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 ==Type-affected game mechanics==
-Before [[Generation IV]], the [[damage category|category]] of damaging moves was dependend on its type only, such that, for example, all {{type|Normal}} damaging moves were [[physical move]]s and {{type|Water}} damaging moves were [[special move]]s. Since [[Generation IV]], however, the a move's damage category is independent of its type. (See [[damage category]] for details.)
+Prior to [[Generation IV]], the [[damage category|category]] of damaging moves only depends of the move's type (except for [[Shadow moves]]); for example, all {{type|Normal}} damaging moves are [[physical move]]s and all {{type|Water}} damaging moves are [[special move]]s. From [[Generation IV]] onward, each individual move has a [[damage category]] that is independent of its type.
 When the type of a move matches one of the types of the Pokémon using it, the attack power will be increased by 50%. This is referred to as [[same-type attack bonus]], or STAB for short. As an example, an {{p|Aron}} that knows the {{type|Steel}} move {{m|Metal Claw}} will have the move's power increased by 50% because one of Aron's types is Steel; the power of {{m|Cut}} would not be increased (because none of Aron's types is Normal).