In doubles, multitarget attacks work incorrectly when KOing

[Paperblade 68]

Basically, in Essentials, damage is calculated dynamically with AoE attacks (like Earthquake or Surf), meaning that if a Moxie pokemon KOs something, the damage calculated after is applying the attack stage boosts.

 

But additionally and something that will come up very often, this means that if the first/second targets are KO'd, the last one damage is calculated for doesn't take the reduced doubles damage, effectively taking an extra 33% damage

 

 

PBS information for this test:

 

HIKER
DoublesTest
2
PICHU,1
ARCEUS,90,,SLUDGEBOMB,SHADOWBALL,THUNDER,DAZZLINGGLEAM,0,M,0,false,TIMID,31,70,,false,,,0,0,0,0,0,0

 

What should happen here is this:

252 Atk Life Orb Krookodile Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Arceus: 126-149 (36.7 - 43.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

 

What actually happens:

+2 252 Atk Life Orb Krookodile Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Arceus: 339-399 (98.8 - 116.3%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

 

I am 99% certain this is something inherent to Pokemon Essentials since I've encountered it in other fangames like Rejuvenation

 

edit: switching the order of Pichu and Arceus in the trainer's order has Krook doing the proper amount of damage, because Arceus gets hit first by Earthquake