VGC Pokemon Black/White Thread

[lestatdark]

Galaki said:

lestatdark said:

Galaki said:

Anyone uses Hidden Power? Does it use S.Attk or something else?

It uses special attack, but the base power of the move varies just as it's type. There's a man on the pokemon center on Mistralton City that tells you the type of the pokemon's Hidden Power but not it's base power.

All in all I rarely used Hidden Power given that even at it's peak power, 70, it's not that big of a move.

Well, it could be useful to cover your weakness.

I.E. My Lilil is a grass type and hidden power is ground type. The ground type would be useful to cover its weakness without have to switch-out. But I read that the stat that is use is not based on S.Attk.

On prior gen it depended on whether the move was Physical or Special to determine whether Attack or Special Attack would be used, but since gen IV, the move has always been considered Special. 

I don't see how Hidden Power would cover for much weaknesses, especially if you get the lower end of the base power spectrum, given that you wouldn't get a STAB from it and at 30 base power, a ground attack against a Fire wouldn't do much damage, even considering being super effective.