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 ==Effect==
 ===Generation I===
-Resembling a weaker version of {{m|Explosion}}, Self-Destruct inflicts damage, and causes the user to faint. Though its power is listed as 130, the target's {{stat|Defense}} will be halved when damage from this attack is calculated, giving it an effective power of 260. The game will bump 0 up to 1 to avoid infinite damage, so Self-Destruct would have an effective power of 130 if it could be used against a target with a Defense value of 1 (although such circumstances would almost never happen in normal play).
+Selfdestruct inflicts damage, and causes the user to faint. Though its [[power]] is listed as 130, the target's {{stat|Defense}} will be halved during [[damage]] calculation (unless it is at a value of 1), effectively doubling the power to 260.
-If Self-Destruct breaks a target's {{m|substitute}}, the user will not faint, though its image will be replaced by a blank image. Additionally, if the user of Self-Destruct had a substitute at the time of such a situation, uses Substitute later, or switches out, its regular image will once again become visible.
+If Selfdestruct breaks a target's {{m|substitute}}, the user will not faint, though its image will be replaced by a blank image. Additionally, if the user of Selfdestruct had a substitute at the time of such a situation, uses Substitute later, or switches out, its regular image will once again become visible.
-If the user of Self-Destruct attacks first and faints itself, the target will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round.
+If the user of Selfdestruct attacks first and faints itself, the target will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round.
-In Stadium, if Self-Destruct breaks a target's substitute, the user will faint. The base power listed in Stadium is the one after halving Defense, i.e. 260.
+In Stadium, if Selfdestruct breaks a target's substitute, the user will faint. The base power listed in Stadium is the one after halving Defense, i.e. 260.
 ===Generation II===
-The move's power is [[List of modified moves|increased]] to 200 instead. The target's Defense is still halved, giving it an effective power of 400.
+Selfdestruct's power is [[List of modified moves|increased]] to 200. The target's Defense is still halved, effectively doubling the power to 400.
-If Self-Destruct is used against a {{m|substitute}}, a {{t|Ghost}} type, or a Pokémon that has used {{m|Protect}} or {{m|Detect}}, it will still faint.
+If Selfdestruct is used against a {{m|substitute}}, a {{t|Ghost}} type, or a Pokémon that has used {{m|Protect}} or {{m|Detect}}, it will still faint.
-Unlike the previous game, Stadium 2 lists Self-Destruct's base power before halving Defense.
+Unlike the previous game, Stadium 2 lists Selfdestruct's power before halving Defense.
-The {{DL|In-battle effect item|Focus Band}} won't prevent the user of Self-Destruct from fainting.
+The {{DL|In-battle effect item|Focus Band}} won't prevent the user of Selfdestruct from fainting.
 ===Generations III and IV===
-Self-Destruct cannot be used when a Pokémon with the Ability {{a|Damp}} is on the field.
+Selfdestruct cannot be used when a Pokémon with the Ability {{a|Damp}} is on the field. The user's sprite no longer disappears upon using the move.
-The {{DL|In-battle effect item|Focus Sash}} won't prevent the user of Self-Destruct from fainting.
+The {{DL|In-battle effect item|Focus Sash}} won't prevent the user of Selfdestruct from fainting.
 ===Generation V===
-Self-Destruct no longer halves the target's Defense. The user faints before dealing damage, unlike previous generations.
+Selfdestruct no longer halves the target's Defense. The user faints before dealing damage, unlike in previous generations.
-{{a|Sturdy}} won't prevent the user of Self-Destruct from fainting.
+{{a|Sturdy}} won't prevent the user of Selfdestruct from fainting.
 ===Generation VI===