Stat stages
How raising and lowering a stat in battle works, for stats, accuracy and evasion.
Moves like Swords Dance or Growl raise or lower a stat by stages. Each stat goes from −6 to +6. Stages reset when the Pokémon switches out (Baton Pass passes them on).
Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed
| Stage | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiplier | ×0.25 | ×0.29 | ×0.33 | ×0.4 | ×0.5 | ×0.67 | ×1 | ×1.5 | ×2 | ×2.5 | ×3 | ×3.5 | ×4 |
The exact fractions are 10/40, 10/35, 10/30, 10/25, 10/20, 10/15, then 15/10, 20/10 and so on, rounded down.
Accuracy and evasion
Accuracy and evasion cancel out: the move uses the attacker's accuracy stage minus the target's evasion stage, kept between −6 and +6.
| Net stage | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.36 | ×0.43 | ×0.5 | ×0.6 | ×0.75 | ×1 | ×1.33 | ×1.66 | ×2 | ×2.33 | ×2.66 | ×3 |
The move hits if a roll from 1 to 100 is at most its accuracy × that multiplier, after these:
| Modifier | Effect |
|---|---|
| Compound Eyes | Accuracy ×1.3 |
| Victory Star | Accuracy ×1.1 |
| Hustle | Physical moves' accuracy ×0.8 |
| Sand Veil, Snow Cloak | Moves against it ×0.8 in sandstorm / hail |
| Tangled Feet | Moves against it ×0.5 while it is confused |
| Wide Lens, Zoom Lens, Micle Berry | Raise the holder's accuracy |
| Bright Powder, Lax Incense | Lower the accuracy of moves against the holder |
| Gravity | Accuracy ×5/3 |
Ignoring stages
- A critical hit ignores the attacker's lowered attack and the target's raised defense.
- Unaware ignores the opponent's stages.
- Keen Eye and Illuminate ignore the target's evasion. Foresight and Miracle Eye reset it to 0.
- Chip Away and Sacred Sword ignore the target's Defense and evasion stages.
Abilities that change stages
| Ability | Effect |
|---|---|
| Simple | Stage changes are doubled |
| Contrary | Stage changes are reversed |
| Clear Body, White Smoke | Other Pokémon cannot lower its stats |
| Hyper Cutter | Its Attack cannot be lowered |
| Big Pecks | Its Defense cannot be lowered |
| Keen Eye, Illuminate | Its accuracy cannot be lowered |
| Defiant | +2 Attack when an opponent lowers one of its stats |
| Competitive | +2 Sp. Atk when an opponent lowers one of its stats |
Mist also stops opponents lowering the team's stats.
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