Weird question I'm drawing a blank on and don't have

earthquake hits everyone though. You should know this from playing already.

>>27988988
Well, you didn't play enough.

>>27989004
I get that.

I mean single target moves are listed as "may affect anyone", as in can hit a single target from among them, Earthquake is "affects all" so it's clear it hits everyone.

But you can't just use Absorb or Iron Tail on an ally, right?

>>27989070
http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/

Go test the shit yourself.

>>27989107
>http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/
Well you can in Showdown but I don't think that's possible in the real games.

>>27989171
Have you never seen Beat Up Whimsicott + Justified Terrakion cores in vgc? Or even PuP mega Kang + Cresselia. Yeah it's possible and there are stategies that abuse it

>>27989321
Okay, neat. It was really hard to find a solid answer to this, and one source I found made it seem it could only be done in Generation III.

I learned something new today.

>>27989171

Showdown follows the exact same rules as the games, besides certain bans and clauses.

Yes you can attack allies, how new are you?

>>27989381
Played since Generation I.

I guess I don't do Doubles enough, I remember doing this in Gen III for fun but I legitimately thought you could only use certain non-damaging moves on allies.

>>27988988
You can attack your own Pokemon. Tonnes of moves like Smelling Salt and Heal Pulse are based around that mechanic. They don't do enough with it, but if you didn't know that then you've not been playing properly