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An '''additional effect''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|追加効果|ついかこうか}}''' ''additional effect'') is the in-battle secondary effect of a [[List of moves that do damage|damaging move]].

Additional effects include stat changes or status conditions with a chance of occurring. Some moves can also have more than one additional effect; {{m|Ice Fang}} is an example of this, with a 10% chance of {{status|freeze|freezing}} the target and an independent 10% chance of causing the target to {{status|flinch}}.

There are three {{Abilities}} which can modify the chance to cause an additional effect. {{a|Serene Grace}} doubles their chances of occurring when the user attacks (up to 100%), {{a|Sheer Force}} removes them from the user's moves but boosts their damage, and {{a|Shield Dust}} makes the Pokémon with that Ability immune to additional effects from moves that damage it. The rainbow created by {{m|Water Pledge}} when used in combination with {{m|Fire Pledge}} also doubles the chances of additional effects occurring (this effect does not stack with Serene Grace).

Moves that always lower the user's stat stages such as {{m|Overheat}} and {{m|Close Combat}} are not treated as moves with an additional effect. {{cat|HP-draining moves|HP-draining}}, such as the effect of {{m|Giga Drain}}, is also not considered an additional effect. The item-removing effect of {{m|Knock Off}}, item-stealing effect of {{m|Thief}} and {{m|Covet}}, [[status condition]]-curing effect of {{m|Smelling Salts}} and {{m|Wake-Up Slap}}, barrier-removing effect of {{m|Brick Break}} and {{m|Psychic Fangs}}, and the type-changing effect of {{m|Burn Up}} are not considered additional effects.

Additional effects caused by using {{m|Fling}} while holding specific items are considered to be additional effects by Shield Dust but not by Sheer Force.

The Ability {{a|Stench}} and the [[held item]]s [[Razor Fang]] and [[King's Rock]] grant additional effects to moves, though (in the case of the held items) they do not interact with Sheer Force.

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| style="text-align:left"|Lowers the target's Special Defense by 1 stage.

| style="text-align:left"|Inflicts flinch on the target.

| style="text-align:left"|Traps the target.

| style="text-align:left"|Raises all of the user's stats (Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed) by 1 stage.

| style="text-align:left"|Inflicts freeze on the target.

| style="text-align:left"|Inflicts paralysis on the target.

| style="text-align:left"|Special: See {{m|Secret Power}}.

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