Field Effect

Field Effects are effects in battle typically determined by the player's location. In most cases, these effects are determined during the start of the battle. With a few exceptions, field effects cannot be negated nor altered.

Field Effects are a mechanic inspired by Pokémon Reborn.

Ancient Ruins

• Areas of Availability: Jadit Ruins interior
• Active Quote: "A sacred reverence permeates the air."
• Effects
  • Psychic types are no longer weak to Normal
  • Normal no longer resists Psychic
  • Psychic and Rock attacks gain a 1.25x buff in power
  • Hidden Power and Hidden Force double in power.

Black Market

• Areas of Availability: Ironis Black Market (only during trainer battles)
• Active Quote: "The crowd watches with bloodthirst."
• Effects
  • Critical hits act as if under Sniper.
  • The accuracy of OHKO moves is upped to 50%.

The battle against Zoltan in Ironis Black Market has a variation of this field effect where the increases to critical hit damage and accuracy apply only to the opponent.

Burning Forest

• Areas of Availability: Charred Pathway
• Active Quote: "The forest is blazing!"
• Effects
  • Battle begins with Smoky weather
  • Fire attacks gain a 1.25x buff in power
  • Fire Blast and Inferno become Sure Hit

Cavernous

• Areas of Availability: Ironis Tunnel
• Active Quote: "The sound of your battle echoes through the tunnel."
• Effects
  • Sound-based attacks do double damage
  • Earthquake, Magnitude, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, and Rock Throw gain a 1.5x boost in power.
    • These attacks may trigger a cave-in and hurt the user for half damage
  • Electric and light-based attacks have a 10% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by 1 (additional) stage

Condemned

• Areas of Availability: Condemned Building 1, Condemned Building 2, Citrivale Lighthouse
• Active Quote: "The building could collapse any day now."
• Effects
  • Dig, Drill Run, Bulldoze, and Magnitude (4-7) cause debris to hit all Pokémon for 10% max HP damage
  • Magnitude (8+), Rock Slide, and Earthquake cause debris to hit all Pokémon for 25% max HP damage.

Forest

• Areas of Availability: Peridot Forest, Jadit Ruins exterior
• Active Quote: "Light is shining through the canopy."
• Effects
  • Moonlight and Morning Sun heal by 75%
  • Grass- and Bug-Type moves have a 1.25x buff in power
  • Solar Beam and Solar Blade do not need to charge

Oil Spill

• Areas of Availability: Rubina City Gym
• Active Quote: "Oil coats the floor."
• Effects
  • Oil Spill is activated at the start of the battle.
    • A Burning Oil Spill in this field effect lasts until the end of the battle.

Power Outage

• Areas of Availability: Citrivale City Gym (only during the player's first battle with Dynamo)
• Active Quote: "The emergency lights give a soft hum."
• Effects
  • Electric and light-based attacks have a 10% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by 1 (additional) stage
  • Flash becomes sure-hit, even in the semi-invulnerable stages of Fly, Dig, etc
  • Electric attacks gain a 1.25x boost in power.
• Field Reaction: Dispels upon Discharge or Thunder hitting but not knocking out an opponent.