Why do my damage calculations differ from those on Bulbapedia?
Aug. 4, 2019Hi all
I know there are a lot of previous questions on this topic, but none of the answers have been satisfactory for me.
onthisBulbapedia page, they explain the damage calculation formula and give an example of a lvl. 75 Glaceon (123 ATK) attacking a Garchomp (163 DEF) with Ice Fang (65 POWER).
Using the formula, the answer I get for a Max non-crit hit is 198, but their answer is 196.Is there something I am missing? How do you more precisely calculate damage?
Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.
Thisis a damage calculation sheet that captures every nitty-gritty detail. If you save a copy of it, you can play around with the figures and modifiers to your heart’s content, but basically in this case, you roll for the random number first, then round down, then apply STAB, then round down again, and finally apply the type matchup. There are some things that get grouped together as what Bulbapedia calls “Modifier” and multiplied in near the end, but none of those three factors fall within it.
