What type of bug are you reporting? Mechanics
What is the bug?
This is either an error with the damage calculator or a bug with the simulator. I don't own a copy of the actual game so I am unable to test it out (If it's a calc bug just lmk and I will post it there). Tera Blast is supposed to adapt to whichever of your attacking stats is higher, however, when the stat you are attacking from changes (via a boosting move for example) this does not happen against unaware mons even though the calc claims it should.
Are you able to replicate it? If so, how?
In order to demonstrate this glitch, I have a landorus therian with tera blast:
Landorus-Therian @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Earth Power
- Tera Blast
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
Upon switching in, it's physical attack is higher than its special attack, so tera blast will use that.
I will use a dondozo as the unaware tester:
Dondozo
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Lax Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 SpD
- Rest
Here are the tera blast calcs when im at neutral and +2 respectively:
4 Atk Tera Flying Landorus-Therian Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 104-124 (20.6 - 24.6%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
+2 252 SpA Tera Flying Landorus-Therian Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4- SpD Unaware Dondozo: 292-344 (57.9 - 68.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Clearly, dondozo is getting hit from the special side when I am + 2, however this is not the case in the replay below:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2068342627-8xxsb6j0r72qkay2kdjjdn5g0zvpibmpw
I also tested to see if it mattered if I nasty plotted before dondozo switched in (it doesn't, the same thing happens)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2068346051-fufyl3aap6obmcf4mvmks3dw8r3umiapw
What is the bug?
This is either an error with the damage calculator or a bug with the simulator. I don't own a copy of the actual game so I am unable to test it out (If it's a calc bug just lmk and I will post it there). Tera Blast is supposed to adapt to whichever of your attacking stats is higher, however, when the stat you are attacking from changes (via a boosting move for example) this does not happen against unaware mons even though the calc claims it should.
Are you able to replicate it? If so, how?
In order to demonstrate this glitch, I have a landorus therian with tera blast:
Landorus-Therian @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Earth Power
- Tera Blast
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
Upon switching in, it's physical attack is higher than its special attack, so tera blast will use that.
I will use a dondozo as the unaware tester:
Dondozo
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Lax Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 SpD
- Rest
Here are the tera blast calcs when im at neutral and +2 respectively:
4 Atk Tera Flying Landorus-Therian Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 104-124 (20.6 - 24.6%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
+2 252 SpA Tera Flying Landorus-Therian Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4- SpD Unaware Dondozo: 292-344 (57.9 - 68.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Clearly, dondozo is getting hit from the special side when I am + 2, however this is not the case in the replay below:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2068342627-8xxsb6j0r72qkay2kdjjdn5g0zvpibmpw
I also tested to see if it mattered if I nasty plotted before dondozo switched in (it doesn't, the same thing happens)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2068346051-fufyl3aap6obmcf4mvmks3dw8r3umiapw
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