Does Decidueye's hidden ability change what EVs you'd need?

Nov. 26, 2017

“This Pokemon’s attacks do not make contact with the target”. Does that count as a special attack? Would I have to train in special attack or physical attack to get the most out of the moves?

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In the Pokemon games, contact is a property that some moves have when they would realistically make physical contact with the target. If a move is classified to make contact, it activates abilities like Rough Skin or items like the Sticky Barb, which activate when hit by a contact move.

Generally, most contact moves are physical, but contact is classified independent of a move’s damage category.Hereis more info on contact, as well as a list of moves that are programmed as contact moves.

In relation to Long Reach, the ability reclassifies all of Decidueye’s moves as ‘non-contact moves’, thus Decidueye’s moves would not trigger the effects of Rough Skin or the Sticky Barb.

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