What are move stat stages?

Mar. 24, 2020

For example, say I have a Mandibuzz with Dark Pulse and Nasty Plot. I use Nasty Plot to raise Sp. Atk. by two stages before using Dark Pulse. What exactly does the stage raising do/mean?

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Physical attack, physical defense, special attack, special defense, and speed get multiplied by a certain amount depending on the stage. Accuracy, evasion, and critical hit chance also have stages, but they work differently.-6: *2/8-5: *2/7-4: *2/6-3: *2/5-2: *2/4-1: *2/30: *2/2+1: *3/2+2: *4/2+3: *5/2+4: *6/2+5: *7/2+6: *8/2source

For standard stats, each single boost counts as a 1.5× boost to the raw stat. Each boost is additive, not multiplicative. This means being at +2 means a 2× boost instead of a 2.25×. Maxed out at +6 boosts means a 4× boost to the raw stat.

For lowering, the stat is 1/the boost, so -1 is 1/1.5× or 2/3×. -6 is 1/4×.

Accuracy and Evasion follow the same principle, but add 1.33× instead.