Stat changing moves

Stat Changing Moves

Stat changing moves change a Pokémon's stats, and are one of the key factors of competitive battling.

Stats	SAA	In Depth
Attack		Raises the power of Physical moves
Special Attack		Raises the power of Special moves
Defence		Raises defence against Physical moves
Special Defence		Raises defence against Special moves
Evasion*	?	Raises chance of evading enemy attacks
Speed	?	Determines which Pokémon moves first in battle
Accuracy*	?	Determines whether the move will hit or not
Critical Hit Ratio*	?	Determines the likeliness of the attack being a critical hit
not official stat=*

In order of name

Move	S.A/A	Inflicts	In depth
Acid Armour		Self	Raises defence by 2 levels
Agility		Self	Raises speed by 2 levels
Amnesia		Self	Raises special defence by 2 levels
Barrier		Self	Raises defense by 2 levels
Defence Curl		Self	Raises defense by 1 level
Double Team		Self	Raises evasiveness by 1 level
Flash		Opponent	Lowers accuracy by 1 level
Focus Energy		Self	Raises critical hit ratio by 1 level
Growl		Opponenet	Lowers attack by 1 level
Growth		Self	Raises special attack by 1 level
Harden		Self	Raises defence by 1 level
Haze		Everyone on field	Resets everyone's altered stats to their original levels
Kinesis		Opponent	Lowers opponents accuracy by 1 level

This article is not yet completed, I will try to finish it as soon as possible, feel free to edit it. --Dark Lord 11:44, 3 January 2011 (UTC)