Pokémon Red Version, Blue Version, and Yellow Version - Types of stats
There are five different types of stats.
- HP (Hit Points)
- A Pokémon with high HP is expected to last longer during battle. When a Pokémon’s HP reaches 0, the Pokémon faints and can’t fight until it is revived.
- Attack
- The Attack stat affects the damage inflicted by physical attacks. If Attack is greater than the opposing Pokémon’s Defense, the physical attack’s power is boosted. Physical attacks have the types Bug, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Normal, Poison, Rock, and Steel.
- Defense
- The Defense stat affects the damage received from physical attacks. If Defense is greater than the attacker’s Attack, the physical attack’s power is reduced.
- Speed
- The Speed stat determines which Pokémon will strike first. In battle, in general, the Pokémon with the highest Speed attacks first in a particular turn.
- Special
- The Special stat affects the damage inflicted by special attacks and the damage received from those attacks. If Special is greater than the opposing Pokémon’s Special, the special attack’s power is boosted, and if it’s lower, the special attack’s power is reduced. Special attacks have the types Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Grass, Ice, Psychic, and Water.