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Astral Harmony · 05-02-2010, 01:25 AM

Physical moves can hit fliers, sure. Just pretend it's Final Fantasy XIII and jump 50 feet off the ground to smite 'em with a stick.

And yes, it is stupid. It's up to you to find a smart way around it.

Actually, there's a couple of actually helpful methods of crippling Absorbers. Electric and Water type attacks. Against mechanical foes that aren't Pokemon, like those Absorbers, you can inflict two unique conditions: Overload and Short.

Electric attacks can inflict an Overload condition on an Absorber, temporarily making it sort of "switch" and work against your enemies instead of you.

Water attacks can inflict a Short condition, temporarily disabling its ability to Absorb anything.

When you gain the ability to actually hit them directly, those two attack types might help you against Absorbers, the Gabriel Force, all kinds of mechanical non-Pokemon foes.

05-02-2010, 01:25 AM	#6
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	Physical moves can hit fliers, sure. Just pretend it's Final Fantasy XIII and jump 50 feet off the ground to smite 'em with a stick. And yes, it is stupid. It's up to you to find a smart way around it. Actually, there's a couple of actually helpful methods of crippling Absorbers. Electric and Water type attacks. Against mechanical foes that aren't Pokemon, like those Absorbers, you can inflict two unique conditions: Overload and Short. Electric attacks can inflict an Overload condition on an Absorber, temporarily making it sort of "switch" and work against your enemies instead of you. Water attacks can inflict a Short condition, temporarily disabling its ability to Absorb anything. When you gain the ability to actually hit them directly, those two attack types might help you against Absorbers, the Gabriel Force, all kinds of mechanical non-Pokemon foes. Last edited by Astral Harmony; 05-02-2010 at 01:29 AM.