Draft:Field effect (Masters)

Note: These descriptions are currently taken pretty verbatim from the Tips section of the menu, they should probably be revised before this article is mainspaced.

Field effects are effects that apply to the field of play. They can apply to one side of the field (the allied side or the opponents' side), or they can apply to the entire field.

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• Field effects that apply to one side of the field
  • Type Damage Fields
  • Circles
• Field effects that apply to the entire field
  • Weather
  • Terrains
  • Zones

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Field effects that apply to one side of the field

Field effect	Icon	Description
Physical Damage Reduction		Reduces physical attack damage received by the target. However, damage will not be reduced when a critical hit lands.
Special Damage Reduction		Reduces special attack damage received by the target. However, damage will not be reduced when a critical hit lands.
Status Move Defense		Prevents the target from being affected by an opponent's status moves and certain passive skills. However, passive skills and status moves that affect the field of play cannot be defended against.
Status Condition Defense		Prevents the target from being inflicted with a status condition. However, moves that inflict status conditions on yourself cannot be defended against.
Status Condition Reflection		Reflects a status condition inflicted on a target by an opponent's status move back to the opponent. However, moves used by the target that inflict a status condition on themselves—or non-status moves that inflict status conditions—are not reflected.
Stat Reduction Defense		Prevents the target from having its stats lowered. However, moves that reduce your own stats cannot be defended against.
Stat Reduction Reflection		Reflects the stat reduction effect inflicted on a target by an opponent's status move back to the opponent. However, moves used by the target that inflict a status condition on themselves—or non-status moves that inflict stat reduction effects—are not reflected.
No Stat Increases		Prevents the target's stats from increasing. However, it cannot prevent stat increases that occur due to the effects of an opponent's moves.
Critical-Hit Defense		Prevents attacks on the target from being critical hits.
Unity Disruption		Makes it difficult for the target to fill their unity gauge.
Chain Reduction		Shortens the duration the target's unity bonus is available.
No Switching		Prevents sync pairs from switching (except in certain circumstances).
Move Gauge Acceleration		Causes the target's move gauge to fill more quickly.
Weather Lock		If the weather has already been changed, prevents it from being changed again.

Type Damage Fields

Affected sync pairs take damage of the specified type after every action.

Type Damage Field icons

Circles

The field of play can be turned into different circles. Each circle powers up the moves and sync moves of a specific category (physical or special) and also reduces the damage received from them. The effects of some moves, sync moves, and max moves change depending on the circle. There are also some passive skills that only take effect in certain circles.

The effects of circles are enhanced when there are more sync pairs with the specific theme in the affected field of play when the circle is deployed. If there is a circle already existing on the field of play, the effects of the circle will not change even if the number of sync pairs with the specified theme increases or decreases. Also, unlike the Damage Reduction field effect, the damage reduction from the circle is not ignored when receiving a critical hit.

Circles and their effects will disappear after a set period of time has elapsed. Any number of circles, as well as other effects on the field of play—such as weather, terrains, and zones—can be active simultaneously.

Circle	Icon	Item move
Kanto Circle (Special)		Kanto Analysis
Kanto Circle (Defensive)		Kanto Solidarity
Johto Circle (Physical)		Johto Passion
Johto Circle (Defensive)		Johto Solidarity
Hoenn Circle (Special)		Hoenn Analysis
Hoenn Circle (Physical)		Hoenn Passion
Hoenn Circle (Defensive)		Hoenn Solidarity
Sinnoh Circle (Special)		Sinnoh Analysis
Sinnoh Circle (Defensive)		Sinnoh Solidarity
Unova Circle (Physical)		Unova Passion
Unova Circle (Defensive)		Unova Solidarity
Alola Circle (Special)		Alola Analysis
Alola Circle (Defensive)		Alola Solidarity
Galar Circle (Special)		Galar Analysis
Galar Circle (Physical)		Galar Passion
Galar Circle (Defensive)		Galar Solidarity
Paldea Circle (Special)		Paldea Analysis
Paldea Circle (Physical)		Paldea Passion
Paldea Circle (Defensive)		Paldea Solidarity
Pasio Circle (Defensive)		Pasio Solidarity

Field effects that apply to the entire field

Each of these effects applies to the field for a limited amount of time. The effects of some moves, sync moves, and max moves change depending on what field effects are active. There are also some passive skills that only take effect in certain field effects. If an existing field effect is replaced by a different field effect of the same category, then the previous field effect's effects will be overridden. If an existing field effect is replaced by the same field effect, then the field effect's duration will be extended. Field effects of different categories can be active simultaneously.

Weather

Main article: Weather (Masters)

The field of play can be affected by the following weather conditions:

Weather condition	Icon	Description
Sunny		Boosts Fire-type attacks. Freezing is disabled, and the frozen status condition is removed.
Rain		Boosts Water-type attacks.
Hail		All sync pairs on the battlefield take damage with every action.
Sandstorm		All sync pairs on the battlefield take damage with every action.

Terrains

Main article: Terrain (Masters)

The field of play can be turned into the following terrains:

Terrain	Icon	Description
Electric Terrain		Increases the damage of Electric-type attacks. Additionally, the Sleep status condition is prevented. However, Pokémon that are already asleep when the Electric Terrain is activated will remain asleep.
Grassy Terrain		Increases the damage of Grass-type attacks. Additionally, it restores HP when a Grass-type move is used. However, HP will not be restored to a Pokémon that attacks itself while confused.
Psychic Terrain		Increases the damage of Psychic-type attacks.

Zones

Main article: Zone (Masters)

The field of play can be turned into 13 different zones, one for each type whose power is not boosted by weather or terrains. Each zone powers up the attacks of a specific type.

Zone	Icon	Description
Normal Zone		Powers up Normal-type moves.
Ice Zone		Powers up Ice-type moves.
Fighting Zone		Powers up Fighting-type moves.
Poison Zone		Powers up Poison-type moves.
Ground Zone		Powers up Ground-type moves.
Flying Zone		Powers up Flying-type moves.
Bug Zone		Powers up Bug-type moves.
Rock Zone		Powers up Rock-type moves.
Ghost Zone		Powers up Ghost-type moves.
Dragon Zone		Powers up Dragon-type moves.
Dark Zone		Powers up Dark-type moves.
Steel Zone		Powers up Steel-type moves.
Fairy Zone		Powers up Fairy-type moves.