Type Advantage
"Type Bonuses are the most basic of the bonuses. Using the list provided you can figure out when type will get a bonus. In GCEA, typing works a little different than normal. When figuring out a type bonus, you must first look at your opponent's type. If it has a dual type, both types must be taken into a account when figuring out bonuses. Let's hold off on that for now. Let's just start with the basics!"
Example 1 - One type bonus
Gym Leader Brock challenges you!
"Now stay focused!"
Diglett (Type: Ground)
Points: 15
"For the sake of the battle, you will start with a Squirtle. Also, the points total will be exactly the same! Good luck!"
Your partner!
Squirtle (Type: Water)
Points: 15
Opponent: Diglett
Attacker:
Squirtle
Opponent's Point Value: 15
Attacker's Point Value:
15
Bonuses: -5 (Type Advantage)
(You may ask why it's a -5. This is because you hold the advantage, so the Diglett's 15 points becomes
a 10 by subtracting 5. The bonus does not affect your total at all; only the opponent's total.)
Opponent's Remaining Points: 0
Attacker's Remaining Points: 5
Link to stats: [Link goes here]
"If you are wondering how this happened, well, it's simple. The -5 bonus got applied directly to my poor Diglett, dropping its total down to 10."
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Example 2 - Two type bonus
"That was a great first round. Let's try again with a different pokémon! You can still keep your Squirtle, though, and it's all healed up again!"
Gym Leader Brock challenges you!
"Pay attention!"
Geodude (Type: Ground and Rock)
Points: 20
"Now, let's see what happens when you battle a pokémon with two types! Good luck again! For the sake of easy bonuses, we're going to bump up the totals to 20 so that we stick with the basic (+/-)5 Bonus."
Your partner!
Squirtle (Type: Water)
Points: 20
Opponent: Geodude
Attacker:
Squirtle
Opponent's Point Value:20
Attacker's Point Value:
20
Bonuses: -10 (Type Advantages; -5 for Water over Rock, -5 for Water over Ground.)
Opponent's Remaining Points: 0
Attacker's Remaining Points: 10
Link to stats: (Link)
"What was I thinking using a pokémon that had two disadvantages against you?! I'm going to have to try harder in my next battle!"
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Example 3 - Type bonus that cancel each other out
"So, you are you starting to get the hang of it? Well, let's see how you handle a change up in typing. Now remember the type bonus depends on all the types involved!"
Gym Leader Brock challenges you!
"Don't get ahead of yourself!"
Lileep (Type: Rock and Grass)
Points: 20
"We are going to keep the similar levels again to make it easy for the bonuses. This match will be a littler trickier though!"
Your partner!
Squirtle (Type: Water)
Points: 20
Opponent: Lileep
Attacker:
Squirtle
Opponent's Point Value: 20
Attacker's Point Value:
20
Bonuses: 0 (-5 Water over Rock, +5 Grass over Water)
Opponent's Remaining Points: 0
Attacker's Remaining Points: 0
Link to stats: [Link goes here]
"You may be wondering what just happened. Why did the bonuses not count? Remember when I said the bonuses Squirtle got against Diglett only count against the opponent? Well in this case, my Lileep would have gone down to 15 points after the first bonus was added. It would have than gone back up to 20 after the second bonus was added, because that was in its favor. So when applying bonuses, sometimes they can cancel each other out and then nobody gets a bonus, like a pokémon battle in any other game. Does that make sense?"
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Example 4 - Mixed result from type bonus on both sides
"Okay, now let's mix it up a little more! In the next example, we'll see what happens when there are four types that all deal damage!"
Gym Leader Brock challenges you!
"Let's even this out!"
Aerodactyl (Type: Rock and Flying)
Points: 20
"This time you'll have a little more power, but will it be enough?"
Your Partner!
Poliwrath (Type: Fighting and Water)
Points: 20
Opponent: Aerodactyl
Attacker:
Poliwrath
Opponent's Point Value: 20
Attacker's Point Value:
20
Bonuses: -5 (-5 Water over Rock, -5 Fighting over Rock, +5 Flying over Fighting)
Opponent's Remaining Points: 0
Attacker's Remaining Points: 0
Link to stats: [Link goes here]
"So what happened there? Well, unfortunately for me, my Aerodactyl had two weaknesses! I was able to stop some damage because of my Aerodactyl's flying bonus. Getting the hang of the type bonuses yet?"
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Example 5 - Type bonus/KO
"Now that you have the basic understanding of how typing works, let's try one last battle. In this battle, we are going to see what happens when you have a type bonus over a pokémon that's already weak."
Gym Leader Brock challenges you!
"This was poor type match up on my part! Again!"
Geodude (Type: Ground and Rock)
Points: 5
"In this example you are being given a gift: the perfect type matching for your pokémon!"
Your partner!
Lotad (Type Grass and Water)
Points: 15
Opponent: Geodude
Attacker:
Lotad
Opponent's Point Value: 5
Attacker's Point Value:
15
Bonuses: -20 (-5 Water over Rock /-5 Water over Ground /-5 Grass over Rock /-5 Grass over Ground)
Full Battle Details:
(Your pokémon had a whopping 4 bonuses over this poor Geodude! However because of its level, the Geodude was knocked out by the first first Bonus! The combined total of the bonuses were 20!!! A level 20 Geodude would have been knocked out and your pokémon wouldn't have lost a single point.)
Opponent's Remaining Points: 0
Attacker's Remaining Points: 15
Link to stats: [Link goes here]
"Oh man I need to train some more!"
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Example 6 - Type No Effect Double Bonus
" So you got the basics of using type advantages to win a battle. But you are confused about the double bonus of a No Effect type match up. Why would there be a double bonus for or against a pokemon? Lets see what happens when you happens when you come up against pokemon whose typing shut you down."
Gym Leader Brock challenges you!
"This time we are ready for you. I got just the weapon!"
Mudkip (Type: Ground and Water)
Points: 15
"In this last example you are going to see how damaging double bonuses are!"
Your partner!
Pichu (Type:Electric)
Points: 15
Opponent: Mudkip
Attacker:
Pichu
Opponent's Point Value: 15
Attacker's Point Value:
15
Bonuses: + 5 (+10 Ground over Electric/ - 5 Electric over Water)
Full Battle Details:
(First questions first. Why the double bonus. The double bonus was given to show that in a battle an electric should not effect a ground pokemon at all. Since GCEA is a battling system based on type bonuses we needed a way to say while electric hurt water that grounds effect nulled it out. Which is why the double bonus is given to help reflect the real power of the none effective move. )
Opponent's Remaining Points: 5
Attacker's Remaining Points: 0
Link to stats: [Link goes here]
"Okay so you showed up to a gun fight with a knife? What happens if we reserves that and use the full double bonus against Brock?"
Gym Leader Brock challenges you!
"Come back so soon? Didnt you get enough last time?"
Diglett (Type: Ground )
Points: 15
Your partner!
Spearow (Type:Flying/Normal)
Points: 5
Opponent: Diglett
Attacker:
Spearow
Opponent's Point Value: 15
Attacker's Point Value:
5
Bonuses: -10 (-10 Flying over Ground)
Full Battle Details:
( Here is an example of how a type bonus can completely change the match. With just the no effect bonus in place you have enough to tie the battle!)
Opponent's Remaining Points: 0
Attacker's Remaining Points: 0
Link to stats: [Link goes here]
" Types can be tricky but the right combination can help you win battles where you start off at a point disadvantage."
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