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A '''physical move''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|物理技|ぶつりわざ}}''' ''physical move'') is one of the three categories of [[move]]s and one of the two that inflict damage. | A '''physical move''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|物理技|ぶつりわざ}}''' ''physical move'') is one of the three [[damage category|categories]] of [[move]]s and one of the two that inflict [[damage]]. | ||
Physical moves deal damage depending on both the {{stat|Attack}} stat of the attacking {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and the {{stat|Defense}} stat of the defending Pokémon. | |||
There are also a small number of [[special move]]s introduced in [[Generation V]] that deal physical damage | There are also a small number of [[special move]]s introduced in [[Generation V]] that are said to deal physical damage; although these moves are classified as special moves, they too deal damage based on the defending Pokémon's Defense stat (as opposed to its Special Defense). | ||
While most physical moves make [[contact]], some do not. For example, {{m|Earthquake}} does not make contact despite being a physical move. | While most physical moves make [[contact]], some do not. For example, {{m|Earthquake}} does not make contact despite being a physical move. | ||
==Generation I-III== | ==Generation I-III== | ||
Before [[Generation IV]], damaging moves of the following [[type]]s are physical moves: | Before [[Generation IV]], all damaging moves of the following [[type]]s are physical moves: | ||
*{{typecolor|Normal}} | *{{typecolor|Normal}} | ||
*{{typecolor|Fighting}} | *{{typecolor|Fighting}} | ||
