Ability #328: Overwhelm

Basic Information

• ID: 328
• Name: Overwhelm
• Short Description: "Hits Fairies with Dragon moves. Immune to Intimidate and Scare."

Extended In-Game Description

For use in Elite Redux extended ability UI (IMPORTANT: exactly 280-300 chars counted WITH spaces) This ability allows Dragon-type moves to hit Fairy-type Pokémon for normal damage instead of having no effect whatsoever. Additionally, the Pokémon is completely immune to stat-lowering entry abilities like Intimidate and Scare, making it highly resilient against common battle strategies.

Character Count: 288 characters (including spaces)

Mechanical Analysis

Type Effectiveness Override

• Target: Dragon vs Fairy type matchup
• Normal Interaction: Dragon moves have 0x effectiveness (no effect) against Fairy types
• With Overwhelm: Dragon moves deal 1.0x effectiveness (normal damage) against Fairy types
• Implementation: Uses onTypeEffectiveness callback to modify damage calculation

Immunity Effects

• Taunt Immunity: tauntImmune = TRUE
• Covers: Intimidate, Scare, and other similar stat-lowering entry abilities
• Mechanism: Prevents the ability from being affected by mental/intimidation-based effects

Code Implementation

constexpr Ability Overwhelm = {
    .onTypeEffectiveness = +[](ON_TYPE_EFFECTIVENESS) -> int {
        CHECK(moveType == TYPE_DRAGON) 
        CHECK(defType == TYPE_FAIRY) 
        CHECK_NOT(*mod) 
        *mod = UQ_4_12(1.0);
        return TRUE;
    },
    .tauntImmune = TRUE,
};

Strategic Implications

Offensive Benefits

• Dragon-type attackers can now hit Fairy-type defenders
• Removes Fairy's immunity to Dragon moves completely
• Enables Dragon-type coverage against Fairy walls

Defensive Benefits

• Immune to Intimidate (prevents Attack reduction)
• Immune to Scare (prevents stat reduction)
• Maintains offensive presence against intimidation tactics

Competitive Impact

• High value against Fairy-heavy teams
• Counters common Intimidate users
• Particularly effective on Dragon-type attackers

Notable Interactions

Type Chart Changes

• Hydreigon vs Clefable: Can now hit with Dragon Pulse
• Garchomp vs Togekiss: Dragon Rush becomes viable
• Salamence vs Sylveon: Dragon Claw hits for normal damage

Ability Counters

• Does not affect other type immunities (Ghost vs Normal, etc.)
• Only specifically targets Dragon vs Fairy interaction
• Intimidate immunity is passive and always active

Related Abilities

• Scrappy: Similar concept but for Normal/Fighting vs Ghost
• Turboblaze/Teravolt: Ignore all abilities (broader scope)
• Inner Focus: Immunity to flinching (similar mental resistance theme)

Pokémon That Learn This Ability

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Battle AI Considerations

• AI should prioritize Dragon moves against Fairy types when this ability is present
• Intimidate users become less effective against this ability
• Strategic switching patterns may change in competitive play