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A '''Physical attack''' is one in which the user must make contact with its opponent in order to deal damage. Physical attacks deal damage as a function of the [[Stats#Attack|Attack stat]] of the attacking [[Pokémon]] and the [[Stats#Defense|Defense stat]] of the defending Pokémon.
A '''Physical attack''' is one in which the user must make contact with its opponent in order to deal damage. Physical attacks deal damage as a function of the [[Stats#Attack|Attack stat]] of the attacking [[Pokémon]] and the [[Stats#Defense|Defense stat]] of the defending Pokémon.


Most damaging [[moves]] of the following [[type]]s are Physical attacks:
Before [[Generation IV]], damaging moves of the following [[type]]s are Special attacks:  
Before [[Generation IV]], damaging moves of the following [[type]]s are Special attacks:  
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Revision as of 03:12, 24 March 2007

A Physical attack is one in which the user must make contact with its opponent in order to deal damage. Physical attacks deal damage as a function of the Attack stat of the attacking Pokémon and the Defense stat of the defending Pokémon.

Before Generation IV, damaging moves of the following types are Special attacks:

In Generation IV most damaging moves of the preceding types are Physical attacks, and most Dark attacks are also physical. Also, damaging Ice attacks are evenly split between physical and special.

See also

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