Terrify

Extended In-Game Description

Terrify intimidates opposing Pokemon upon switching in, drastically reducing their special attacking capabilities. When the Pokemon with this ability enters battle, all enemies suffer a severe two-stage drop to their Special Attack stat, making their special moves significantly weaker.

Original Description

Lowers foes' Sp. Atk by two stages on entry.

Implementation Details

• Trigger: On entry (switching in or battle start)
• Target: All opposing Pokemon
• Effect: Lowers Special Attack by 2 stages (-50% damage)
• Type: Intimidate clone using UseIntimidateClone function
• Blockable: Yes, by abilities like Clear Body or White Smoke

Code Location

Located in src/abilities.cc as:

constexpr Ability Terrify = {
    .onEntry = UseIntimidateClone,
};

The actual implementation uses the UseIntimidateClone function from src/battle_util.c which handles intimidate-like effects through the intimidate clone data system.