Poison Quills

Short Description

Rough Skin + Poison Point.

Extended In-Game Description

Sharp, venomous barbs cover the user's body, punishing physical contact. When struck by a contact move, the attacker takes damage equal to 1/8 of their maximum HP from the rough quills. Additionally, contact moves have a 30% chance to poison the attacker. This dual defense makes physical attackers think twice before engaging.

Mechanics

Components

• Rough Skin: Deal 1/8 max HP damage to attackers using contact moves
• Poison Point: 30% chance to poison attackers using contact moves

Key Details

• Both effects trigger on the same contact move
• Damage occurs even if poison fails to inflict
• Poison chance is independent of damage dealt
• Only triggers on moves that make contact
• Magic Guard prevents the damage but not poison chance
• Protective Pads/Long Reach prevent both effects

Implementation

constexpr Ability PoisonQuills = {
    .onAttacker = PoisonPoint.onAttacker,
    .onDefender = +[](ON_DEFENDER) -> int { 
        return RoughSkin.onDefender(DELEGATE_DEFENDER) | PoisonPoint.onDefender(DELEGATE_DEFENDER); 
    },
};

Strategic Value

• Excellent deterrent against physical attackers
• Chip damage adds up quickly in longer battles
• Poison status provides additional residual damage
• Forces opponents to use special moves or status moves
• Particularly effective on bulky Pokemon

Notable Interactions

• Both effects can trigger on the same hit
• Substitute blocks both effects
• Multi-hit moves can trigger multiple times
• Protective abilities/items prevent activation
• Poison immunity prevents poison but not the damage