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'''Acid rain''' is a glitch in {{game|Platinum}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} that results in the simultaneous occurrence of all [[weather conditions]] at once, thus damaging all Pokémon on the field. Even though it was discovered before the English release of Platinum, it is | '''Acid rain''' is a glitch in {{game|Platinum}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} that results in the simultaneous occurrence of all [[weather conditions]] at once, thus damaging all Pokémon on the field. Even though it was discovered before the English release of Platinum, it is present in all versions of the mentioned games. | ||
==Cause== | ==Cause== | ||
If any weather effect (including {{m|Trick Room}}, {{m|Gravity}}, and {{m|Uproar}}, but excluding {{DL|Weather conditions|Heavy rain|rain}}) is in effect and a player of {{v2|Platinum}}, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold|s}}, or {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|SoulSilver|s}} uses {{m|Pursuit}} on a Pokémon that is switching out on that turn and causes it to faint, this glitch will activate. Upon sending out the next Pokémon, the weather will have changed, and all four [[weather conditions]] will be | If any weather effect (including {{m|Trick Room}}, {{m|Gravity}}, and {{m|Uproar}}, but excluding {{DL|Weather conditions|Heavy rain|rain}}) is in effect, and a player of {{v2|Platinum}}, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold|s}}, or {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|SoulSilver|s}} uses {{m|Pursuit}} on a Pokémon that is switching out on that turn and causes it to faint, this glitch will activate. Upon sending out the next Pokémon, the weather will have changed, and all four [[weather conditions]] will be occuring at once until the end of the battle. | ||
This will occur if the user of {{m|Pursuit}} is the host, even if the host game is [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond or Pearl]]. | This will occur if the user of {{m|Pursuit}} is the host, even if the host game is [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond or Pearl]]. | ||
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# Rain (hurts after animation; glitch cannot be activated using this weather) | # Rain (hurts after animation; glitch cannot be activated using this weather) | ||
Other moves with multiple-turn effects such as {{m|Mud Sport}}, {{m|Water Sport}}, {{m|Tailwind}}, and {{m|Perish Song}} will not be affected and work | Other moves with multiple-turn effects, such as {{m|Mud Sport}}, {{m|Water Sport}}, {{m|Tailwind}}, and {{m|Perish Song}}, will not be affected and work normally. | ||
Even if the Pokémon is normally immune to a weather condition due to its type ({{type|Ice}} Pokémon with hail, and {{t|Rock}}-, {{t|Ground}}-, and {{type|Steel}} Pokémon with a sandstorm), they will accumulate damage four times each turn, with the cause of the damage identified as their [[Ability]], rather than the weather. In this way, a {{p|Pikachu}} in battle can be hurt by its {{a|Static}}, a {{p|Weezing}} by its {{a|Levitate}}, or an {{p|Empoleon}} by its {{a|Torrent}}. | Even if the Pokémon is normally immune to a weather condition due to its type ({{type|Ice}} Pokémon with hail, and {{t|Rock}}-, {{t|Ground}}-, and {{type|Steel}} Pokémon with a sandstorm), they will accumulate damage four times each turn, with the cause of the damage identified as their [[Ability]], rather than the weather. In this way, a {{p|Pikachu}} in battle can be hurt by its {{a|Static}}, a {{p|Weezing}} by its {{a|Levitate}}, or an {{p|Empoleon}} by its {{a|Torrent}}. | ||
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However, if the Pokémon is immune to both {{m|Hail}} and {{m|Sandstorm}}, like {{p|Swinub}}, that Pokémon will be immune to all of the damaging effects of this glitch. | However, if the Pokémon is immune to both {{m|Hail}} and {{m|Sandstorm}}, like {{p|Swinub}}, that Pokémon will be immune to all of the damaging effects of this glitch. | ||
Conversely, a Pokémon with an Ability that heals it in certain weather conditions, such as {{a|Ice Body}} or {{a|Rain Dish}}, will not take damage, but instead be healed four times | Conversely, a Pokémon with an Ability that heals it in certain weather conditions, such as {{a|Ice Body}} or {{a|Rain Dish}}, will not take damage, but instead be healed four times every turn until they are fully healed, and then, the weather will hurt it. {{a|Dry Skin}}, which heals in some weather and hurts in other weather will work as it normally does, healing with one condition and hurting with the other. | ||
Both {{m|Thunder}} and {{m|Blizzard}} have 100% accuracy, due to simultaneous rain and hail | Both {{m|Thunder}} and {{m|Blizzard}} have 100% accuracy, due to simultaneous rain and hail. {{m|SolarBeam}} will require no charging due to the sun, but its damage will also become decreased by 50% due to the other three weather conditions. | ||
If a {{p|Castform}} or {{p|Cherrim}} is brought into battle, their | If a {{p|Castform}} or {{p|Cherrim}} is brought into battle, their Abilities will cause them to constantly transform, thus locking up the battle until the game is turned off. Castform will only transform between its [[Form differences#Castform|Sun and Rain forms]] due to those particular weather conditions being the first two to occur (and thus, Castform recognizes these as being the only two weather conditions on the field). | ||
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