Rivalry (Ability): Difference between revisions

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===In battle===
===In battle===
====Generation IV====
====Generation IV====
When using a move, Rivalry raises the [[power]] of the move by 25% if the target and the Pokémon with this Ability have the same [[gender]], but reduces base power by 25% if the target and the Pokémon with this Ability have opposite genders. If the Pokémon with this Ability or the target is genderless, the move's power is unaffected.
When a Pokémon with Rivalry uses an attack, the attack's [[power]] is raised by 25% if the target and the user have the same [[gender]], and is reduced by 25% if the target and the user have opposite genders. If the user or target is genderless, the move's power is unaffected.


Unless the Pokémon is genderless, Rivalry powers up {{status|confusion}} damage.
Unless the Pokémon is genderless, Rivalry powers up {{status|confusion}} damage.


====Generation V onward====
====Generations V and VI====
Rivalry no longer powers up {{status|confusion}} damage.
Rivalry no longer powers up {{status|confusion}} damage.
====Generation VII onward====
When an attack targets a Pokémon with Rivalry, the attack's [[power]] is raised by 25% if the target and the user have the same [[gender]], and is reduced by 25% if the target and the user have opposite genders.


===Outside of battle===
===Outside of battle===
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