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General

Mirror Coat

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Flavor text: A retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Eevine summary: Goes last. If the user takes special damage this turn, inflicts twice the damage taken to the target.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: 1
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20; maximum is 32
Target: lastenemy
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: 1.0
Power percentile: 36.4
Priority: -5 (slow)

Names

Japanese: ミラーコート
Romaji: Miraakooto

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: Not a TM
RSE TM: Not a TM
DPPT TM: Not a TM

Effect Details

Goes last. If the user takes special damage this turn, inflicts twice the damage taken to the target. Damage inflicted is typeless, but does not affect Dark-type Pokémon.

Notes, Changes, Bugs, Etc

Before D/P: Affected by accuracy.

Flavor Text

Counters the foe's special attack at double the power.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 2
Jam: 0
Flavor text: Prevents the next jam on this turn.

Similar Moves

: Dive
: Detect, Double Team, Rapid Spin
: Defense Curl, Minimize, Rest
: Calm Mind, Substitute
: Counter, Endure, Harden, Stockpile

Combos

Use Mirror Coat before: none
Use Mirror Coat after: Taunt

Contest Effect

Pokémon

By leveling up

10 Pokémon

						Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
37	37	39	39	48	48	Corsola	1'11.6"	11 lb		Water 1 Water 3	Natural Cure Hustle	55	55	85	65	85	35	63.3
		50	50	97	97	Deoxys [defense]	5'6.9"	134 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	50	70	160	70	160	90	100.0
48	48	59	59	57	57	Electrode	3'11.2"	146.8 lb		Mineral	Static Soundproof	60	50	70	80	80	140	80.0
				57	57	Glaceon	2'7.5"	57.1 lb		Ground	Snow Cloak Snow Cloak	65	60	110	130	95	65	87.5
				--	--	Lopunny	3'11.2"	73.4 lb		Ground Humanshape	Cute Charm Klutz	65	76	84	54	96	105	80.0
				--	--	Magnezone	3'11.2"	396.8 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Magnet Pull	70	70	115	130	90	60	89.2
61	61	61	61	43	43	Suicune	6'6.7"	412.3 lb		No Eggs	Pressure	100	75	115	90	115	85	96.7
41	41	49	49	47	47	Voltorb	1'7.7"	22.9 lb		Mineral	Static Soundproof	40	30	50	55	55	100	55.0
--	--	--	--	--	--	Wobbuffet	4'3.2"	62.8 lb		Indeterminate	Shadow Tag	190	33	58	33	58	33	67.5
		15	15	15	15	Wynaut	1'11.6"	30.9 lb		No Eggs	Shadow Tag	95	23	48	23	48	23	43.3

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