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'''Same-type attack bonus''', commonly abbreviated as '''''STAB''''', is a 50% boost to an [[move|attack's]] power when the attack's [[elemental types|type]] is the same as one of the type(s) of the [[Pokémon]] using the attack. For instance, if a {{p|Blastoise}} were to use {{m|Surf}}, Surf's power would be increased by 50% since both Blastoise and Surf are {{type2|Water}}. If Blastoise were to use {{m|Ice Beam}} however, it would receive no such bonus since Blastoise is not {{type2|Ice}}. A {{p|Lapras}}, on the other hand, would receive the same-type attack bonus when using either Surf or Ice Beam since Lapras is both Ice-type and Water-type. | '''Same-type attack bonus''', commonly abbreviated as '''''STAB''''', is a 50% boost to an [[move|attack's]] power when the attack's [[elemental types|type]] is the same as one of the type(s) of the [[Pokémon]] using the attack. This results in a 50% bonus to [[damage]]. For instance, if a {{p|Blastoise}} were to use {{m|Surf}}, Surf's power would be increased by 50% since both Blastoise and Surf are {{type2|Water}}. If Blastoise were to use {{m|Ice Beam}} however, it would receive no such bonus since Blastoise is not {{type2|Ice}}. A {{p|Lapras}}, on the other hand, would receive the same-type attack bonus when using either Surf or Ice Beam since Lapras is both Ice-type and Water-type. | ||
The STAB has been in use since [[Generation I]] and has remained unchanged since. | The STAB has been in use since [[Generation I]] and has remained unchanged since. | ||