resolved What does hidden power do exactly?

[Mzxkino]

New to PRO. For example, INFERNAPE HIDDEN POWER ICE.

[Zelkova]

Hidden power is a TM which can be optained from Slateport Outdoor Market NPC for $4,000. It is commonly using for tricking enemy pokemons to taking advantage.

 

Lets take an example of Hp Fire. Serperior has great speed (need +26 spd for outspeed gengar which has 350 speed) and when it combined with hp fire , it can one k.o the strong meta tanky pokemons like ferrothorn which has 4x weakness against fire. (I advice you to use bulpedia site to check every single pokemon weakness when needed). You barely can touch with grass move's which serperior has but with that hidden power ability it is suddenly become strong even for grass type pokemon's. Thats the same trick for other pokemons like HP Ice infernape. Garchomp is strong agaisnt fire type but has weakness agaisnt HP Ice. So you can trick him with HP Ice move to taking advantage. Hope i explained clearly , cheers.

[Madtrainer]

I would like to add that not all Hidden Power are usefull and useable.

Also Hidden Power is a weak move usually only very usefull against X4 weakness.

 

This move is basicly used on 1: low movepool Pokemon, 2: to get rid of some Pokemon and help the sweep, 3: to get coverage or 4: for some specific reason.

1: An exemple of low movepool:

-Serperior wich dosent have many offensive options beside Leaf Storm and Dragon Pulse.

2: An exemple of ''get rid of some Pokemon and help the sweep'':

- Volcarona is walled by heatran with his usuall move set, so peope often want to have Hidden Power Ground in order to be able to continue their sweep without caring about Heatran

3: An exemple of Pokemon wich want to get coverage:

-Many Electric type such as Jolteon would prefer to have Hidden Power Ice to get coverage on type wich resist electric (Dragon, Grass and Ground).

4: An exemple of specific reason:

-The best exemple here is Magnezone, wich want Magnet Pull and Hidden Power Fire in order to traps and kill ferrotorn and scizor quickly.

 

 

So if you get a, let's say, hydreigon Hidden Power Fly, dont use Hidden Power on it. HP fly useless, and hydreigon already have everythings he needs.

 

Hope this helped, enjoy and good day! =3

[Mzxkino]

usually only very usefull against X

I would like to add that not all Hidden Power are usefull and useable.

Also Hidden Power is a weak move usually only very usefull against X4 weakness.

 

This move is basicly used on 1: low movepool Pokemon, 2: to get rid of some Pokemon and help the sweep, 3: to get coverage or 4: for some specific reason.

1: An exemple of low movepool:

-Serperior wich dosent have many offensive options beside Leaf Storm and Dragon Pulse.

2: An exemple of ''get rid of some Pokemon and help the sweep'':

- Volcarona is walled by heatran with his usuall move set, so peope often want to have Hidden Power Ground in order to be able to continue their sweep without caring about Heatran

3: An exemple of Pokemon wich want to get coverage:

-Many Electric type such as Jolteon would prefer to have Hidden Power Ice to get coverage on type wich resist electric (Dragon, Grass and Ground).

4: An exemple of specific reason:

-The best exemple here is Magnezone, wich want Magnet Pull and Hidden Power Fire in order to traps and kill ferrotorn and scizor quickly.

 

 

So if you get a, let's say, hydreigon Hidden Power Fly, dont use Hidden Power on it. HP fly useless, and hydreigon already have everythings he needs.

 

Hope this helped, enjoy and good day! =3

Ty ❤