What is considered sp atk?

In the world of Pokémon, "Sp. Atk" (Special Attack) refers to a stat that powers non-contact, energy-based, or magical attacks (like Flamethrower, Psychic, Surf), calculated against the opponent's Special Defense, while "Attack" handles physical hits (like Tackle, Punch) against their Defense; in early games, types determined this, but later games classify moves individually. Sp. Atk is for ranged/magic damage, boosting moves like Thunderbolt or Aura Sphere, contrasting with physical attacks that use the Attack stat.
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What counts as a special attack?

At its most basic, a Special Attack is any weapon, move, or tactic that is normally not a basic punch, kick, or whatever other form of attack the user normally uses.
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How do I know if an attack is physical or special?

Special Attack is non physical damage. You can tell the the difference by the symbols on each attack. The symbol with the star is for moves that do physical damage. The symbol with the rings is for moves that do non physical damage.
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What is a sp atk in Pokémon?

In Pokémon, Special Attack is an offensive stat that determines the power of "special" moves, which are typically energy-based (like Fire, Water, Psychic, Electric) and don't always require physical contact, contrasting with "Physical" attacks that use the Attack stat and often involve contact. Each Pokémon has both Attack and Special Attack stats, so you choose moves that best utilize the stat your Pokémon is strong in, similar to a Fighter (Attack) vs. Mage (Special Attack) dynamic in other RPGs. 
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How to tell if an attack is special or physical fire red?

special attacks are moves where the pokemon doesnt make physical contact, like flamethrower, earthquake, psychic, surf, thunderbolt, nightshade, shadowball etc physical attacks are where they do make physical contact, flame charge, dig, psycho cut, waterfall, volt tackle, sucker punch, shadow claw etc.
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Pokémon Physical Moves & Special Moves Explained (2016)

Is ice punch a physical or special move?

Ice Punch is a Physical move in modern Pokémon games (Gen 4 onwards), using your Pokémon's Attack stat, but it was a Special move in Generations 1-3, tied to the Special stat, as all Ice-type moves were special back then. You can tell in newer games by the move's icon: a red/orange icon means physical (uses Attack), while a blue/purple one means special (uses Sp. Attack).
 
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Can I get Mew in Fire Red?

No, you can't legitimately catch Mew in Pokémon FireRed anymore, as it was a limited-time Nintendo event Pokémon, but you can get one by trading with someone who obtained it during an event, using an Action Replay code, or exploiting glitches/randomizers for unofficial methods. The primary legitimate way was via event distributions, like the Faraway Island event via the Old Sea Map in Emerald, then trading it over to FireRed.
 
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What raises sp atk?

Moves that raise Special Attack
  • Ancient Power.
  • Charge Beam.
  • No Retreat.
  • Growth.
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Is garchomp atk or sp atk?

Garchomp is overwhelmingly a physical attacker, boasting a massive base 130 Attack stat, far superior to its usable but less impressive 80 Special Attack. While it can run special or mixed sets due to its good Speed (102) and bulk (108 HP, 95 Def, 85 SpDef), its primary role is a powerful physical threat, often using moves like Earthquake, Dragon Claw, or Outrage. 
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Is Gengar ATK or SP ATK?

You are using special attack. The max speed would be 350. I think it funny that special attack for gengar is a higher then charizard max. If you want gengar to have his max speical attack get modest nature.
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What counts as a physical attack?

Physical assault is when an individual or a group attacks a person physically, with or without the use of a weapon, or threatens to hurt that person. It can include scratching, pushing, kicking, punching, throwing things, using weapons or physically restraining another person.
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Is an earthquake physical or special?

In the Pokémon games, Earthquake is a Physical move, categorized by the action of physically shaking the ground with force, not by making direct contact with the opponent; it's distinct from special moves that use energy or magic, like {Earth Power}. This classification often confuses players because it's a non-contact move, but its damage is based on the user's strength and the solid earth, making it physical. 
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How to tell if an attack is special or physical?

You tell if a Pokémon attack is Physical or Special by its in-game icon: orange/yellow spiky symbol (Physical) uses the Attack stat, while blue/purple swirl (Special) uses the Special Attack stat, with Physical moves often involving body contact and Special moves being energy/elemental blasts, though the icon is the definitive way.
 
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Who has the highest special attack in Pokémon?

There isn't one single "highest" as it depends on form (like Mega/Primal) and if legendaries count, but Mewtwo (regular/Mega Y) and Primal Kyogre/Groudon have massive base Special Attack (194/150), while Calyrex-Shadow Rider and Mega Mewtwo Y are top contenders for raw power in modern games, with Iron Moth, Aegislash (Blade), and Wishiwashi (School Form) leading non-legendaries with base 140 Sp. Atk.
 
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Is bite a sp attack?

No, in modern Pokémon games (Generation 4 onwards), Bite is a Physical Dark-type move, not Special, because the act of biting is a physical attack, but it was a Special move in Generations 2 and 3 when all Dark-type moves were classified as Special. The Physical/Special Split changed moves' categories based on logic, making Bite physical, while moves like Dark Pulse remained Special.
 
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Which is the no. 1 powerful Pokémon?

By far the most naturally powerful Legendary Pokémon, with 720 points, Arceus is the closest thing the Poké-world has to a God - and as such, has powers you won't find with any other.
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Can you get 252 EVs in every stat?

Each stat can gain a maximum of 252 EVs, meaning you can only fully train two stats per Pokémon. At Level 50, a stat will increase by one point after it gains its first four EVs, and then continue to increase by one point after every eight EVs.
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How does sp atk work?

The Special Attack (Sp. Atk) stat determines how powerful a Pokémon's special moves will be. The Special Defense (Sp. Def) stat determines how well a Pokémon can defend against special moves.
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Is nature or IV more important?

It actually depends on the base stat of the Pokémon. Since nature gives + or - 10% a higher basestat Pokémon has more need of a good nature, while lower base stat Pokémon benefit more from IVs. But generally you don't want to use something that isn't perfect, just breed for something better.
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How rare is 100% Mew?

Statistically, 1 in 216 people will have a 100% Mew if they've completed the quest. Its IV floor is 10, just like any other research Pokémon.
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How to cheat Mew in fire red?

To get Mew in Pokémon FireRed via cheats (using an emulator or Action Replay), you need a Master Code and then a specific "Wild Pokémon Modifier" code, usually involving inputting 000014D1 000A, 1003DAE6 0007, and 83007CEE 0097 (Mew's index number is 0097), which makes Mew appear in wild grass at level 36. Remember to save before enabling cheats, as they can cause game crashes.
 
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What Pokémon are exclusive to FireRed?

Pokémon FireRed exclusives are Pokémon not found in LeafGreen, requiring trading to obtain, and include the Ekans, Oddish, Psyduck, Growlithe, and Murkrow evolutionary lines, plus unique Pokémon like Scyther, Electabuzz, and Skarmory, with their LeafGreen counterparts being Sandshrew, Vulpix, Bellsprout, Slowpoke, Staryu, and Magmar. 
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