Why did Amnesia make Snorlax's Headbutt more powerful?

Jul. 3, 2018

So in Pokemon Yellow I was battling a Snorlax and it used Amnesia, which made its Special increase. After it used Amnesia, it used headbutt. It used Amnesia again and then this time, when it used headbutt, it was waaaaay stronger than before. Headbutt is Physical, so how come Amnesia made it more powerful?

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Probably just a glitch, its a critical hit and you didn’t notice, or your defense was lowered. What move did you use while Snorlax used headbutt?

Amnesia in Gen I only increased the special stat, which only affected Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, and Dragon moves. Headbutt was a Normal type move even back in Gen I, so it couldn’t have been affected by it. There can be no other explanation other than the above unless you say what move you used.