Battle mechanics
Damage rules, STAB, critical hits, and how move categories affect damage.
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Critical hits in Pokemon
Critical hits boost damage and can ignore certain stat changes, making them an important part of battle planning.
Damage Categories (Physical and Special)
Damage categories describe whether a move uses Attack/Defense or Special Attack/Special Defense.
Pokemon damage formula
The damage formula sets the base damage for a move before modifiers like STAB, critical hits, and type matchups are applied.
STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus)
STAB (Same-Type Attack Bonus) gives a damage boost when a Pokémon uses a move that matches its own type.