STAB moves?

[Mew-100]

What is a STAB move? I've been thinking it was an attack that, if you had Manaphy for exsample, you use surf, it does double damage because Manaphy is water type and so is surf?

 

[vareki]

i aint got a clue

 

[-Dragon-]

Stands for 'Same Type Attack Bonus'. A Pokemon that uses a move of its type, like Manaphy using Surf will get the base power of the move multiplied by 1.5

 

[BlazeShadow]

Basicly, if a pokémon uses a attack of its type, it gets a bit stronger.

 

[Raden Surya]

Yes, the atk will be multiplied by 1.5.
So, say a Flygon used EQ, the atk will be 150.

 

[K-os]

Yes. It's vital in competitive battling. It's almost always that a pokemon carries a move of its type. Usually the stats support it, too.

 

[MistWalkerz]

Yup, don't go into battle carrying a a Pokemon that knows no moves the same as its type.

~Rachel~

 

[_Aerodactyl_]

Same
Attack
Type
Bonus
hope that helps you out Its like a move that does a little bit more because of the users type

 

[Charizard_Millky]

i wanted to know that too it really clears things up

 

[Arbok]

Wow, lol, I never knew that, but I never was thinking about asking it, too :/

Thanks

 

[Mew-100]

Ah, thought so!

 

[Aviano]

Yup, don't go into battle carrying a a Pokemon that knows no moves the same as its type.

~Rachel~

Unless it's Sneasel in any other game but DP