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'''Same-type attack bonus''' is a 50% boost to an attack's power when the attack's type is the same as one of the types of the Pokémon using the attack. For instance, if a Blastoise were to use Surf, Surf's power would be increased by 50% since both Blastoise and Surf are | '''Same-type attack bonus''', commonly abbreviated as ''STAB'', is a 50% boost to an attack's power when the attack's type is the same as one of the types 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 {{t|Water}}-type. If Blastoise were to use {{m|Ice Beam}} however, it would receive no such bonus since Blastoise is not {{t|Ice}}-type. A 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. | ||
Contrary to some of Nintendo's official guides, | Contrary to some of Nintendo's official guides, Normal-type Pokémon do in fact receive the same-type attack bonus when using Normal-type attacks, and same-type attack bonus is not reduced for a Pokémon with two types. | ||
{{m|Hidden Power}} does receive same-type attack bonus. A | {{m|Hidden Power}} does receive same-type attack bonus. A {{t|Fire}}-type Pokémon will receive same-type attack bonus when using a Fire-type Hidden Power. Although Hidden Power is Normal-type in the game's data, a Normal-type Hidden Power is not really obtainable. Because of this, a Normal-type Pokémon will never receive same-type attack bonus when using Hidden Power. | ||
Same-type attack bonus does not apply to moves that do a set amount of damage and do not use the normal damage formula, such as {{m|Dragon Rage}} and {{m|Seismic Toss}}. | Same-type attack bonus does not apply to moves that do a set amount of damage and do not use the normal damage formula, such as {{m|Dragon Rage}} and {{m|Seismic Toss}}. | ||
[[Category:Game mechanics]] | [[Category:Game mechanics]] | ||