanted to get this information out, but an edit seemed somewhat inappropriate this time around considering that the information is entirely unrelated to the previous post.
- Baton Pass (previously tested), Shed Tail, and Teleport fail without any noticeable effects. "But it failed!"
- Chilly Reception and Parting Shot apply their other effects (summon Snow / lower stats respectively), but do not cause Dondozo to switch out.
- U-Turn and Volt Switch deal damage, but do not cause Dondozo to switch out.
- I haven't tested all cases for this, but at least Volt Switch, Baton Pass, and Shed Tail continue to fail to cause Dondozo to switch even after Tatsugiri faints inside Dondozo's mouth. Presumably all of these switching moves will have their switching aspect removed until Dondozo faints and is revived, removing the "Commanded" state entirely, though I can't say that with absolute certainty.
- Not quite a switching move, but tested it anyway: Healing Wish works as normal for a Commanded Dondozo, causing it to faint.
Apologies for the double post. I wanted to get this information out, but an edit seemed somewhat inappropriate this time around considering that the information is entirely unrelated to the previous post.
When you say that it removes these effects, do you just mean from the stack on Y-info, or do you mean that they also lose STAB on the added type?
It removes both Y-info volatiles entirely. We didn't test if the move still keeps STAB or not.
- Make it Rain doesn't drop Sp. Atk twice when damaging Disguise.
- If a Pokemon with a resist Berry is hit by a super-effective attack that triggers that Berry, and an ally Symbiosis Pokemon passes that Pokemon a Weakness Policy, Weakness Policy will not activate for that attack.
- Helping Hand can boost the base power of Future moves, but only if used on the turn the move would deal damage, and only if the original Pokemon using the Future move is an active recipient of the Helping Hand. This applies even if the Helping Hand recipient also used some other move during the turn.
- If Breaking Swipe hits into two Protect moves that have an effect on contact (e.g. Spiky Shield or Baneful Bunker), each protection effect will apply (e.g. double Spiky Shield damage, double poison from Baneful Bunker). If Breaking Swipe hits one Spiky Shield Pokemon and would faint from that attack, it still lowers the Attack of the other target before fainting.
- When Cud Chew continually eats a Berry that boosts stats, like Salac Berry, after it maxes out on that stat, Cud Chew won't activate anymore. Dropping the user's stat won't cause Cud Chew to eat the Berry anymore either.
- If Meloetta is hacked with a nonstandard Ability, it will retain the nonstandard Ability even if it transforms via Relic Song. If it switches, however, it will return back to Serene Grace (note: tested in the overworld, not in PvP).
What if the move x4 effective?
Wait, which flag is for not hitting twice with Parental Bond? Did you guys label the previously unlabeled flags at some point?
It's the one labeled as NoMultiHit. Marty updated the OP a while ago with descriptions on flag names. There's been pretty much no progress on the unlabeled flags.
I also wanted to bump this! Not sure if all of this got answered, I'm curious about the Contrary interactions. This info will probably be used to add to the Pokémon Emerald expansion.
Couldn't find any answers on this interaction searching online: will Stakeout boost the damage of Comeuppance? (e.g. if something uses Volt Switch against Mabosstiff)
On Showdown the answer appears to be no, but curious if that's also true on the cartridge. The wording of the ability implies it should, but no idea how it's actually implemented.
On Showdown the answer appears to be no, but curious if that's also true on the cartridge. The wording of the ability implies it should, but no idea how it's actually implemented.
No, Commupance deals 1.5 times the damage of the last move the user took to the Pokémon that used that move. It's damage is fixed, so nothing can change it, like Night Shade.
Hi. Another round of testing. I hope this helps:
Notably, this differs from the simulator implementation. On Showdown, Opportunist correctly copies both of the stat stage boosts in this case, but Mirror Herb incorrectly only copies the Stuff Cheeks Defense boost while ignoring Petaya Berry's Special Attack boost entirely.
Mirror Herb + Contrary Pokemon try to copy positive boosts, and then Contrary activates and turns the copied positive stage changes into negative stage changes. In other words, it works like the Spectral Thief example as far as I can tell. The Mirror Herb won't trigger for a Contrary user if an opponent uses something like Overheat or Superpower to lower their own stats, since the Mirror Herb still seems to only be looking for positive stat stage changes on the opponent to copy.
Yes, they both copy both boosts. I tested using Stuff Cheeks Greedent with Petaya Berry, and Opportunist and Mirror Herb copied both the Defense stages and the Special Attack stage.
Notably, this differs from the simulator implementation. On Showdown, Opportunist correctly copies both of the stat stage boosts in this case, but Mirror Herb incorrectly only copies the Stuff Cheeks Defense boost while ignoring Petaya Berry's Special Attack boost entirely.
Mirror Herb only copies the positive boosts, so if you send out a Mirror Herb user against a non-Ghost Pokemon using Curse, then your Mirror Herb user will end up with +1 Attack and +1 Defense without lowering its Speed stages at all.
Mirror Herb + Contrary Pokemon try to copy positive boosts, and then Contrary activates and turns the copied positive stage changes into negative stage changes. In other words, it works like the Spectral Thief example as far as I can tell. The Mirror Herb won't trigger for a Contrary user if an opponent uses something like Overheat or Superpower to lower their own stats, since the Mirror Herb still seems to only be looking for positive stat stage changes on the opponent to copy.
I tried searching for raid interactions but didn't see it on the front page or in the search results, but since it came up in the Samurott Raid thread it's worth asking: do all "field wide" abilities work in raids?
We know stuff that sets things (like terrains, weather) applies to all players, and we know Steely Spirit does, so my assumption would be "yes" but raids can have some odd corner cases. Like Earthquake wont hit your allies. So seems worth confirming instead of assuming?
Notable questions:
-Does Friend Guard apply the 25% reduction from enemy attacks to everyone
-The various Veil abilities (Flower, Aroma, Sweet)
-Do the Ruin abilities debuff allied stats
We know stuff that sets things (like terrains, weather) applies to all players, and we know Steely Spirit does, so my assumption would be "yes" but raids can have some odd corner cases. Like Earthquake wont hit your allies. So seems worth confirming instead of assuming?
Notable questions:
-Does Friend Guard apply the 25% reduction from enemy attacks to everyone
-The various Veil abilities (Flower, Aroma, Sweet)
-Do the Ruin abilities debuff allied stats
Does Mold Breaker deal "weather influenced" damage to a Cloud Nine Pokemon? EX: a Cloud Nine Golduck is hit by a Sun-Boosted Flamethrower, or Rain-Boosted Surf, from a Mold Breaker opponent?
Alongside that, does Hydro Steam deal its regular BP if Cloud Nine is up? I know there was already research on how various Utility-Umbrella holders interact with it, and was curious if it specifically uses Sun to boost like other Weathers or just checks that Sun is there (akin to how Electric Terrain affects QD mons even if they're not grounded to otherwise interact with the Terrain).
Alongside that, does Hydro Steam deal its regular BP if Cloud Nine is up? I know there was already research on how various Utility-Umbrella holders interact with it, and was curious if it specifically uses Sun to boost like other Weathers or just checks that Sun is there (akin to how Electric Terrain affects QD mons even if they're not grounded to otherwise interact with the Terrain).
Hi.
When Cloud Nine is active, Hydro Steam deals the same damage it would deal in a weatherless environment even if Sun or Rain is on the field.
Mold Breaker does not allow the user to deal weather-influenced damage against Cloud Nine targets. For example, a Cloud Nine Golduck takes the same non-weather-boosted damage from a Mold Breaker Tinkaton's Surf both inside and outside of Rain.
When Cloud Nine is active, Hydro Steam deals the same damage it would deal in a weatherless environment even if Sun or Rain is on the field.
I don't know if this is a bug in game, or how this would change the viability of the Pokemon with this ability, but:
Something that I discovered in game, is Cud Chew, the ability exclusive to farigiraf and paldea tauros family, will actually proc multiple times, happening every other turn after the first cud chew activation.
For example: if you reach 25% and eat a ganlon berry turn 1, you get plus 1 defense, and turn 2, cud chew activates. Turn 3 nothing will happen, but turn 4, cud chew re-activates and you eat the berry again, now +3 defense. Even if you restored hp over the 25% mark, the ability procs every other turn.
Edit: Another point of interest I have discovered testing this mechanic is if the berry in question is a health restoring berry (oran, sitrus, aguav, etc.) If on the turn cud chew would activate, it doesn't activate and will no longer active the rest of the time you are on the field
Edit 2: here is a video showing the mechanic with sitrus berry.
Edit 3: Apparently this was already discovered, just is not implemented in showdown
Something that I discovered in game, is Cud Chew, the ability exclusive to farigiraf and paldea tauros family, will actually proc multiple times, happening every other turn after the first cud chew activation.
For example: if you reach 25% and eat a ganlon berry turn 1, you get plus 1 defense, and turn 2, cud chew activates. Turn 3 nothing will happen, but turn 4, cud chew re-activates and you eat the berry again, now +3 defense. Even if you restored hp over the 25% mark, the ability procs every other turn.
Edit: Another point of interest I have discovered testing this mechanic is if the berry in question is a health restoring berry (oran, sitrus, aguav, etc.) If on the turn cud chew would activate, it doesn't activate and will no longer active the rest of the time you are on the field
Edit 2: here is a video showing the mechanic with sitrus berry.
Edit 3: Apparently this was already discovered, just is not implemented in showdown
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I've recently seen that Copycat Chains don't work in generation 4. Can someone please test if they work in generation 9? Thank you.
This might require a datamine to confirm for obvious reasons of probability, but I'm curious.
With Sneasler's Dire Claw, I'm curious how all the status checks interact. Is there a way to determine if the Status for the move is rolled before Poison Touch from an Ability, or how the Statuses are rolled (i.e. 50% Chance at status and then randomly determined vs "Roll Poison, if no Poison then Roll Sleep, etc.")? Also, if a status cannot be inflicted, such as Dire Claw into an Electric Type (no Paralysis) or into Electric Terrain (no sleep), are the status odds 50% of the remaining eligible Conditions, or 50% - 16.67% split between them?
With Sneasler's Dire Claw, I'm curious how all the status checks interact. Is there a way to determine if the Status for the move is rolled before Poison Touch from an Ability, or how the Statuses are rolled (i.e. 50% Chance at status and then randomly determined vs "Roll Poison, if no Poison then Roll Sleep, etc.")? Also, if a status cannot be inflicted, such as Dire Claw into an Electric Type (no Paralysis) or into Electric Terrain (no sleep), are the status odds 50% of the remaining eligible Conditions, or 50% - 16.67% split between them?
It would likely work however Tri Attack does, since the move is just a physical Poison-type version of the move with Burn and Freeze replaced with Poison and Sleep.
Tri Attack isn't contact though, so the interaction with Poison Touch is unique to Dire Claw.