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Ditto's "Copy a friend" Energy calculate bug.

When Ditto's "Copy a friend" chose Blastoise's "Hydro Pimp" with 3 Water Energy, can't increase 60 damage.

but if Mew EX copy "Hydro Pimp" with 3 other Enegy and 2 Water Energy, it will increase 60 damage.

Why?

Answers

  • Mod_Bee
    Mod_Bee Moderator Posts: 1,318 mod
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    Hey there, @AstoneInmars! Thank you for letting us know about this concern. To have this reviewed properly, please report it directly to the support team so they can check the interaction in detail. You can submit a ticket here: https://support.pokemon.com. Please include screenshots and details to help the team look into it.

  • ordalca
    ordalca Member Posts: 2
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    Ditto's "Copy a Friend" attack forces you to match the energy requirements, regardless of the 1 colorless it claims to use. Therefore, it needs to have at least 3 Water energy to attack, and at least 5 to trigger the extra damage.

    Mew Ex, on the other hand, explicitly ignores the energy requirements so long as it has the 3 energy. This lets it use the move with the 3 "other" energy, and then have the 2 spare Water energy to boost the damage.