How powerful is Knock Off on Crawdaunt?
Would a Crawdaunt with Adaptability boost Knock Off to 162.5 (2.5x power increase) if used on an opponent holding an item?Curious.
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Knock Off = 65 Power
If Knock Off is used against a Pokémon with a held item it will deal 50% more damage as long as the target is not holding a Mega Stone, or is Giratina holding a Griseous Orb or is Arceus holding one of it’s Plates. So if it deals 50% more damage, the power of Knock Off would be 97.5 (65 x 1.5 = 97.5).
Stab/Adaptability
If the Pokémon with Knock Off is a Dark type, Knock Off will be boosted by 1.5 because of STAB. So with STAB the power of Knock Off would be 146.25 (97.5 x 1.5 = 146.25). If the Pokémon with Knock Off is a Dark type and has Adaptability, Knock Off will be boosted by 2 instead of 1.5. So the power of Knock Off would be 195 (97.5 x 2 = 195).
So no if your Crawdaunt has Adaptability and used Knock Off on a Pokémon with a held item the power of Knock Off would be 195 not 162.5
Additional Sources:http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Knock_Off_(move)
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Adaptability
Hope I helped :)
I really like some of the explanations on here but I thought this might help people.Its not65 x 1.5=97.597.5 x 2=195That does give you the correct number and is a very valid way of doing it but those who seemed still a little unconvinced that it’s correct the way to think about it is the bonuses is actually calculated first. So the math is actually.Bonus calculation-> 1.5 x 2=3Move calculation-> 3 x 65=195So lets say you are attacking a Pokemon that resist dark it would be.Bonus calculation-> 1.5 x 2 x 0.5=1.5Move calculation-> 1.5 x 65=97.5So the equation is(Bonus)(Bonus)…..=(Multiplier)(Multiplier)(Base Power)=(Power)M x B=PI hope that helps clear up some of the controversy and maybe explain things a little better. Because if everything is just getting multipled together then order doesn’t matter.
2.5x power increase? That’s very very nice.
Against a low-Defense opponent holding an item (no weakness/resistance/crit):
252+ Atk Adaptability Crawdaunt Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey:922-1086(129.1 - 152.1%) –guaranteed OHKO
Against a high-Defense opponent holding an item (no weakness/resistance/crit):
Source:http://pokemonshowdown.com/damagecalc/
Crawdaunt Knock Off vs Walls and resist.
252+ Atk Life Orb Adaptability Crawdaunt Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 232+ Def Skarmory: 164-195 (49.1 - 58.3%) – 64.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Adaptability Crawdaunt Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 273-322 (70.7 - 83.4%) – guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Adaptability Crawdaunt Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Hydreigon: 156-185 (48 - 56.9%) – 89.1% chance to 2HKO
Crawdaunt with Status.
252+ Atk Life Orb Adaptability burned Crawdaunt Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Jellicent: 382-452 (94.5 - 111.8%) – 68.8% chance to OHKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Adaptability burned Crawdaunt Knock Off vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Medicham: 110-130 (42.1 - 49.8%) – guaranteed 3HKO
Summary.
Knock Off is a very popular move this metagame due to its buff. Crawdaunt receives both STAB and Adaptability boost on Knock Off bringing it to a base 195 Attack. This paired with Crawdaunt’s already scary attack stat can deal some pretty incredible damage. Not to mention most people will run Swords Dance allowing them to get a +2 Adamant Stab Adaptability Knock Off. Things that can hit Crawdaunt hard are Scarfers who resist his STAB priority Aqua Jet, such as Latios, Hydreigon, Salamence. Or Bulky attackers like Azumarill.
