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Unless someone can point out a source for the expression "damage category", at least in the context of the core series games, I think it should point out that it's a fan name.
Bookwyrm1357 (talk | contribs) (added list of damage category by type prior to Generation IV, (I can't find a full list anywhere else, and this page seems the best fit) copied the lists from "physical move" and "special move") |
(Unless someone can point out a source for the expression "damage category", at least in the context of the core series games, I think it should point out that it's a fan name.) |
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'''Damage categories''' are categories introduced in {{Pokémon XD}} <!-- Colosseum had only one Shadow move --> for [[shadow move]]s, and then | '''Damage categories''' are categories introduced in {{Pokémon XD}} <!-- Colosseum had only one Shadow move --> for [[shadow move]]s, and then applied to all existing moves in the [[core series]] games starting in [[Generation IV]], that categorize [[move]]s based on the kind of damage they deal. Among fans, this change is often known as the '''Physical/Special split'''. | ||
Overall, when the feature was first announced, the change was very controversial among fans, as many players were unsure of which moves from the previous three generations would be affected. Eventually, this fear of losing hard-trained Pokémon due to the conversion died down, and as movesets were revealed, the change became an accepted part of the game.{{fact}} | |||
==Details== | |||
In the [[core series]] games of previous [[generation]]s, a [[move]] would base its power on the user's {{Stat|Attack}} and the target's {{Stat|Defense}} or the user's {{Stat|Special Attack}} and the target's {{Stat|Special Defense}} depending on its [[type]]. For example, all {{type|Fighting}} moves were the former, while all {{type|Fire}} moves were the latter. However, starting in [[Generation IV]], a move like {{m|Focus Blast}} is both Fighting-type and bases its damage on the Special Attack and Special Defense of the user and target, respectively. | |||
The addition of this feature to the games has altered the playing field somewhat, as now Pokémon are allowed a much greater degree of freedom with the types of move that can be used. For example, under the former system, {{p|Sneasel}}, which has a much greater Attack than Special Attack, would often be forced to ignore all moves that would give it [[Same-type attack bonus|STAB]], due to {{type|Ice}} and {{type|Dark}} moves both being calculated from its Special Attack, the base of which is a low 35, compared to its Attack [[base stats|base stat]], 95. | The addition of this feature to the games has altered the playing field somewhat, as now Pokémon are allowed a much greater degree of freedom with the types of move that can be used. For example, under the former system, {{p|Sneasel}}, which has a much greater Attack than Special Attack, would often be forced to ignore all moves that would give it [[Same-type attack bonus|STAB]], due to {{type|Ice}} and {{type|Dark}} moves both being calculated from its Special Attack, the base of which is a low 35, compared to its Attack [[base stats|base stat]], 95. | ||
While the moves remain, for the most part, in the same category that they were in before, the majority of moves of a formerly "Special" type that were given status as Physical, as well as moves of a formerly "Physical" type that were given status as Special, are obvious changes, as is the case with {{m|Fire Punch}}, {{m|Ice Punch}}, and {{m|Thunder Punch}}. Several new moves, as well, were introduced to give more balance to formerly all-Special and all-Physical types, such as the {{type|Psychic}}, which got {{m|Zen Headbutt}} and {{m|Psycho Cut}}, and the Fighting-type, which got Focus Blast, {{m|Vacuum Wave}}, and {{m|Aura Sphere}}. Other moves, such as {{m|Hyper Beam}}, which are now Special, gained Physical counterparts with the same characteristics (in this case, Hyper Beam's Physical equivalent is {{m|Giga Impact}}). | |||
While the moves remain, for the most part, in the same category that they were in before, the majority of moves of a formerly "Special" type that were given status as Physical, as well as moves of a formerly "Physical" type that were given status as Special, are obvious changes, as is the case with {{m|Fire Punch}}, {{m|Ice Punch}}, and {{m|Thunder Punch}}. Several new moves, as well, were introduced to give more balance to formerly all-Special and all-Physical types, such as the {{type|Psychic}}, which got {{m|Zen Headbutt}} and {{m|Psycho Cut}}, and the Fighting-type, which got Focus Blast, {{m|Vacuum Wave}}, and {{m|Aura Sphere}}. | |||
Moves that deal no direct damage were also given a category; however, as they never dealt damage in the first place, no moves formerly of other categories were moved to this category, and no moves moved from this category to another. | Moves that deal no direct damage were also given a category; however, as they never dealt damage in the first place, no moves formerly of other categories were moved to this category, and no moves moved from this category to another. | ||
Prior to Generation IV, damage categories were as follows: | ==Old categories== | ||
Prior to [[Generation IV]], damage categories were as follows: | |||
Physical moves: | Physical moves: | ||
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* {{t|Dragon}} | * {{t|Dragon}} | ||
* {{t|Dark}} | * {{t|Dark}} | ||
{{Project Games notice|game mechanic}} | {{Project Games notice|game mechanic}} | ||