Guides
- The Pokémon Champions Damage Formula, Explained The map of the whole series: the Level 50 damage formula, the rounding chain, and why Attack and Base Power are interchangeable.
- Extra Points and Natures: Getting the Most Out of Your Positive Nature Why some Stat Points buy +2 instead of +1 under a boosting nature, where they fall, and which stat should get the boost.
- Attack Stat vs. Move Power: How Much Is One Worth in the Other? How much is a better move worth in Attack stat, and the other way round? Includes an interactive equivalence calculator.
- HP vs. Defense: How Much Is One Worth in the Other? Is a big HP stat worth as much as Defense? Convert one into the other with an interactive calculator, plus the rules of thumb behind it.
- Reflect, Light Screen and Aurora Veil: How Walls Change Your Bulk What Reflect, Light Screen and Aurora Veil really do to damage, how they compare to stat stages, and why stacking them gains nothing.
Opinion
- An Underrated Duo for Regulation MC: Mega Glimmora and Klefki A Regulation MC team built around an underrated duo, explained Pokémon by Pokémon, with the PokéSpread Cheat Sheet used to review it before a tournament.
- Is a Major Pokémon Tournament Worth Attending as a Spectator? My first major, the Gdańsk regional, seen from the crowd: what the public gets, what is missing, and whether I would go again.
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Every number in these articles comes from the same calculation engine that runs the PokéSpread calculator. Open the calculator to find the minimum Stat Point investment to survive a hit, secure a KO, or outspeed a target.