Looking at your Pokémon’s statistic screen and thinking ‘what?’ Wondering what the difference is between “Attack” and “Sp. Atk”? Well here are the facts as simple as can be told.
Statistic | Affects | What it Means |
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HP | Health | HP simply means Hit Points, this is the total health of your Pokémon. |
Attack | Physical Moves | The higher the value the more damage your Pokémon will deal with physical moves. |
Defense | Physical Moves | The higher the value the less damage your Pokémon will take from physical moves. |
Sp. Attack | Special Moves | The higher the value the more damage your Pokémon will deal with special moves. |
Sp. Defense | Special Moves | The higher the value the less damage your Pokémon will take from special moves. |
Speed | Move Priority in Battle | The higher your Pokémon’s speed, the more likely it is to have the first move in each combat phase. |
Noteable Pokémon in each category, excluding Legendary Pokémon, include the following.
Statistic | Pokemon |
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HP | **Blissey** , Wobuffet, Wailord, Snorlax, **Slaking** , Drifblim, Hariyama |
Attack | Rampardos, **Slaking** , Rhyperior, Salamence, Metagross, Dragonite |
Defense | **Shuckle** , Steelix, Cloyster, Aggron, Bastiodon, Onix, **Probopass** |
Sp. Attack | Alakazam, Porygon-Z, Gengar, Espeon, Magnezone, Glaceon |
Sp. Defense | **Shuckle** , **Probopass** , Mantine, Bastiodon, **Blissey** , Dusknoir |
Speed | Ninjask, Electrode, Jolteon, Aerodactyl, Crobat, Swellow, Weavile |
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