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m (I wouldn't say Psyshock and co. deal "physical damage", since they're affected by Light Screen but not Reflect, for example, i.e. they're special for the purpose of anything but which of the target's Defense stats is used in damage calculation.) |
m (Only Grass Knot, Donkey Trump Card, Infestation, Draining Kiss, Wring Out, and Petal Dance make contact out of all special moves.) |
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In [[Generation I]], special moves cause damage depending on the {{stat|Special}} stats of both the attacking {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and the defending Pokémon. In later generations, special moves typically deal damage depending on the {{stat|Special Attack}} stat of the attacking Pokémon and the {{stat|Special Defense}} stat of the defending Pokémon. However, a small number of special moves introduced in [[Generation V]] actually deal damage calculated with the defending Pokémon's {{stat|Defense}} instead of its Special Defense stat. | In [[Generation I]], special moves cause damage depending on the {{stat|Special}} stats of both the attacking {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and the defending Pokémon. In later generations, special moves typically deal damage depending on the {{stat|Special Attack}} stat of the attacking Pokémon and the {{stat|Special Defense}} stat of the defending Pokémon. However, a small number of special moves introduced in [[Generation V]] actually deal damage calculated with the defending Pokémon's {{stat|Defense}} instead of its Special Defense stat. | ||
While | While almost all special moves do not make [[contact]], six do. For example, {{m|Grass Knot}} makes contact despite being a special move. | ||
==Generations I-III== | ==Generations I-III== | ||
