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Can someone explain how sometimes my opponents attack damage, just doesn't make sense... Their card says 1 thing like Espathra, isn't it something like 30+ 30 more damage per energy attached to both active Pokémon, we're both sat with 2 energy cards I'm using a card with 2x weakness to Dark, he does 300 damage to me...

This isn't the first time I've noticed unusual damage counters... My opponent did have a defiance belt, so that's 30 (for the move) +60 (for his energy) +60 (for my energy) +30 (defiance belt) = 180... Where did the other 120 damage come from? He had Mimikyu, Xatu and Manaphy on the bench... Make it make sense

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  • TechHog
    TechHog Member Posts: 2,832 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It's energy, not energy cards. Which specific cards were attached?

  • Nickalooose1
    Nickalooose1 Member Posts: 43
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    What do you mean? None... He was attaching to his bench his turn, the first attack did 240 to a Pokémon weak to grass, he had 2 energy attached, I had 1, by my calculations, that's 30+30+60=120x2=240, that is correct... Then I sent out Mew EX, that had 2 energy on, he did 300, which doesn't make sense to me! How?!

  • TechHog
    TechHog Member Posts: 2,832 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Which energy cards were attached? Which Pokémon were you using?

  • OlderAngel11
    OlderAngel11 Member Posts: 1,645 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    What Techhog means is that if one of the energies was a double turbo energy, it would've done more damage, since DTE counts as two energy, even though it is still only one card. I don't wanna get too involved in this discussion, though. I'm horrible at math and it looks like this stuff requires a lot.

  • Nickalooose1
    Nickalooose1 Member Posts: 43
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    Ooh, my Mew had 2 fighting energy and his had the 2 Psychic energy it needed... Actually, I just checked, it only needs 1 Psychic energy, but it had 2 nonetheless... Wish this forum would allow photos, I'd have screenshot it at least