What is exactly Close Combat? It seems like the pokémon just comes close and hit the opponent a bunch of times Hokuto no Ken style, but why does it lose defenses for it?
Because you're so close you can't put your arms up to defend yourself
>>27058943
You have less time to block if you come in close
>>27058943
Because it leaves it open to the enemy attacks while doing so
goes in for full on attack so defense goes down in returnn or puts stress on the body choose one
Because it'd be an op move if you didn't lose something from using it. /thread
>>27058973
>/threading your own post
It's an all-out attack that compromises the Pokemon's ability to defend itself (by either focusing less on defense or leaving themselves open to retaliation) in exchange for maximum power.
>>27058943
>Using Close Combat on Hawlucha
