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Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:14:30 No.32040088 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>32040231 >>32040232 >>32040415 >>32040482 >>32040524

att, def and speed are self-explanatory. High HP correlates to being physically large and/or balloon-like, whereas Sp. att denotes one's intellect or ability to fire lasers...What is Sp. Def?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:15:19 No.32040097 Report

Quoted By: >>32040115

One's intellect or ability to block lasers

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:18:50 No.32040115 Report

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>>32040097
You just blew my mind, Anon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:19:02 No.32040117 Report

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Resistance to magic?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:29:30 No.32040185 Report

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OP here. Now that I think of it, I always thought Sp. Def was linked to being shrewd, or cynical. Probably solely due to Tentacruel.

There are quite a lot of mons this doesn't hold up to, though. What about Florges?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:30:39 No.32040198 Report

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It's a good question, my take is that while a high defense means it has a sturdy body to withstand physical hits, a high special defense means its body has an adaptative composition that makes it more tolerant to a wide arrange of effects such as drastic temperature changes, corrosion, etc...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:33:47 No.32040215 Report

Quoted By: >>32040234 >>32040241 >>32040274

I think sp.df means a strong, composite mind, like someone who meditates.
Sp.attack on the other hand is high intellect turned into raw power.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:34:36 No.32040219 Report

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>def = resistant to physical damage
>special def = resistant to special damage

Bam you owe me a thousand bucks son.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:36:16 No.32040231 Report

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>>32040088
Cleverness, according to its stat increasing wing. Clever Wing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:36:21 No.32040232 Report

Quoted By: >>32040274

>>32040088
"Mental Resilience" which can be afforded by being shrewd or by being dense. Meditation and reflection will remove negative mental vibes as much as giving yourself amnesia will. As long as negative ideas aren't effective, you're more likely to shrug off a special attack.

Alternatively: magically being able to block lasers.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:36:49 No.32040234 Report

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>>32040215
So, sp.df is emotional inteligence
sp.attack is regular intelligence

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:37:40 No.32040241 Report

Quoted By: >>32040265

>>32040215

That's a bit difficult to reconcile with
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Amnesia_(move)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:41:01 No.32040265 Report

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>>32040241
then, yeah, it is your ability to take magic lasers.

Brett !!TORtoOQMEfy

Brett !!TORtoOQMEfy Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:42:52 No.32040274 Report

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>>32040215
>>32040232
How would that explain Gyarados? Mentally it's not very strong at all though I guess it might be adaptable to stuff...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:47:03 No.32040312 Report

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>>32040274
Gyarados and Milotic are both mystical creatures, so the special defense is kinda like a magical aura. Both are frail fishes though which is why their physical defenses are on the lower side. Still have scales so not that low.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 21:02:49 No.32040415 Report

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>>32040088

>High HP correlates to being physically large and/or balloon-like

Generally, though there are exceptions like Excadrill and Amoongus, which are both tiny.

Special Defense is an odd one. There's shit like Lugia, Araquanid, Gallade, Slowking, Mantine, Umbreon, Ledian, Cryogonal. There's little consistency between them.

Also worth noting is that barely anything in Unova is Specially Defensive, for some reason. Especially considering the dex size.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 21:13:27 No.32040482 Report

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>>32040088
High HP doesn't always correlate to being physically large, it also relates to being a creature that has large amounts of rest and food.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Mar 2017 21:21:30 No.32040524 Report

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>>32040088
Slick, shiny and/or slippery. "Like water off a goose's back" illustrates the basic design cue that characterizes high Sp. Def.

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