Pokémon Gold Version, Silver Version, and Crystal Version - Critical Hits

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The method for determining a critical hit is below.

• Set C to 0.
• If Focus Energy is in effect for attacker, add 1 to C.
• If attack is Aero Blast, Crab Hammer, Cross Chop, Karate Chop, Razor Leaf, or Slash, add 2 to C.
• If attacker is holding Scope Lens, add 1 to C.
• If attacker’s current species is Chansey and the attacker is holding Lucky Punch, C is set to 2.
• If attacker’s current species is Farfetch’d and the attacker is holding Stick, C is set to 2.
• The critical hit chance is as follows:
  • C = 0: 17/256
  • C = 1: 32/256
  • C = 2: 64/256
  • C = 3: 85/256
  • C = 4 or more: 128/256

A critical hit deals two times more damage than usual (see below). Also during a critical hit, if the attacker’s Attack or Special Attack stat stage is equal to or less than the opposing Pokémon’s Defense or Special Defense stat stage, changes to Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense because of Reflect, Light Screen, badges, stat stages, and burns are ignored.

An attack’s critical hit chance is determined before damage calculation.