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These status moves will also fail if the target has a substitute: | These status moves will also fail if the target has a substitute: | ||
* {{m|Copycat}}, {{m|Gastro Acid}}, {{m|Heal Block}}, {{m|Lock-On}}, {{m|Mind Reader}}, {{m|Nightmare}}, {{m|Pain Split}}, {{m|Worry Seed}} | * {{m|Copycat}}, {{m|Gastro Acid}}, {{m|Heal Block}}, {{m|Lock-On}}, {{m|Mind Reader}}, {{m|Nightmare}}, {{m|Pain Split}}, {{m|Worry Seed}} | ||
** | ** Because they have a protected effect: {{m|Bestow}}, {{m|Embargo}}, {{m|Flatter}}, {{m|Psycho Shift}}, {{m|Switcheroo}}, {{m|Trick}}, {{m|Yawn}}, {{cat|trapping moves}} | ||
{{m|Sky Drop}} will also fail if the target has a substitute. These damaging moves will not have any effect besides damage if the target has a substitute: | {{m|Sky Drop}} will also fail if the target has a substitute. These damaging moves will not have any effect besides damage if the target has a substitute: | ||
* {{m|Circle Throw}}, {{m|Dragon Tail}}, {{m|Fling}}, {{m|Smack Down}} | * {{m|Circle Throw}}, {{m|Dragon Tail}}, {{m|Fling}}, {{m|Smack Down}} | ||
** | ** Because they have a protected effect: {{m|Bug Bite}}, {{m|Clear Smog}}, {{m|Covet}}, {{m|Incinerate}}, {{m|Knock Off}} (damage can still double), {{m|Pluck}}, {{m|Smelling Salts}}, {{m|Thief}}, {{m|Wake-Up Slap}}, {{cat|trapping moves}} | ||
(Some moves have changed regarding whether they fail or bypass a substitute; for those moves, refer to the list of {{DL||unaffected moves}} below.) | (Some moves have changed regarding whether they fail or bypass a substitute; for those moves, refer to the list of {{DL||unaffected moves}} below.) | ||
Creating a substitute will free its owner from [[bound|binding]], but it does not change any other conditions | Creating a substitute will free its owner from [[bound|binding]], but it does not change any other conditions (e.g. a Pokémon that was [[drowsy]] can still fall asleep behind a substitute). | ||
A substitute does not protect the owner from effects originating from itself. [[Berserk Gene]] and {{cat|Berries that may cause confusion|confusion-inducing Berries}} (such as [[Figy Berry]]) will confuse the owner of a substitute (except in [[Generation IV]]), and {{a|Effect Spore}} and other status condition-inducing Abilities will function normally. | A substitute does not protect the owner from effects originating from itself. [[Berserk Gene]] and {{cat|Berries that may cause confusion|confusion-inducing Berries}} (such as [[Figy Berry]]) will confuse the owner of a substitute (except in [[Generation IV]]), and {{a|Effect Spore}} and other status condition-inducing Abilities will function normally. | ||
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A substitute does not protect against any {{status|sleep}} effect; against direct {{status|paralysis}} effects ({{m|Stun Spore}}, {{m|Thunder Wave}}, and {{m|Glare}}); or against indirect {{status|confusion}} effects ({{m|Psybeam}} and {{m|Confusion}}). It fully protects against {{status|poison}}, {{status|burn}}, and {{status|freeze}} (as well as indirect paralysis and direct confusion). | A substitute does not protect against any {{status|sleep}} effect; against direct {{status|paralysis}} effects ({{m|Stun Spore}}, {{m|Thunder Wave}}, and {{m|Glare}}); or against indirect {{status|confusion}} effects ({{m|Psybeam}} and {{m|Confusion}}). It fully protects against {{status|poison}}, {{status|burn}}, and {{status|freeze}} (as well as indirect paralysis and direct confusion). | ||
If the substitute is hit by a {{cat|binding moves|binding move}} (e.g. {{m|Bind}}), the Pokémon behind the substitute still becomes [[bound]]. In the Western versions, {{cat|HP-draining moves}} can drain HP from a substitute. | |||
{{m|Bide}} and {{m|Counter}} count damage to a substitute toward their effect | {{m|Bide}} and {{m|Counter}} count damage to a substitute toward their effect. | ||
If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with any of the following moves, their additional effects will be skipped for that turn: | If a Pokémon breaks a substitute with any of the following moves, their additional effects will be skipped for that turn: | ||