I cannot thank him enough for his efforts. He literally triggered the damage formula thousands of times (not an exaggeration) during the game so that I could come up with such a detailed description of it. This guide wouldn't have seen the light of day without all his efforts. I need to immediately thank Peterko for all the testing data he has provided for me. Note that this formula is not the same as that for the games preceding DPP, so don't use it to calculate damage for other games. Here, we provide the damage formula for Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum (DPP). The Damage Formula is one of the two most important calculations in a Pokemon game (the other one being the Stats Formula). The Third Modifier to the Damage Formula.The Second Modifier to the Damage Formula.The First Modifier to the Damage Formula.The Defense and Special Defense stats and their Modifiers.Items that change the Attack or Special Attack stat.Abilities that change the Attack or Special Attack stat.
The Attack and Special Attack stats and their Modifiers.By X-Act and Peterko, updated by Kaphotics.