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Old October 29th, 2008 (1:56 PM). Edited October 29th, 2008 by A Pixy.
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This is an educational thread explaining

Same
Type
Attack
Bonus

Commonly abbreviated as STAB.


Stab is pretty simple, let's say your Mew did Surf on a Blastoise. Since Water isn't strong against itself, it'll only have half the affect. But let's say your Feraligatr did Surf on a Blastoise, it would cancel out the -50% damage by adding another 50% damage as if you were doing it on a normal type. Hense the name Same type attack bonus.


Now let's say that your Dragonite did Dragon Breath on a Kingdra. Kingdra is primarily Water, so you'd think STAB wouldn't kick in. If you did, you'd be wrong. Instead of the regular 150% damage, it'd be 200% damage. It'd be the equvilant of doing Razor Leaf on an Omastar which is commonly called, Ultra Effective (or at least I call it that).


Now let's say your Suicune did Aurora Beam on a Lapras. Lapras is part Ice and part Water, the attack and the attacking Pokemon, and the Pokemon getting attacked all have something in common. Well, STAB would not kick in and you'd get the regular 50% damage.


Now let's say your Machamp did Seismic Toss on a level 10 Riolu. You'd think Stab would kick in and you'd give 15 damage but STAB doesn't kick in on Seismic Toss or Dragon Rage or anyother move that has a set attack damage.


Finnaly, let's say your Phanpy did a Ground Hidden Power on another Phanpy. Yes, it will have STAB.

That's all there is to know about Same Type Attack Bonus better known as S.T.A.B.
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Old October 29th, 2008 (2:13 PM). Edited October 29th, 2008 by Forci Stikane.
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Stab is pretty simple, let's say your Mew did Surf on a Blastoise. Since Water isn't strong against itself, it'll only have half the affect. But let's say your Feraligatr did Surf on a Blastoise, it would cancel out the -50% damage by adding another 50% damage as if you were doing it on a normal type. Hense the name Same type attack bonus.
Um, no...you would only get 50% of whatever is left over. So, if you used Hydro Pump (120 base damage), its power would be cut in half for not being effective (so 60 base power), but then you would get half of what's left back for the STAB, leaving you with 90.

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Now let's say that your Dragonite did Dragon Breath on a Kingdra. Kingdra is primarily Water, so you'd think STAB wouldn't kick in. If you did, you'd be wrong. Instead of the regular 150% damage, it'd be 200% damage.
100% x 2 (SE hit for Kingdra's Dragon-type) x 1.5 (STAB) = 300%.

And the opponent's typing doesn't affect STAB. Only the attacker's.

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It'd be the equvilant of doing Razor Leaf on an Omastar
......Razor Leaf on an Omastar would do 400% damage for the SE hit alone, even before STAB. How is that equivalent?

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Now let's say your Suicune did Aurora Beam on a Lapras. Lapras is part Ice and part Water, the attack and the attacking Pokemon, and the Pokemon getting attacked all have something in common. Well, STAB would not kick in and you'd get the regular 50% damage.
What?

1. In your mind, how was this going to be different from your first "example?"

2. Aurora Beam is an Ice-type attack. Suicune is a Water-type. They're not the same.
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Old October 29th, 2008 (2:22 PM).
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Thanks, but I'm sure a lot of people that battle already know this.

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