Silk Trap
Bug
Effect Summary
Protects the user from most damaging moves and lowers the Speed
of attackers that use a contact move.
of attackers that use a contact move.Detailed Effect
Silk Trap protect the user from most Physical
and Special
category moves that target it for the rest of the turn.
Whenever Silk Trap blocks a contact-making move, the attacker's Speed is lowered by two stages.
Stats
can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.
Silk Trap fails if used last in the turn.
The list of unprotectable moves is the same as Protect.
Silk Trap has a highly increased priority of +4 meaning that it moves before most other moves.
Each time Silk Trap is successfully and consecutively used, its chances to succeed are lowered by 66.67%. This is also shared with other protection moves that only protect the user, Endure, Quick Guard and Wide Guard.
Attackers with the ability Unseen Fist ignore the protection effect of Silk Trap with contact moves and do not suffer any stat reductions.
and Special category moves that target it for the rest of the turn.Whenever Silk Trap blocks a contact-making move, the attacker's Speed
is lowered by two stages.Stats
can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.Silk Trap fails if used last in the turn.
The list of unprotectable moves is the same as Protect.
Silk Trap has a highly increased priority of +4 meaning that it moves before most other moves.
Each time Silk Trap is successfully and consecutively used, its chances to succeed are lowered by 66.67%. This is also shared with other protection moves that only protect the user, Endure, Quick Guard and Wide Guard.
Attackers with the ability Unseen Fist ignore the protection effect of Silk Trap with contact moves and do not suffer any stat reductions.
Additional Information
Move Target
Self
Targets the user.
Cannot selectCan selectWill select
Effect Type
Good Stat Decrease
Lowers the target's or other enemies' stats.
Shield
Protects the user from moves
Interactions
No special interactions.
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