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Mechanics

The underlying rules that make every move and ability resolve the way it does. Start here if you're new to competitive play.

Flinch

A Pokémon that flinches is forced to skip its turn — it was startled before it could act.

Once per battle, a Pokémon holding the right Mega Stone transforms into a stronger form with new stats, type, and ability.

Move priority brackets determine turn order before Speed is checked — +3 Fake Out always moves first, −7 Trick Room always moves last.

Moves like Follow Me and Rage Powder force all single-target attacks to hit the user instead of their partner.

A Pokémon's base Speed stat compared against common benchmarks. Whoever's faster moves first, so knowing the tiers tells you who acts when.

Moves that hit both opposing Pokémon simultaneously, at 0.75× damage — the defining mechanic of doubles offense.

Same-Type Attack Bonus: a move deals ×1.5 damage when its type matches one of the user's types.

A temporary increase to a Pokémon's stat. +1 is ~50% more power; +2 doubles it. Resets when the Pokémon faints or switches out.

The numerical system for stat changes — each stage is a fixed multiplier, ranging from −6 to +6.

Before the battle, both players see all 6 opposing Pokémon — then each chooses which 4 to bring and which 2 to lead.

Field effects that last 5 turns and boost or protect grounded Pokémon — Grassy, Psychic, Electric, and Misty each do something different.