>>55664337>So why don't pokemon just die in battle? They shoot fire and lightning, they get hit by boulders the size of automobiles, they'll get frozen solid, and there's whatever the hell Hyper Beam is. Are these dramatic attacks not actually as strong as they seem? Are pokemon just that durable? Do pokemon have some inherent partial resistance to each other's attacks?As much as some people dislike the anime making every move (even physical ones) energy-based, I think it works to explain why Pokemon aren't taking any real damage in these fights. Take Bisharp using Guillotine here. It channels energy into its physical arm blades to make energy blades. If it used its actual blades to slash Goodra the neck here, it'd look dumb that it didn't get decapitated, but since it's just energy, it makes sense that it simply gets knocked out.