Talk:Same-type attack bonus

Problem with article

"commonly abbreviated as STAB, is a 50% boost to an attack's power when the attack's type is the same as one of the types of the Pokémon using the attack" but in the Damage modification article, it says stab does 150% damage. Which is which? Please fix. Penubag 04:23, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

"...is a 50% boost to an attack's..". Meaning, it adds that much more to the original amount of damage, or 100%. 100% + 50% = 150%, so it's correct. - _s.Combusken 04:29, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Why?

I want to see some data-hacking reason why this happens. ;) Jazzmoth 15:53, 2 January 2009 (UTC)