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[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 3 points 1 hour ago

Focus Blast might as well be 30% accurate.

[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 hour ago

The move confusion does not cause confusion the overwhelming majority of the time. You would think that confusion would cause confusion, but it doesn't and that makes the move very confusing, hence the name.

[–] luciole@beehaw.org 7 points 3 hours ago

nah it's gonna miss it always misses

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 12 points 4 hours ago

Good Lord, only 55%? I remember it being bad but compared to confuse ray, it's a terrible move (not withstanding it's only a 50% chance to hurt yourself, or 33% in later games).

[–] riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

my guess: its a pokemon attack that has a 55% chance of confusing the target?

[–] LordPassionFruit@lemmy.ca 47 points 6 hours ago

Correct. Supersonic is a 55% accurate move that will confuse the target if it hits.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 27 points 5 hours ago

I think I just hurt myself in my confusion.

[–] shweddy@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Sound proof

[–] katja@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 hours ago
[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

I love the mouthy golbat in Pokemon go. Play him just to see that gaping maw! He is all mouth, the design is just awesome.

[–] Draconic_NEO@pawb.social 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like this is more than 55% of people since most people aren't into Pokemon enough to know who that is, or what zir doing.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

So you’re in the 55% then. I was too until I read the other comments. I recognized it as Zubat but didn’t know the details of the attack.