How does Weakness Policy work?

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I have an idea for my Speed Boost Blaziken, I use protect when a Pokemon with a type advantage switches in then it lands a super-effective hit and the plan is that its Speed, Attack, and Special Attack will rise and I’ll be able to dish out powerful hits without being touched. Would the stats rise as long as the hit is super effective, even though there was a protect active? If this does not work, is there a strategy similar?

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If the holder ishitby asuper effective move,it consumes the Weakness Policy and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each.

It does not activate if the holder already has both +6 Attack and +6 Special Attack stat stages (unless its Ability is Contrary, in which case it will not activate if the holder has both -6 Attack and -6 Special Attack stat stages). It does not activate if the holder is protected from or unaffected by the super effective move (e.g. due to Telepathy).

If multiple Pokémon each holding a Weakness Policy are hit by a super effective move at once, each hit Pokémon will consume its Weakness Policy before Symbiosis transfers any item (including Weakness Policies).

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The Weakness policy activates when a super effective move hits the opponentSubstitute and Protect won’t activate it. Knock Off will activate it if the opponent it weak to Knock Off. It’s a consumable item, so it can only be used once. All that needs to happen is for a super effective move to hit the opponent and it will activate.

Source:Experience