Effects
Effects noun - Property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business.
Moves
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- Some have an ability called "Liquid Ooze" which will cause Leech Seed and other moves with health-draining effects to instead reduce the HP of the Pokémon that would otherwise benefit from them.
Source: Standard Status Effects -
The player's team always moves before the enemy, so moves that depend on speed such as Vital Throw, Payback, or Quash have different effects instead.
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Pokemon XY added a new class of terrain moves that work similarly to weather, but their effects can only be used by non-flying Pokemon.
Source: Geo Effects
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