How does Technician interact with variable-power moves in 7th gen?
I am really confused about how the Technician ability works. The ability text states "Powers up the Pokémon's weaker moves." and Serebii says "Moves with a base power of 60 or less are boosted in power by 50%."
I have these two scenarios that I would like to ask about:
What is the base power of Acrobatics if the Pokemon has Technician?
According to Bulbapedia, Acrobatics' has 55 base power (BP) when holding an item, or 110 BP when not holding an item.
Is it correct to say that Technician will apply to Acrobatics if the Pokemon is holding an item, but it will not apply if it isn't?
How about with the Same-Type Attack Bonus (STAB)?
Suppose a Bug Type Pokemon with Technician knows Fury Cutter.
Fury Cutter has 40 BP. But due to STAB, it becomes 60 BP. Then with Technician, I assume that it becomes 90 BP.Now the problem lies on its secondary effect: Fury Cutter grows more powerful in each hit. Based on what was written in Bulbapedia, for each successful consecutive hit it doubles in power (as of Generation VI).
If I used Fury Cutter twice, then it has 80 BP, or 120 BP with STAB. Now how does Technician work? Does it no longer apply to the move?
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What moves affect technician?
Technician increases the power of moves which have a power of 60 or less by 50%. For moves with variable power, Technician will only apply if the power is 60 or less when used. For example, Low Kick and Grass Knot will only get a Technician boost if the target's weight is 110.0 lbs.Does technician work on 60 bp moves?
Technician now applies for all moves with 70 or less BP, instead of 60.What base power does Technician boost?
Technician is an Ability that boosts the power of moves with 60 or less base move power. Pok\xe9mon can also gain this Ability if it holds the Adept Belt item.Does technician boost dynamax moves?
No, Technician does not affect anything with a Base Power higher than 60. In a double battle, a move hitting multiple target has its damage lowered by 25%, but its Base Power is unchanged.Clutch, How does it work?
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