Pokemon Mystery Dungeon – How the Attack Stat Affects Damage Calculation in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon

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I have been having problems trying to figure out how the Attack stats work for Pokémon Red Rescue Team.

I have a Lv. 44 Swampert, with around 70 Attack. I also have a Lv. 26 Kyogre (last time I checked), with around the same amount of attack. The thing is, in the Magma Cavern dungeon, my Swampert does ~50-55 damage. My Kyogre does, in the same dungeon, ~25-30 damage.

Are there secret attack stats that I'm missing somewhere?

Best Answer

The reason that your Kyogre does less damage, according to the calculation given here, is that the attacking Pokemon's level is taken into account when calculating damage. As you mentioned in the question, your Kyogre was much lower level than your Swampert, which would explain the vast difference in damage output despite similar stats.

Here is the formula for calculation of damage in PMD:

Damage = (((D2)-C)+10)+((DD)*3276/65536)

Where,

  • A = Attacker’s Attack or Special Attack
  • B = Attacker’s level
  • C = The target’s Defense or Special Defense
  • D = ((A-C)/8)+(B*43690/65536)
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