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Pokemon Champions: Move Roost

JLBradleyII
JLBradleyII Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
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I wondering if a flying type used roost. Should ground attack hit them? If it does, I think I found a bug.

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  • Voltareon2012
    Voltareon2012 Member Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If a flying type Pokemon uses Roost, it loses the flying type (at least for that turn). So a ground type move, would, yes, hit them.

  • Jcunown7
    Jcunown7 Member Posts: 73 ✭✭
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    yes

    It’s like Burn Up for Flying Types

    It heals a LOT of HP but removes the Pokémon’s flying type (becoming either Type or Mono-type)

  • sir_uledge
    sir_uledge Member Posts: 492 ✭✭✭✭
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    A ground attack would hit the user, and it isn't a bug. Here are a few examples:

    Dual type effects - If Corviknight (Steel/Flying) uses Roost, it will lose its flying type for the rest of that turn. Assuming the opponent is slower than Corviknight and uses a Ground-type move (let's say Garchomp uses Earthquake), Corviknight would take super-effective damage that turn, because it is now mono-steel.

    Mono Flying effects - If Tornadus (Flying) uses Roost, it will, as usual, lose its flying type for the rest of the turn. Let's use a similar scenario as the Corviknight example where Rhyperior (slower than Tornadus) uses High Horsepower on the Tornadus. Since the Tornadus, a mono-flying pokemon, used Roost, it is considered typeless. It takes neutral damage to all attacks, including Rhyperior's High Horsepower.

    I hope this answers your question and sorry for the unreasonably huge examples.