Is this normal for Illusion ability? Zorua/rk' stability?

So, this is what happened:Sent out Zorua, disguised as Pidgey, the last Pokemon in the party, at start of battle.

Opponent’s Digglet used ‘dig’ faster than Zorua, Zorua used Hone claws.

Digglet pops up, ‘Dig does not effect Pidgey’, and Zorua maintains its Illusion…

Um, since it’s just an illusion, shouldn’t dig still hit?

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No. This is not normal for Zorua/rk’s ability.

It is a common in-game strategy to disguise Zoruark as a fighting type to try and have the player use a psychic type move, which has no effect on the illusion since Zoruark is immune. However, the illusion never made an unfezant-illusion immune to my Flygon’s Earthquake.

I remember a time when a shadow ball hit a linoone-illusion too.

As for your experience I believe an Air Balloon might be the culprit. When a Pokemon uses Earthquake on a Pokemon holding an air balloon it says that “Earthquake has no effect on (holder)…” If Zorua/rk is holding an Air Balloon and illusioned like a Pokemon that is not holding an air balloon then Zorua/rk will not appear to be holding the Air Balloon item. This will also make Zoruark replace the “Does not effect (holder)” with the illusioned Pokemon’s name. Which was Pidgey.

I really doubt N’s zorua was holding an air balloon though.

Source: Experience. A fair amount of it, andhttp://pokemondb.net/item/air-balloon"The effect is aesthetic only"http://pokemondb.net/ability/illusion

Just checked. Yes, Dig should still hit. I put out Zoroark (same ability – Illusion) against Sandslash with Sigilyph as the last Pokémon in my party. Sandslash used Sand Tomb, a Ground type move. Sand Tomb hit Zoroark and removed its illusion.