Hidden Power (move)/Calculation

Hidden Power is a Normal-type move. However, the type of Hidden Power can be anything except Normal- and ???-types. Its damage varies from 30 to 70.

Damage

The damage done by Hidden Power is not completely random. It has a formula based on IVs.

Hidden Power damage=(a+b+c+d+e+f)*40/63+30

• a=1 if HP_IV/4 has a remainder of 2 or 3.
• a=0 if HP_IV/4 has a remainder of 0 or 1.
• b=2 if Attack_IV/4 has a remainder of 2 or 3.
• b=0 if Attack_IV/4 has a remainder of 0 or 1.
• c=4 if Defence_IV/4 has a remainder of 2 or 3.
• c=0 if Defence_IV/4 has a remainder of 0 or 1.
• d=8 if Speed_IV/4 has a remainder of 2 or 3.
• d=0 if Speed_IV/4 has a remainder of 0 or 1.
• e=16 if SpAttack_IV/4 has a remainder of 2 or 3.
• e=0 if SpAttack_IV/4 has a remainder of 0 or 1.
• f=32 if SpDefence_IV/4 has a remainder of 2 or 3.
• f=0 id SpDefence_IV/4 has a remainder of 0 or 1.

Type

The type of a Hidden Power attack is not comletely random. It has a formula based on IVs.

Hidden Power type=(u+v+w+x+y+z)*15/63

• u=1 if HP_IV is odd.
• u=0 if HP_IV is even.
• v=2 if Attack_IV is odd.
• v=0 if Attack_IV is even.
• w=4 if Defence_IV is odd.
• w=0 if Defence_IV is even.
• x=8 if Speed_IV is odd.
• x=0 if Speed_IV is even.
• y=16 if SpAttack_IV is odd.
• y=0 if SpAttack_IV is even.
• z=32 if SpDefence_IV is odd.
• z=0 if SpDefence_IV is even.

Of course, the answer is a number, not a type. Use the table below to convert from number to type.